Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)


  • Author: Martha Wells
  • Page count: 160
  • Started on: 2024/10/07
  • Finished on: 2024/10/11
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • ★★★★☆



So far I’d read book 1 (All Systems Red) and short story 0.5 (All Systems Red) in the Murderbot Diaries series, and neither of them really gripped me. I liked this second full book in the series better, mostly because of the fascinating interactions between the murderbot and the computer of the ship that transports it. The in-book plot was simple-but-satisfying, but the pan-series plot is also coming together.

My main complaint for the series is that the books are rather expensive for their length (>$10 per 150-170 page book). I’ll probably finish the series, but at a slower pace than some of the other series I’m reading.

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