bookish_magpie asked Martha Wells:

I just finished re-reading the Murderbot books. While reading, I noticed that Murderbot's character was very similar to asexual (ace)/agender/aromantic. Being ace/agender, I loved how you brought this up early and kept it consistent. Were you trying to align Murderbot with these identities, or was it a coincidence? Either way, I rarely find a character I can identify with like that, so it means a lot to me! Thank you!

Martha Wells When I was working on the first novella, it didn't seem logical that a SecUnit would be given any kind of reproductive system or any human parts that weren't directly useful for its security function. And the way Murderbot feels about humans, it didn't seem logical for its personality that it would identify with any one gender, or be interested in choosing a human gender for itself, and it sure wouldn't be interested in human sexual relations. So in a way I guess it was a coincidence, since I didn't plan it from the start, it was just part of the process of developing the character as I was writing. And thank you!

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