French language
Published Nov. 26, 2019 by l'Atalante.
Les SecUnits se moquent pas mal des actualités. Même après avoir piraté mon module superviseur et débloqué mes accès, je n’y ai jamais prêté grande attention. D’abord, parce que les téléchargements de contenu multimédia risquent moins de déclencher les alarmes éventuelles des réseaux locaux et satellitaires, mais surtout, parce que les informations sont d’un ennui mortel et que je me fiche éperdument des querelles entre humains tant que je n’ai pas 1) à y mettre un terme, 2) à nettoyer après eux.
Où AssaSynth se fait passer pour un humain augmenté et embaucher comme consultant de sécurité auprès de trois scientifiques en litige avec leur employeur…
Entre voyage dans la galaxie et exploration de mine abandonnée, Schémas artificiels sonde davantage la conscience émergente du narrateur. Ses relations avec d’autres intelligences artificielles dessinent une fresque de personnages non-humains d’une grande profondeur, rappelant le cycle de « La Culture » de Iain …
Les SecUnits se moquent pas mal des actualités. Même après avoir piraté mon module superviseur et débloqué mes accès, je n’y ai jamais prêté grande attention. D’abord, parce que les téléchargements de contenu multimédia risquent moins de déclencher les alarmes éventuelles des réseaux locaux et satellitaires, mais surtout, parce que les informations sont d’un ennui mortel et que je me fiche éperdument des querelles entre humains tant que je n’ai pas 1) à y mettre un terme, 2) à nettoyer après eux.
Où AssaSynth se fait passer pour un humain augmenté et embaucher comme consultant de sécurité auprès de trois scientifiques en litige avec leur employeur…
Entre voyage dans la galaxie et exploration de mine abandonnée, Schémas artificiels sonde davantage la conscience émergente du narrateur. Ses relations avec d’autres intelligences artificielles dessinent une fresque de personnages non-humains d’une grande profondeur, rappelant le cycle de « La Culture » de Iain Banks. Et à se mettre au service d’humains, AssaSynth découvre à quel point il est délicat de ne pas s’attacher émotionnellement à ceux qu’on protège.
Défaillances systèmes, la première des quatre novellas qui forment « Journal d’un AssaSynth », a reçu les prix Hugo, Nebula, Alex et Locus.
The relationship between Murderbot and ART was one of the most adorable and hilarious things I've read recently. Hoping they get to meet again in the future.
If you enjoyed "All Systems Red," you'll almost certainly enjoy this as it's a direct follow-up to that story, expanding on the Murderbot character and the surrounding universe in a nicely-executed, quick, and satisfying manner.
Murderbot is a bit sassier and more overtly brash in this one, which at times during the read felt a little forced to me but I ultimately adjusted to the new tone and ended up chalking the change up to a plausible evolution of the character given the events of the first book.
The story is fairly simple and straightforward, which leaves plenty of room for the additional world building and character development that I'd say are the bread and butter of the experience. I particularly enjoyed Murderbot's interactions with ART as they did a lot to check both of those boxes in a fun and novel way.
If you got your fill of Murderbot …
If you enjoyed "All Systems Red," you'll almost certainly enjoy this as it's a direct follow-up to that story, expanding on the Murderbot character and the surrounding universe in a nicely-executed, quick, and satisfying manner.
Murderbot is a bit sassier and more overtly brash in this one, which at times during the read felt a little forced to me but I ultimately adjusted to the new tone and ended up chalking the change up to a plausible evolution of the character given the events of the first book.
The story is fairly simple and straightforward, which leaves plenty of room for the additional world building and character development that I'd say are the bread and butter of the experience. I particularly enjoyed Murderbot's interactions with ART as they did a lot to check both of those boxes in a fun and novel way.
If you got your fill of Murderbot from "All Systems Red," I don't think there's much in "Artificial Condition" that you'll miss experiencing but if you enjoy the character and the universe, and are looking for more of both, this is certainly a worthy sequel worth exploring that will likely leave you itching for the next volume in the series.
Hope Murderbot will meet Art again, their interaction is too funny
I'm not enjoying this as deeply as the first time and I'm getting distracted a lot, but it's rly nice still. I love ART.
Murderbot is such a fun character. Never thought a construct could be so relatable but it’s just the cutest. I love when it gets bewildered by humans.
Wild that these books are so cosy. Devoured in about an hour, they're snug little reads that dont need much from you, which is very nice. Mystery, action, media, its got it all! (Loved our new friend ART, I hope it returns.)
This is the second book of The Murderbot Diaries and I enjoyed it a lot more than the first one. It had a bit of a detective novel feel to it, even though it isn't anything like that. Plus I really enjoyed that there was another AI for Murderbot to talk to. I hope ART comes back in the future! Looking forward to reading more of these fun, short books.
