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Rogue Protocol

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Rogue Protocol is a 2018 science fiction novella by American author Martha Wells and the third installment in the Murderbot Diaries, following All Systems Red (2017) and Artificial Condition (2018). The series follows a self-aware security construct that calls itself Murderbot as it navigates corporate-controlled space stations and planets, gradually developing relationships with humans. The novella continues the protagonist's investigation into corporate misconduct. The Murderbot Diaries as a whole has received multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards in the novella category.

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Where does Rogue Protocol fall in the Murderbot Diaries reading order?

Rogue Protocol is the third of four Murderbot Diaries novellas published by Tor.com, following All Systems Red (2017) and Artificial Condition (2018), and preceding Exit Strategy (2018). The series later expanded into a full-length novel, Network Effect (2020).

What is Rogue Protocol about?

In Rogue Protocol, the self-aware security android known as Murderbot travels to an abandoned mining facility on a planet called Milu, seeking evidence against the corrupt corporation GrayCris. It encounters a friendly transport ship AI named ART and a group of human researchers, complicating its mission to document GrayCris's illegal activities.

Did Rogue Protocol win any awards?

The Murderbot Diaries series has been widely recognized in science fiction—All Systems Red won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novella in 2018. Rogue Protocol was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 2019.

Do I need to read the earlier Murderbot books before Rogue Protocol?

Rogue Protocol directly continues plot threads from All Systems Red and Artificial Condition, particularly Murderbot's ongoing investigation into GrayCris and its evolving understanding of its own autonomy. While each novella has a self-contained mission, reading them in order provides essential character context.

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