The Compendium

A formidable sentient research transport guards its crew, needles Murderbot, and covertly overmatches the corporate explorer challenging it.

A predatory corporation returns to claim the vulnerable colony, bringing explorers, armed SecUnits, and a veneer of lawful evaluation.

ART's sharp, composed mission specialist confronts corporate rivals while repairing the colony systems that may keep its people alive.

A terraformed but traumatized colony remains divided, contaminated, and coveted while outsiders struggle to repair its shattered infrastructure.

A free SecUnit conceals deep trauma behind tactical irritation while protecting ART's people on the contaminated colony world.

An earnest Preservation biologist keeps calm under an infected bot's reach and instinctively helps Murderbot preserve its human disguise.

A university crew member helps restore colony infrastructure and quietly protects Murderbot's disguise during a corporate confrontation.

A newly free former corporate SecUnit practices passing as human while protecting the colony mission and learning self-direction.