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The one where Murderbot confronts its past — with an unforgettable new friend. Artificial Condition, the second novella in The Murderbot Diaries, sends our favorite rogue SecUnit on a reluctant road trip: back to the mining facility where a massacre in its half-remembered past left dozens dead and Murderbot with questions it cannot ignore.
It does not travel alone. Its ride — and scene-stealing co-star — is ART, a powerful research transport vessel with an attitude as big as its engines, a love of dramatic television, and zero patience for Murderbot’s antisocial ways. Their prickly, hilarious partnership became an instant fan favorite and a cornerstone of the series.
Funny, tense, and quietly profound, Artificial Condition deepens everything All Systems Red set up: the mystery of what Murderbot did, what was done to it, and what it might choose to become. Best read as the second stop in the series — though its heart works even on its own.
It has a dark past. One that caused a massacre. And it’s about to find out what really happened. Artificial Condition is the second novella in Martha Wells’s beloved Murderbot Diaries series — the Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning saga of a self-aware security robot who would really rather be watching TV.
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nHaving hacked its own governor module, Murderbot just wants to be left alone. But it can’t stop wondering about the incident in its past that left dozens dead — so it hitches a ride to the mining facility where it happened, aided by an unlikely ally: ART, a powerful research transport vessel with an attitude as big as its engines and a fondness for dramatic television.
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nPublished by Tor in 2018, this is science fiction with a beating heart: funny, tense, and quietly profound. Whether you’re discovering Murderbot for the first time or returning for another installment, Artificial Condition is a perfect entry point — the story of an artificial being learning, one awkward friendship at a time, what it means to be a person.
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