B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriendship / LGBTQIA+ / Monk & Robot series / non binary / novella / religion / robots / Sci-fi / Science Fiction9 Comments
It’s been centuries since the robots of Earth gained self-awareness and laid down their tools. Centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again. Centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsArtificial Intelligence / First-Person / futuristic / murder-investigation / robots / Sci-fi / self discovery / The Murderbot Diaries9 Comments
The New York Times bestselling security droid with a heart (though it wouldn’t admit it!) is back! Having captured the hearts of readers across the globe (Annalee Newitz says it’s “one of the most humane portraits of a nonhuman I’ve ever read”) Murderbot has also established Martha Wells as one ... more >
Miscdancing / robots2 Comments
Shake It Down Hmmm, I’m not sure this is so much good news as it is fun news. Or scary news? Seriously, just watch the video. These robots, especially Spot the “dog,” have better dance moves than I ever had even in my college days. “Boston Dynamics robots can climb rough ... more >
B Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsArtificial Intelligence / First-Person / futuristic / robots / Sci-fi / The Murderbot Diaries12 Comments
Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel, Network Effect. You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsArtificial Intelligence / futuristic / novella / robots / Sci-fi / The Murderbot Diaries12 Comments
Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsArtificial Intelligence / futuristic / novella / robots / Sci-fi / The Murderbot Diaries13 Comments
Martha Wells’ Rogue Protocol is the third in the Murderbot Diaries series, starring a human-like android who keeps getting sucked back into adventure after adventure, though it just wants to be left alone, away from humanity and small talk. Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many ... more >