Artificial Condition
- Published
- 8 May 2018
- Pages
- 163
- ISBN-13
- 9781501977831
- Type
- novella
About this book
Artificial Condition, the second novella, appeared in May 2018 at 163 pages, arriving almost exactly a year after All Systems Red. Like the rest of the early novellas, it's a tight, fast read carried by Murderbot's dry sarcasm and deep discomfort with human attachment, meant to be read close together with its companion books.
Key facts about Artificial Condition
Martha Wells wrote Artificial Condition, a novella on our list. It has been out since 8 May 2018. The book has 163 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novella. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781501977831 to find the main one.
Artificial Condition is book 2 of 10 in The Murderbot Diaries series. The series has 10 published books. However, the series starts with All Systems Red (2017). Platform Decay is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 5 May 2026.
Additionally, Martha Wells writes The Books of Ile-Rien, The Books of the Raksura and The Rising World as separate series. Those series sit on our fantasy and science fiction shelves. Meanwhile, Platform Decay is the latest published Martha Wells book on file, from 5 May 2026.
About Martha Wells
Martha Wells is an American science fiction and fantasy author whose Murderbot Diaries has become one of the genre's most acclaimed recent series, following a self-hacked security android -- who privately calls itself Murderbot -- as it tries to watch its favorite soap operas in peace while reluctantly getting drawn into protecting the humans it's contracted to guard. See every Martha Wells book in order.
Its place in The Murderbot Diaries
Artificial Condition is book 2 in the The Murderbot Diaries series. It follows All Systems Red. It is followed by Rogue Protocol. See the full The Murderbot Diaries reading order.
A self-aware security android has hacked its own governor module so it can no longer be forced to follow orders — and it uses that freedom mostly to hide in its allotted crate and watch downloaded soap operas, because dealing with the humans it's supposed to protect is exhausting. It calls itself Murderbot. When a corporate survey mission it's guarding goes wrong, Murderbot's competence, dry sarcasm and deep discomfort with human attachment drag it into a string of conspiracies it would much rather avoid — while…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781250186928
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781501977831
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9786191934096