As the first guest curator for Life’s Library, Hank Green selected All Systems Red, a science fiction novella about a self-aware cyborg named Murderbot. In this episode, Hank and Martha Wells, the author, discuss writing characters that are smarter than themselves, which real-life show Murderbot’s favorite soap is based on, and the dystopia of our corporate world.

This episode was originally released to subscribers in April 2020. The Life’s Library Discord and subscriptions are now closed after a wonderful three years of reading together. Check out past books at www.lifeslibrarybookclub.com, Twitter, and Instagram.

Episode transcript.

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