Artificial Condition

Murderbot has been removed from the company inventory and is a free agent. He leaves his people and sets off to find out what really happened in the event in which he thinks he murdered a whole mining team. He links up with another research team as their security consultant as they try to get back some stolen data. He also finds an unexpected friend, but friendship is not something that constructs do and he struggles to form a relationship.

The research team comes under threat, his exploration of his own past reveals further intrigue, and he finds himself helping a sexbot escape.