Tak! reviewed An Unnatural Life by Erin K. Wagner
An Unnatural Life
4 stars
I really enjoyed it, but it left me without a feeling of conclusion
eBook, 192 pages
English language
Published by Tordotcom.
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.
I really enjoyed it, but it left me without a feeling of conclusion
I'm not sure if I really love the novella form, but maybe I just need to get used to it. It does feel like this book is better at asking questions than answering them. It's true that it moves right along, but on the other hand it does finish a bit abruptly.
I need to think about this some more.