{"id":25886,"date":"2026-03-01T18:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T23:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=25886"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:40:03","slug":"artificial-condition-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/25886","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Artificial Condition<\/em><\/a> (2018) Martha Wells<\/a> (The Murderbot Diaries #2)<\/p>\n

\"Artificial<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t care what humans were doing to each other as long as I didn\u2019t have to a) stop it or b) clean up after it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Constructs sometimes fall under the same category as bots, sometimes under the same category as deadly weapons. (FYI, that is not a good category to be in.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Calm down<\/em>, ART said, not helpfully.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I closed the story by reflex, like that would make it not exist. After three seconds of shock, I made myself open it again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Murderbot, ART, Murderbot, ART, Rami, Tapan, Maro, Tlacey, sexbot<\/p>\n

Cover illustration by Jaime Jones<\/p>\n

Publisher: Tordotcom<\/p>\n

Rating: 10\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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