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Science fiction · Adventure · Dystopian

Artificial Condition

by Martha Wells

4.2 out of 5, from 2,741 ratings from Hardcover readers

The second Murderbot novella. A security android that secretly hacked its own control system tries to uncover what happened in its past, travelling with the help of a very opinionated spaceship intelligence. It's a short, sardonic read.

First published
2018
Pace
Fast
Length
Short
Pages
159
Format
Book 2 of 8 in The Murderbot Diaries
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Read this if you want a sarcastic, short sci-fi read about an AI that would rather watch TV than fight.

Skip this if you haven't read the first novella, which sets up the central character and its secret.

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  • Violence
  • Death

Also reported by Hardcover readers:

  • Slavery
  • Blood
  • Medical content

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