All Systems Red vs Exit Strategy: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Androids, Human-computer interaction, Robots, Artificial Intelligence, Fiction

All Systems Red Martha Wells · 2017 ★★★★☆ 4.1 163 pages · ≈ 3 h 01 m · Moderate

The series is about an artificial construct designed as a Security Unit, which manages to override its governor unit, thus enabling it to develop independence. It calls itself Murderbot, and likes to watch unrealistic…

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Exit Strategy Martha Wells · 2018 ★★★★☆ 4.4 182 pages · ≈ 3 h 22 m · Moderate

"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries, comes to a thrilling conclusion in Exit Strategy. Murderbot wasn't programmed to care.…

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Side by side

The verdict

Readers rate Exit Strategy highest: Exit Strategy 4.4 · All Systems Red 4.1.
All Systems Red has the widest readership — 406430 ratings behind its score.
Exit Strategy runs the darker storyline; All Systems Red stays the lighter read.

How to choose

Want the crowd-tested pick? All Systems Red 406430 ratings vs 1920 for Exit Strategy In the mood for something dark? Exit Strategy a darker storyline than All Systems Red Want something lighter? All Systems Red an easier tone than Exit Strategy

Scores by source

	All Systems Red	Exit Strategy
Goodreads	4.1 (406430)	—
Hardcover	4.1 (4028)	4.3 (1920)
Google Books	4.5 (4)	—
Apple Books	4.5 (2685)	4.5 (1265)

Reception

	All Systems Red	Exit Strategy
Ratings	406430	1920
Editions	9	6
Film adaptations	1	1
Want to read	307992	—
Reading it now	22154	—
Written reviews	46711	—
Wikipedia attention	8285	20
Pages	163	182

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: All Systems Red or Exit Strategy?

Exit Strategy has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Exit Strategy 4.4/5, All Systems Red 4.1/5).

Which is shorter to read: All Systems Red or Exit Strategy?

All Systems Red is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: All Systems Red (163 pages, ≈ 3 h 01 m); Exit Strategy (182 pages, ≈ 3 h 22 m).

Which is harder to read: All Systems Red or Exit Strategy?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — All Systems Red: Moderate; Exit Strategy: Moderate.