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Fugitive Telemetry
A short novel in a series about a security android that has freed itself from corporate control and would mostly rather watch its serials. When a body turns up on a station, it ends up investigating.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 2021
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 176
- Format
- Book 6 of 8 in The Murderbot Diaries
Read this if you like a sardonic, socially awkward narrator in a quick murder mystery set in space.
Skip this if you want to start the series at the beginning, since the cast arrives with history.
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Quick answers about Fugitive Telemetry
- What is Fugitive Telemetry about?
- A short novel in a series about a security android that has freed itself from corporate control and would mostly rather watch its serials. When a body turns up on a station, it ends up investigating.
- Who should read Fugitive Telemetry?
- Read it if you like a sardonic, socially awkward narrator in a quick murder mystery set in space. Skip it if you want to start the series at the beginning, since the cast arrives with history.
- How long and how fast is Fugitive Telemetry?
- It is a fast-paced, short read of about 176 pages, first published in 2021.
- Does Fugitive Telemetry have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Violence, Death.
- Can I borrow Fugitive Telemetry for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends Fugitive Telemetry; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after Fugitive Telemetry?
- Readers who liked it often move on to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Thursday Murder Club, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
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