“Artificial Condition” makes it clear that just because you don’t want to care about anything or anyone, doesn’t mean you won’t

The second book in the Murderbot Diaries explores Murderbot’s past as it tries to patch together what actually happened. Not an easy task when your memories of The Incident have been erased, and all you’ve got to go on is flimsy clues and a hunch. But Murderbot continues its intrepid trek towards independent personhood in a fascinating study in what human looks like from the outside.