Trójai ​protokoll / Kilépési stratégia

The Murderbot Diaries #3-4

by Martha Wells

„Ki ​hinné, hogy ennyi erkölcsi dilemmával jár együtt, ha valaki szívtelen gyilkológép?”

Mindenki kedvenc embergyűlölő BiztEgysége nem pihen a babérjain. Szinte üldözik a veszélyes helyzetek, pedig ő csak annyira vágyik, hogy hagyják békén, hadd legyen minél messzebb az emberektől és maradjon minél több szabadideje. Azok a sorozatok nem nézik meg magukat, ugyebár…

A Trójai protokollban a SzürKrisz cég elleni per elakadt. A hatóságok csak a sötétben tapogatódznak a túlságosan is hatalmasra nőtt vállalat ügyében, így Öldöklő eldönti: segít a hiányzó bizonyíték megszerzésében még akkor is, ha ezért egy univerzum háta mögötti terraformáló állomásra kell utaznia.

A ciklus negyedik történetében, a Kilépési stratégiában Öldöklő megpróbálja rendezni bonyolult kapcsolatát dr. Menszával, ám a független rendszerhez tartozó Megóvás vezetője úgy tűnik, nem elérhető, sőt, valószínűleg egyáltalán nincs biztonságban… BiztEgységünknek vissza kell merészkednie a Céges Perem veszélyes világába, hogy megmentse az egyetlen embert, akit talán a barátjának nevezhet.

Martha Wells az összes nagy sci-fi díjat elnyerte már fergeteges humorú, egyben a science fiction legnagyobb kérdéseire választ kereső sorozatával. Ez a kötet, amely a harmadik és negyedik részt egyben tartalmazza, fergeteges lezárást nyújt az Öldöklő-naplók ciklusnak.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Thriller, Humor, Adventure, Novella, Space

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Martha Wells has been an SF/F writer since her first fantasy novel was published in 1993, and her work includes The Books of the Raksura series, the Ile-Rien series, The Murderbot Diaries series, and other fantasy novels, most recently Witch King (Tordotcom, 2023). She has also written media tie-in fiction for Star Wars, Stargate: Atlantis, and Magic: the Gathering, as well as short fiction, YA novels, and non-fiction. She has won Nebula Awards, Hugo Awards, Locus Awards, and a Dragon Award, and her work has appeared on the Philip K. Dick Award ballot, the British Science Fiction Association Award ballot, the USA Today Bestseller List, the Sunday Times Bestseller List, and the New York Times Bestseller List. She is a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, and her books have been published in twenty-five languages.

She is also a consulting producer on The Murderbot Diaries series for Apple TV+.

Reviews

[Cristina Lazăr · Rating 5 out of 5]

https://carti.blog/2025/03/28/strateg...

[Andrei(Drusca) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mi-a plăcut foarte mult

[Książkowe Bajdurzenie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jest lepiej, ale wciąż mam wrażenie, że jest to kompletnie nie dla mnie. Na tej stacji wysiadam z pociągu znanego jako "Mordbot".

[♡ retrovvitches ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

yay i loved this one too!! the ending was exactly what i wanted it to be, was so satisfied with the approach this took. this robot is so frustratingly funny, and i enjoy the characters and the plot so so much. i cant wait to read book 3, even tho it’s the end :(

[Obsidian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. Again the two novellas I read were really good, no notes, five stars for both of them. I got asked about my book last night (I was out eating dinner solo) and I think I maybe got a former librarian to give this series a try. I love meeting book lovers out in the wild.

Rogue Protocol-I will just say this ending gutted me, but I loved everything that lead up to it. We have Murderbot focusing on gathering evidence against GrayCris Corporation and he has to return back to where he didn't want to go, back to Milu. We have Murderbot getting more used to "stupid" humans and being frustrated at some that seem to be seeking their own destruction. Murderbot tries his best to stay undetected until a situation arises that causes him to reveal himself.

Exit Strategy-Murderbot finds out that GrayCris Corporation has kidnapped Dr. Mensah. Murderbot is focused on making sure that the evidence it has gathered will be used to bring the corporation down, but it is determined to save her. We have Murderbot running into old characters in this one, and I maybe laughed a few times at how Murderbot is now realizing (slowly) that it has humans that cares about it. This one was non-stop action at one point. I loved the ending of this and can't wait to continue the series. I was told though I need to read books 6, 5, and 7 in that order. So that's what I am going to do.

[Agnieszka na grzbietowisku · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ach, ten sarkastyczny humor :) Mordbot, moja ulubiona jednostka ochroniarska ☺️

[Valentin Derevlean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Undeva spre 4. Suficient de distractiv și captivant cât să te țină aproape. Space opera popcorn, condimentat cu puțin cyberpunk și puțin military SF. O combinație care nu dă greș.

Mai jos o scurtă recenzie:
https://vderevlean.wordpress.com/2025...

[cosmo.bookshelf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daję pełne 5, ale Mordbot znalazł miejsce w moim serduszko, więc ocena jest bardzo nieobiektywna. Po prostu na mnie działa. Mega polubiłam tę postać, a poziom przygód bardzo mi odpowiada. Protokół wyjścia to chyba najlepsze z opowiadań - trzymało mnie w napięciu + powrót postaci z pierwszego opowiadania był dobrym zagraniem. Lubię Mensah.

[PhantomBeanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rogue Protocol - 3.5 stars

This novella follows Murderbot on the way to Milu to gather evidence of GrayCris Corporation's illegal activities as part of its plan of the mounting questions of its missing status to simply disappear for its own benefit. This book started off quite slow just like Artificial Condition but once Murderbot arrives in Milu it kicks off quite well. Here, it interacts with a new team of scientists who have a 'pet robot', Miki, while forging its identity and background story in order to execute its personal mission.

Possibly the highlight of Rogue Protocol is Murderbot's short relationship with Miki and its paralleling its own relationship with Mensah and the crew of Preservation. I liked seeing how it really goes through an internal mental arc with how it sees Miki's interactions with its humans. The ending of this book was actually fantastic and it was what really saved this book for me.


Exit Strategy - 5 stars

This was a phenomenal read! Exit Strategy follows the events of Rogue Protocol with Murderbot on its way to help Dr Mensah and submit evidence it found on Milu to further the case against GrayCris Corporation. I missed the Preservation Crew in the last two books and in here Murderbot finally reunites with them! I really loved the conflicting emotions that arose during its reunion with them especially with the way it left them in All Systems Red. I felt Murderbot's anxiety and insecurity when meeting up with them even more so when it finally met Mensah again. Their conversations were the best bit of this novella, in fact, of the whole series so far in my reading of it. I don't know if I've read such an indescribable yet beautiful relationship like what Murderbot and Mensah have but it's nothing I've read at all.

I had no notes for Exit Strategy. It was just that good!

I can't wait to read the rest of the series!

[Oriente · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unalmas.
Szerintem ez pont elég kritika egy kifejezetten szórakoztató irodalomnak készült könyvhöz.

Hajj, miért lepjük el a világot ennyi épp csak közepesen jó, pótolható/felcserélhető/felejthető vicikvacakkal? :/

[Pascal Spronk · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m thinking of this as book two even though each murderbot volume I’ve read has actually been a pair of novellas. Anyway I’m happy to report no sophomore slump to be found in this series. The fast-paced plot doesn’t let up at all which tickles my brain, but it’s nice that it’s also paired with a main character who is very human (sorry Murderbot) and a lovable supporting cast. I’m getting more and more excited for Queen Demon!

[Ida Jagaric · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books go too quick! 😕😍 It's a good thing but! 😜 They are such page-turners! Coz a lot happens plus it's absolutely hilarious!! And how many of us relate to this binge-watching, socially anxious character?! *raises hand* I write this review before I'm about to go to bed and curl around my laptop to rewatch a great TV series. ;) It's really the only thing that helps me sleep these days. :/

And I'm rushing to finish the series coz the TV show launched. Coz just watching the trailer it looks ah-mah-zing!!! And I think the most exciting part is they filmed the serial Sanctuary Moon! With some great comedic actors, with over-the-top hair styles and costumes! I laughed just seeing a quick image of it! 😆😍

[Li Lake · Rating 4 out of 5]

rogue protocol - 4/5
exit strategy - 5/5

[Finola · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved books 3 and 4. This was a fantastic continuation of the series, and the ending of Exit Strategy was very satisfying.

[Timur Gorbunov · Rating 2 out of 5]

Спустя пару дней после прочтения в голове не осталось ничего от сюжета двух повестей.

[Josh Norman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continued adventures of Murderbot. I appreciate that the main character continues to evolve into something more "human", but not completely. It's trying to find something in the middle.
It's still so funny how much security talk there is in these books. My mind always needs to fill in how certain story beats are plausible, so it's really soothing to hear someone go through that in detail even if it's sometimes slows the narrative down. And it makes sense that the inner monologue of a security bot involves a lot of hacking and scrutiny.
Love that they also get back to the original crew

[Kaitlyn McCarthy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have such a deep attachment to Murderbot it's unreal. The emotional growth across these two novelleas is perfect, and I love where we leave Murderbot off at the end of the second one. I am very much looking forward to picking up the next installment.

[summer · Rating 4 out of 5]

More shenanigans

[Jennys Bücherkiste · Rating 5 out of 5]

Murderbot is such a soft cutie. I love it.

[Nicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually liked this set of novellas more than I liked the first two. My favourite was Exit Strategy as I loved the development of Murderbot's personality and the reunion with some old friends! 😊

[Agnieszka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pierwsza nowelka dosyć nudna, druga całkiem niezła. Ale nadal nie rozumiem, skąd te wszystkie nagrody.
Protokół buntu jest w moim odczuciu wyjątkowo nudną odsłoną Pamiętników Mordbota. Trochę przypomina typową misję z gry komputerowej. Dla odmiany Strategia wyjścia ma całkiem ciekawą fabułę, w której powracają postaci znane z pierwszej odsłony, a zbuntowana jednostka ochroniarska - nieoczekiwanie nawet dla samej siebie - okazuje przywiązanie heroicznymi czynami. Ale nadal nie widzę w tej serii niczego na tyle nietypowego, oryginalnego czy angażującego, by zasługiwała na spadający na nią deszcz nagród i fanowskich zachwytów. W dwóch kolejnych nowelkach nie następuje żaden istotny rozwój postaci. Czyli nadal: można, ale zdecydowanie nie trzeba. Planuję spróbować powieści Witch king tej autorki, by się przekonać, czy w sztafażu fantasy radzi sobie lepiej. Ale nie będę się do tego spieszyła.

[Anna Wiktoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Słabsza od poprzedniej, ale nadal „coś innego” w pozytywnym znaczeniu i nadal dobra rozrywka.

[Miss Sunshine girl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fura volt az indokolatlan káromkodás, eddig Öldöklő nem tette, ha a frusztrációt akarta az írónő kifejezni, nem jött át. Persze, Öldöklő csak tanulja ezeket, véthet hibát, de amúgy kifogástalan a kommunikációja, legalábbis a belső narrációja mindig, úgyhogy nem lehet indok ez se.
Ami még nem jó, hogy Öldöklő visszatekint a korábbi kisregényekre, de ezt didaktikusan teszi, hülyének nézve az olvasót. Egy naplót nem így írsz meg.
Nem egy hosszan kifejtős kisregénysorozat ez, de annyira nem is hiányzik. Ebben ennyi van, felesleges húzni. Nyilván lehetne azt is, hogy ezeket a sztorikat egyben megjelentetni egy regényként, de akkor meg darabos lenne, mert ugyan időrendben egymás után jönnek a kisregények, de érződik rajtuk, hogy különálló darab.

[Amroc99 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not much to say on this one. Story, action, and Murderbot's inner monologue live up to the earlier novellas in a fun and enjoyable way.

[Alexandria · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is not the place to put this but I’m so pissed off - vol 3 has fugitive telemetry (novella 5) and system collapse (novel 2) ????

why!! didn’t you put!!! network effect!!!! instead!!!!!!!!!

anyways I love murderbot, 5 ⭐️

[E. Haykal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I had more problems with these two books than the first two, but I still had such a good time reading them that I can't in good conscience rate this below 4 stars

[Val · Rating 3 out of 5]

Devine redundant. Același tip de poveste.

[Jakub Nowicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lubię dylematy Mordbota 🖤.

[Agnieszka (Krótko o książkach) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mordbot jest kochany ❤️ świetna książka.

[Sam Reads Books *Just the Highlights* · Rating 5 out of 5]

2021: 4.5 (Audio)
2023: 4.5 (Audio)
2025: 5.0 (Paperback)
Average: 4.67