An Unnatural Life by Erin K. Wagner

Murderbot meets To Kill a Mockingbird in Erin K. Wagner's An Unnatural Life, an interplanetary tale of identity and responsibility.



The cybernetic organism known as 812-3 is in prison, convicted of murdering a human worker but he claims that he did not do it. With the evidence stacked against him, his lawyer, Aiya Ritsehrer, must determine grounds for an appeal and uncover the true facts of the case.

But with artificial life-forms having only recently been awarded legal rights on Earth, the military complex on Europa is resistant to the implementation of these same rights on the Jovian moon.

Aiya must battle against her own prejudices and that of her new paymasters, to secure a fair trial for her charge, while navigating her own interpersonal drama, before it's too late.

MY REVIEW: 4 Stars ⭐️ 

This book was fascinating and I did enjoy it but the ending broke my heart



I wanted to read this book as I love science fiction books and the summary sounded good. The book isn’t some big space odyssey. This book is a short story about robotnik, 812-3, and him being wrongly accused of murder. His lawyer, Aiya, works to get him a fair trial through an appeal.

Things are not what they seem and it’s truly a sad and unfair story

Some things were a bit confusing and the book is just point blank about the basic storyline. You won’t find any kind of world building etc, but if you’re looking for a real life type story in a sci-fi setting, then this is the novella for you.

*I would like to thank Netgalley and Tor for a digital copy of this book.

Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾