Artificial Condition
The Murderbot Diaries
Readers rate it 4.2 (2.7K on Hardcover)
160 pages · Released May 8, 2018 · Tordotcom
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Artificial Condition is a clever, character-driven science fiction novella about a sentient android discovering its identity and learning to trust others. While it references past violence (a massacre Murderbot caused) and contains some tense moments, the actual on-page violence is minimal and not graphically described. The book emphasizes emotional growth, friendship, and self-acceptance, making it suitable for mature middle-grade and early teen readers who enjoy character-focused sci-fi.
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A USA Today bestseller The "I love Murderbot!" —Ann Leckie Artificial Condition is the follow-up to Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times bestselling All Systems Red It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”.... A USA Today bestseller The "I love Murderbot!" —Ann Leckie Artificial Condition is the follow-up to Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times bestselling All Systems Red It has a dark past—one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more. Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue. What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks... The Murderbot Diaries All Systems Red Artificial Condition Rogue Protocol Exit Strategy Network Effect Fugitive Telemetry System Collapse
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ISBN 9781250186928 · Tordotcom