Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

by Carol2 Comments
I read Artificial Condition right after I finished the first Murderbot story, All Systems Red. Now I'm anxiously waiting for #3, which comes out in August. They're short, so definitely read #1 before Artificial Condition. It'll give you the background you need on who Murderbot is, how it's free from its governor module, and how almost human it is. Once again, I like Murderbot. It's funny and snarky. This time around it's searching for the truth of what happened in its past and comes upon a helpful transport AI that likes entertainment feeds as much as Murderbot, so it helps out in many ways, including performing surgery on Murderbot to make it seem human. It's easier to maneuver through the universe if people think you're human, not a rogue killing machine. Murderbot needs to have a cover to get where it wants to go, so it signs up for employment as a bodyguard for researchers trying to recover some of their data from an...
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All Systems Red by Martha Wells

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

by Carol4 Comments
There were three reasons I picked up All Systems Red. #1 - It was sci-fi and I was participating in #SciFiJune when I read it. #2 - It's short and I'm behind on my Goodreads challenge by 4 books. #3 - It had good reviews. In the end, I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It's a good story with a truly relatable main character. That relatable character calls itself Murderbot. It is a sentient security robot who has hacked its governor's module. It's essentially rogue, but still pretends to be the security robot it is expected to be. The scientists it's working for run into a dangerous situation and Murderbot does the best it can to protect them. They, in turn, begin to see Muderbot as more of a person and less of a robot. Murderbot though is extremely shy and introverted, interacting with humans in any meaningful way fills it with anxiety. It would much rather...
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