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The Secret Life of Bots

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"The Secret Life of Bots" is a 2017 science fiction story by Suzanne Palmer. It was first published in Clarkesworld Magazine.

Synopsis

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Autonomous maintenance robots take on a much larger role in saving a spaceship from aliens than the ship's human crew could have ever suspected.[1]

Reception

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"The Secret Life of Bots" won the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novelette[2] and the WSFA Small Press Award. Tangent Online considered it to be "charming", with "vivid, interesting characters", and noted the robots have "individuality and multitudes of personalities".[3]

Year Award Category Result Ref[4]
2018 Hugo Award Novelette Won [2]
Locus Award Novelette Nominated
Theodore Sturgeon Award Finalist
WSFA Small Press Award Won

References

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  1. ^ "REVIEW: "The Secret Life of Bots" by Suzanne Palmer". 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Award. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Clarkesworld #132, September 2017, reviewed by Filip Wintgren, at Tangent Online; published September 19, 2017; retrieved August 22, 2018
  4. ^ "Summary Bibliography: Suzanne Palmer". isfdb.org. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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