A review by robertrivasplata
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Further adventures of the unnamed security android, in which it makes a robot friend/helper, makes some human friends/clients, learns some stuff about it's past, and we (the readers) find out more about the Murderbot universe. Less of a workplace novella, and more of a mystery or private eye story. I like the details about the various space transit centers' amenities and transit systems. Many of Murderbot's abilities to manipulate computer systems (including other AIs) kind of remind me of Moorcock's Elric, whose powers mostly consist of him being able to ask various gods and demons to help him. While definitely the sequel to All Systems Red, I think Artificial Condition can be read without first reading the previous book.