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#2 Artificial Condition

by Martha Wells

The follow-up to the hugely popular All Systems Red

Cover of Artificial Condition
Hardcover
Pages 159 pages
Published 2018
Audiobook 3h 21m
Languages English, Czech, Finnish +6

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Publisher's Summary

It has a dark past -- one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself "Murderbot." But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more. Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you…

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Weighted Score
4.16 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.17 ★
v (Ratings Count): 2,371
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.17
True Ratings 2,371
Written Reviews 204
Shelved (Popularity) 4,108
Users Read 3,413
Rating Distribution
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