Murderbot is dealing with something it doesn't have a protocol for: trauma. After the events of Network Effect, its systems keep crashing. But there's a colony to save and a corporation to fight, so trauma processing will have to wait. Wells writes the most authentic PTSD narrative in sci-fi.
Clean — aro/ace protagonist.
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Moods: Emotional Action PTSD Growth
Tropes: PTSD Recovery Corporate Battle Colony Rescue ART Partnership
Widely praised as one of the best in genre fiction — authentic and non-exploitative.
Not confirmed — Wells has said there's more to tell.
Absolutely — their dynamic continues to evolve.