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A Murderbot short story with no Murderbot! But plenty of ART/Peri, so it's still good.

I really need to do a MurderBot Reread. This is short, but totally Martha Wells and I loved the talk between Peri and Iris. Have I mentioned that I should do a MurderBot Reread?

#CastTheDie @PuddleJumper

Super interesting read for #doublespin the robots are coming! 🤖

We are home from the hospital and in recovery mode today!

While running errands, I stopped at my favorite Indie book store and picked up the tagged book to add to my overcrowded TBR shelves, pictured above, as a little pick me up after the stress of the last few days.

After all, there's no such thing as too many books, right? 😁

For anyone who doesn't have the Murderbot Diaries (incl. two short stories) and five of Martha Wells's fantasy novels yet, here's your chance: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books

In Abrams‘ latest, someone has died at a high tech company and there‘s a question of whether AI was involved. Avery and her gang are brought in to investigate and we really see how things with AI can go wrong. Chilling, and a great read.

I never read this kind of book, but it was only a couple hundred pages so I persevered. Henry, who is married to pregnant Lily, creates William in the attic, his very own AI robot. It doesn‘t take long for William to take over, etc etc. Bodies pile up and then a big twist, and then finito. A short horror story if you‘re looking for one.

Rereading “All Systems Red” for my book club recently left me with an ART-shaped hole that needed filling. So, I reread “Artificial Condition” and enjoyed it anew 😊

Winner of two awards and a very unique concept especially as AI is becoming more and more part of our lives. It‘s the first of a series and sets up nicely for the next story with well drawn characters. A nice amount of humour not too cliche. I was screaming at the “missed” clues and obvious motive here that seemed deliberate so as to create the dramatic climax. Maybe there will be more finesse in the next book but I‘m not rushing to read it.

Avery Keene is back and looking into an AI gone wrong problem.....or did it?