{"product_id":"2940170646753","title":"Artificial Condition (Murderbot Diaries Series #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe follow-up to the hugely popular science fiction action-adventure \u003ci\u003eAll Systems Red\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArtificial Condition\u003c\/i\u003e continues The Murderbot Diaries, a science fiction series that tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. It appeals to fans of \u003ci\u003eWestworld\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEx Machina\u003c\/i\u003e, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or Iain M. Banks' Culture novels. The main character is a deadly security droid that has bucked its restrictive programming and is balanced between contemplative self-discovery and an idle instinct to kill all humans. \"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeaming 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat it discovers will forever change the way it thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46958514503920,"sku":"2940170646753","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170646753_p0.jpg?v=1763714884","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170646753","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}