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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Bobiverse, Book 1

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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

By: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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There's a reason We Are Legion (We Are Bob) was named Audible's Best Science Fiction Book of 2016: Its irresistibly irreverent wit! Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of leisure. The first item on his to-do list: Spending his newfound windfall. On an urge to splurge, he signs up to have his head cryogenically preserved in case of death. Then he gets himself killed crossing the street. Waking up 117 years later, Bob discovers his mind has been uploaded into a sentient space probe with the ability to replicate itself. Bob and his clones are on a mission to find new homes for humanity and boldly go where no Bob has gone before.

Dennis E. Taylor’s hilarious novel sets the stage for the magnificent performance of Ray Porter, who revels in the brave new world of corpsicles, artificial intelligence, interstellar space probes, and space colonization in tantalizing detail.

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) is the first installment in the blockbuster Audible Original Bobiverse series - which has sold more than one million copies.

©2016 Dennis E. Taylor (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Fantasy Fiction First Contact Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Funny Witty Interstellar Thought-Provoking Comedy Suspenseful Artificial Intelligence Star Wars Software Video Game Adventure Space Jokes

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I have soo many books that relistens are rare. But I needed something to distract me from an operation and this was perfect.

Am I going to continue with the other three?
Yup. Because, well, Bob.

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on the boundary of hard sci-fi with grand scope and space opera with a small number of personable characters. this doesn't have a sense of drama and threat despite its themes, but then when the main protagonist is an ai perhaps a bit of detachment is quite proper. that said this rumbles along nicely and when it stops you're quite ready for more.

light-hearted fun

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The scope of the story is grand in the extreme, but Taylor manages it with a skill that actually make me (figuratively) jump up and down. A reading / listening experience like almost no other I've had. I've read thousands of books (admittedly mostly paper ones), and this easily holds a place in my top 20 favorites. It's that good.

Ray Porter's narration is better than flawless. His ability to convey subtle feelings (sarcasm, disgust, sadness, smugness and so on...) with just a slight change in intonation and pacing of the words - masterful. Add to that his ability to give all the characters a different voice that suits that person's, well - character.

At times a hard core tech Sci-Fi novel, but at heart just a fun, fun and exciting listen. Love it!

Utterly fantastic!

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I was shocked to find that this was really good all three books in the series are really good. New concepts for me but still relatable to what I learned in school.

Great for intro to science fiction for new readers

Surprise

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Pretty good way to spend some time, very interesting and engaging though there wasn't any 'plot' as such. Still enjoyed it though, if you like techy things you will likely enjoy this.

Good listen

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Didn’t think I’d enjoy this, and bought it expecting to return it after ten minutes. Well, how wrong was I!?
Well written, funny, great references to cult classics, and a loveable main character, Bob (all of them!).

As for the narrator: the best I’ve heard! Enjoyed listening to him bringing the characters to life, so much so that I will choose my next book based on him Ray Porter as being the narrator!

Enjoyed this book so much that I felt the need to write my first ever audible review (in fact I hardly write any reviews on any format or platform!). Can’t wait to listen to more from Dennis and Ray.

Excellent!

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These Bobiverse books are outstanding. humour, sci-fi and philosophy; and an excellent story well read

I don't often review, but this is worth it.

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This is the kind of book I could see being made into a TV series.
I must confess this was a real find and I am eagerly awaiting the next 2 books to be released!
One is pending release and the other is just going through editing at the moment according to the authors blog site.

One of the best books I have read in a while

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Listening to this, I didn't expect to be about to listen to the best audio book I've ever experienced.
Narration is unsurpassed and completely immersive.
The story shows vast knowledge and research on the part of the author whilst being easily comprehended and intensely fascinating. I found my head buzzing with new concepts.
Needless to say, I highly recommend this audiobook.

Stunning.

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Very good idea for a book . Makes references to the science fiction TV series I grew up with ! It’s witty, humorous and interesting. The narrator totally matched the writing style - that’s such a big thing with an Audio book . I’ll be buying more in the series .

Brilliant! Wish I’d found it sooner

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