Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 177, June 2021

»“If I am so damaged that I would need to be reset, I would rather be decommissioned and my parts used to repair others.”«(Highly relatable; I'm an organ donor - what about you?)“[b:Bots of the Lost Ark 60791147 Bots of the Lost Ark Suzanne Palmer https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1649659279l/60791147.SY75.jpg 95860954]” by [a:Suzanne Palmer 5105382 Suzanne Palmer https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1533054488p2/5105382.jpg] was a fun read! In this sequel short story to the earlier “[b:The Secret Life of Bots 48764297 The Secret Life of Bots Suzanne Palmer https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1587570930l/48764297.SY75.jpg 74139779]” which took place 68 years earlier, the bots on the damaged spaceship “Ship” have gone haywire and Bot-9 returns to save the day.Some old acquaintances are back in new roles, the story is nice and amusing and the writing is good. Four stars out of five.Blog Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest Medium Matrix TumblrCeterum censeo Putin esse delendamMerged review:»“If I am so damaged that I would need to be reset, I would rather be decommissioned and my parts used to repair others.”«(Highly relatable; I'm an organ donor - what about you?)“[b:Bots of the Lost Ark 60791147 Bots of the Lost Ark Suzanne Palmer https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1649659279l/60791147.SY75.jpg 95860954]” by [a:Suzanne Palmer 5105382 Suzanne Palmer https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1533054488p2/5105382.jpg] was a fun read! In this sequel short story to the earlier “[b:The Secret Life of Bots 48764297 The Secret Life of Bots Suzanne Palmer https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1587570930l/48764297.SY75.jpg 74139779]” which took place 68 years earlier, the bots on the damaged spaceship “Ship” have gone haywire and Bot-9 returns to save the day.Some old acquaintances are back in new roles, the story is nice and amusing and the writing is good. Four stars out of five.Blog Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest Medium Matrix TumblrCeterum censeo Putin esse delendam