All Systems Red

All Systems Red
First edition cover
AuthorMartha Wells
Audio read byKevin R. Free
Cover artistJaime Jones
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherTor.com (US)
Publication date
May 2, 2017
Publication placeUnited States
Media type
Pages160
ISBN978-076539-753-9
Followed byArtificial Condition 

All Systems Red is a 2017 science fiction novella by American author Martha Wells. The first in the Murderbot Diaries series, it was published by Tor.com. The series is about a cyborg designed to protect humans on a research mission. The cyborg narrates the story (hence, "diary") and calls itself "Murderbot". It has developed independence from its original programming by overriding its "governor unit" and prefers watching soap operas over its security function. As it spends more time with some caring humans, it starts developing emotions that make it feel uncomfortable.