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"They’re academics, surveyors, researchers, not action-hero explorers from the serials I liked because they were unrealistic and not depressing and sordid like reality."
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Martha Wells"Hard work really did make you improve; who knew?"
Martha Wells is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has published a number of science fiction and fantasy novels, young adult novels, media tie-ins, short stories, and nonfiction essays on Science Fiction/Fantasy (SF/F) subjects; her novels have been translated into twelve languages. Wells credits her academic background in anthropology for her interest in designing complex, realistical
"They’re academics, surveyors, researchers, not action-hero explorers from the serials I liked because they were unrealistic and not depressing and sordid like reality."
"Humans are nervous of me because I’m a terrifying murderbot, and I’m nervous of them because they’re humans."
"I was only 97 percent certain this meeting was a trap."
"Young humans can be impulsive. The trick is keeping them around long enough to become old humans. This is what my crew tells me and my own observations seem to confirm it."
"This lobby was on multiple levels and had large square biozones depicting different ecologies, with furniture arranged around them. It looked nice, inviting humans to sit around and discuss proprietary information in the hotel’s choked feed so the hotel could record it and sell it to the highest bidder."
"Yes, the giant transport bot is going to help the construct SecUnit pretend to be human. This will go well."