Artificial Condition (Dramatized Adaptation)

The Murderbot Diaries, Book 2

By: Martha Wells

Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Foster Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Eric Messner, Ken Jackson, Marni Penning, Michael John Casey, Rayner Gabriel, Elena Anderson, David Cui Cui, Jeri Marshall

Artificial Condition is the follow-up to Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times bestselling All Systems Red.

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 don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue.

What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks…

Performed by David Cui Cui, Elena Anderson, Alejandro Ruiz, Bradley Foster Smith, Carolyn Kashner, Eric Messner, Jeri Marshall, Ken Jackson, Marni Penning, Michael John Casey, Rayner Gabriel, Scott McCormick, Shanta Parasuraman and Yasmin Tuazon.

©2018 Martha Wells (P)2023 Graphic Audio LLC

Alright

I'm a fan of the series. I bought this with a coupon. I own the other version too and listened to it several times. There were things, elements of the story, I noticed in this recording that I hadn't noticed in the other.

The audio quality is good. The chime between chapters is super subtle, something a little more intrusive would be good. I slowed the playback down to 0.9 because the MB is read too fast.

I think the casting was better this time around. I liked A.R.T.s casting choice.

As to the book, the thing I like about the series is that the plot holes don't have time to develop into serious problems. The stories move on too quickly and end.

great attitude for murderbot

really enjoyed the performances, nice variety in the characters; I wish the pit had been even creepier though!

Nice voices and story

The multi voices made it easier. This book series is cool. I have seen three episodes and have lisrened to 2 books.

Very human

Murderbot is ingenious and loyal to a fault. I really like the guy and I like the Apple TV series too.

Just wow!

One of the best things about a book you can’t put down is the amazing story and journey that you go upon within your own mind. Sadly, now the story is over as I have binge the entire series. I hope that the author continues to write more. I will have to wait to see.