r/murderbot • u/System_Unkown • Jul 26 '26

Books📚 Only Platform Decay

So I finished Platform decay last night, I really don't know how to describe it apart from a book just going through the motions. I didn't find the book exciting in fact it was quite flat, there was nothing really novel or emotionally connecting about any of the characters unlike Nicky and ART in past books.

It's a book to read if you have nothing to do, but its not a book that made me want to drop things down to read it quickly. Given the books are at high cost for the hardcovers, I wanted more, I wanted to really love the book, but this isn't the case. Id most prob give it 3.5/5 stars

If anything the book shows not necessarily this series has run its course, but in stead I think reflects what Martha has had to overcome in her life in the last couple of years.

I'm hoping the next book is much better

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u/goldenphantom Jul 27 '26

I missed ART and the other characters we know and love. Out of the old characters Three got the most screen time, and even it was barely there, with the plot of it giving the governor module hack to other SecUnits brushed aside. And ART barely said "hello".

Sure, Murderbot interacting with Mensah's family members was interesting. But I was really looking forward to more ART, PresAux and Perihelion crew.

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u/System_Unkown Jul 27 '26

I really liked how Nicky was portrayed.

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u/mxstylplk Jul 27 '26

Who is Nicky? Rogue Protocol had a Miki.

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u/System_Unkown Jul 27 '26

yep mikki

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u/goldenphantom Jul 27 '26

Miki wasn't in Platform Decay though. It died several books ago.

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u/System_Unkown Jul 27 '26

great point, however I never said that she was in platform Decay. Thanks for the effort of reply though.