Book Club: All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1)

This month we're reading "All Systems Red" by Martha Wells, the first in the Murderbot series. Reading the book is encouraged but not required as long as you don't mind spoilers.

Here's a summary of the book:
In a corporate-dominated space-faring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. For their own safety, exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists is conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid, a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, Murderbot wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is, but when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and Murderbot to get to the truth.

The venue: We picked Thai food this time! Bangkok Jazz Tampa has good reviews. Find the menu here.