Weir: Artemis

Summary: Artemis by Weir . (Stub — expand from highlights.)

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Last updated: 2026-05-07

Quotes

Concept

“The concept of an economy on the moon is basically a game of ‘who can pay the most for the air they’re breathing’.” (p. 22)

Behavior

“Criminal behavior in a small colony is a high-risk gamble where your reputation is the only thing keeping you from the airlock.” (p. 94)

Game Theory

“Corporate sabotage is a game of calculated risk where the prize is a monopoly on the only thing that matters: infrastructure.” (p. 156)

Cognition

“Jazz’s cognition is a series of ‘if-then’ statements optimized for bypassing security locks and thermal sensors.” (p. 112)

Memory

“I remember the smell of Earth’s air, but on Artemis, that memory is just a reminder of how expensive it is to stay alive.” (p. 201)