We Are Legion (We Are Bob): Bobiverse, Book 1

I was very unsure about this book after reading only the description. The only reason I ended up buying it was because of the multiple reviews I read saying that it was amazing... I'm SO glad I gave it a chance. This book was outstanding and everything I want in a science fiction story. It was funny, not too complex, had a little science, periodic space battles, and was just an all-around well-written book.

The book starts out with a successful young tech engineer signing a contract to have his body preserved after his death and then dying in an accident shortly after. He awakens hundreds of years later as a disembodied computer program that was created using his brain as a template. He and the others who preserved their brains are being used to create artificially intelligent beings and have zero rights or free will. He also learns that the United States has been long replaced with a theocratic police state, and that a new space race has begun with earth nations rushing to claim new star systems with intelligent space drones.

Bob becomes one of the first drones to be sent off to the stars with the ability to self-replicate. Having long since circumvented the safeguards put in place to keep him obedient, he becomes something more than just a computer intelligence...
The book is full of Bob debating himself about the ethics of copying his personality and essentially creating whole new beings with their own free will, all with his memories and experiences. He also learns that despite being copies of himself, all of his clones are subtlely different and have their own needs and desires.

A conflict on earth nearly destroys humanity in a nuclear war shortly after he departs earth, leaving Bob as not only the last hope to explore nearby space and expand human influence but as the last hope for the survival of the biological human race.

Throughout the story, Bob (and his copies) invent new technologies, design space vessels, discover new habitable worlds, encounter other primitive intelligent life, return to attempt to save humanity, and encounter mysterious systems and circumstances.
He must also fight back against the only other self-replicating human probe controlled by the intelligence of an insane military leader, leading to several space battles and the hunting of his escaped clones before they can self-replicate out of control.

The performance by the narrator was top-notch and he did a very good job with the various voices of multiple Bob copies, as well as the other characters.

I would recommend this book to every science fiction fan. Five stars!!

This story has an amazing concept because the methods it expounds upon for populating the galaxy seem so tantalizingly close and achievable, but just out of reach for now.

The large battle between the Bobs and the Brazilian General who ambushed them withed cloaked nukes.

His voice and style of reading match the subject matter and characters perfectly. I feel like he's narrating it exactly as the author intended for the dialogue to be spoken in the minds of the readers.

I felt an extraordinary sense of wonder at the potential of the campaign upon which Bob was embarking upon.

Best Sci-Fi book I have experienced in a very long time, perhaps forever.

The story is smart, irreverent, and compelling. I want to hang out with Bob. To top it all off, the performance of the narrator, Ray Porter, is Oscar worthy. Dennis Taylor has taken Sci-fi into a whole new direction. Awesome!

I'M GLAD TO SEE A BOB FACTORY IN OPERATION
This is what Science Fiction is meant to be. The fans for this book will be Legion. This is full of lots of space travel, exploring of planets, terraforming, discovery of aliens, science talk, colonization, and of course THE BOBS AND THE BOBIAN FEDERATION. I was reminded of THE MARTIAN, although not as funny, Frederik Pohl and James P. Hogan. There are some space fights, but those who love space and all the possibilities, will enjoy this most.

SO THIS IS LIKE ANDROMEDA STRAIN?
As usual, Ray Porter makes this even better.

ALL HAIL BOB!

If my friend fan of Hard Luck Hank, The Martian, Kurt Vonnegut or other irreverent novels I would. This is a clever spin on Sci Fi. Its funny, has plenty of science and a good story line. This isn't Shakespeare by any means but it's fun and entertaining.

Bob. All of them.

Since the main character is an AI I give Ray tremendous credit in being able to differentiate teh various voices. It was well done and I hope he is on board for the inevitable followup to this first book. I would be shocked if this wasn't a series that went on for a while. Ray has Bob's voice down perfectly and he did a great job. Humor is tough sometimes in audio books and he nailed the sarcasm and dead pan style spot on.

We Are Bob

I enjoy Sci Fi. The different genres within the category make it interesting. On one hand you have very involved stories from Peter Hamilton and Dan Simmons that involve complex world-building to capture your imagination. On the the opposite side of the spectrum you have Hard Luck Hank and Bob, who remind us that laughter is the best form of entertainment. Highly recommend.

I started listening to audible because of the PC Game Elite: Dangerous. They have a fan produced audio drama called escape velocity, which I finished, and I began looking for more content along my interests of space travel sci-fi.
This book has not let me down. I can even follow the different "bobs" using the galaxy map in elite dangerous.
I can't wait to continue the story and see what I can devour next! Audio books are my new thing!!!!
Perfect during the drive from Nashville to Dallas over the new years weekend. Even my wife has been enjoying it.

This book was one of the best sci-fi books I've read/listened to. I'm a major fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs and books of that style and I believe that your book will survive the test of time as a great classic just like his books have. The theorys and science behind your books were plausible and is what make it truly enjoyable, because at no point did I think that 'oh that wouldn't work' or 'that was stupid'. The characters were great and actually intelligent. That last part is quite refreshing to not be yelling at a book over how obviously stupid someone was. Thank you for your delightful book! It was brilliant!

As a science fiction lover, this book was immensely creative and an original theme. The narrator was outstanding and perfect for the lightly humorous storyline. Can't wait until the second book is available!

Fun is what I would call it. I really did enjoy this story. Several times I really laughed out loud and continuously found myself with a smile on my face as the story progressed. A unique story line with many sci-fi referential humor and tones. In my minds eye the sight of Admeral Akbar "rolling his eyes" still makes me chuckle .Look, let me put it to you this way "Bob" is a sci-fi fan who found he had an afterlife, and its an afterlife taylord made for him. Judging by the cation "Book one" I am anticipating another to further the exploration of the "Bobiverse." I eagerly await the release.

Well that would be Bob of course. With the modified user interface called GUPPY (don't recall what the actuall ackronyms letters) of Admiral Ackbar my second.

The various Bobs. You would think it hard to differenciate between multiple versions of what is essentially the same characture. But he did a good job of treating each with subtle differnces. Good job!

Ok, so Ray Porter is always amazing and the story is my flavor of geek.

Everyone once and a while something unique comes along and a self replicating human turned A.I. has hit the mark. The conversations amongst themselves makes up a bulk of the story which is a nonstop reference to the sci-fi culture of the 80s. and 90s.
The saving of mankind becomes secondary to the world of Bob... Good Times.