In audio form and with so much introduction with new characters in the mid section of the story it proves difficult to differentiate at the rate the story requires but even more difficult to understand how the author was able to overcome this beyond this initial introduction and continue to make them all distinct and memorable from that point to the conclusion., Calvin arrives at Alpha Centauri B, discover remains of USE vessel; Goku arrives at Alpha Centauri A, discovers Brazilian autofactory in full operation, Calvin and Goku proceed to destroy it with one probe escaping Dennis Taylor's WE ARE LEGION (WE ARE BOB), the first in the Bob Universe series, optioned to Endeavor Content, by Joel Gotler at Intellectual Property Group, on behalf of The Ethan Ellenberg Agency. The entire story has charm, extremely good characters, several interesting locations and a fantastic sense of humor. You’ll certainly look forward to the next book in the series. Garfield talks to Bill about their working relationship, they begin fine-tuning VR physics (INCONSISTENCY NOTE: this chapter opens with a mention about the update from Riker & Homer, which is dated May in the previous chapter)

Bill & Garfield’s first comet arrives at Ragnarok, plans begin for non-anchored asteroid movers, Bill works on Bullwinkle Eternal English: Subverted. He was specifically trained to speak in a dialect that Bob would find familiar. Riker (and all Sol) receive SCUT plans, join Bobnet, learn about Romulous and Vulcan, share the news with Earth FAITH discovers they have no control over Riker, Butterworth concedes 4 months of first two ships' schedule to shorten 3rd ship schedule by 1 year well, Bob is different. A bit of an independent loaner with no political axe to grind, Bob sets about creating a 'world' HE can live in first! Still, the prime directive is all about replicating, so bring on the Bobs!

The initial set-up is novel and intriguing, but after establishing the core idea, the story meanders and offers more fan service (celebrating geekdom and pop culture references) than provocative food for thought. VEHEMENT: Voluntary Extinction of Human Existence Means Earth’s Natural Transformation. Possibly based on the 'real' Voluntary Human Extinction Movement ( VHEMT). In October 2018, Taylor was added to the X-Prize Foundation Science Fiction Advisory Council as a "Visionary Storyteller". [15] This group of accomplished science fiction authors help advise the X-Prize team on envisioning the future. [16] [17]

Cargo Cult: He accidentally starts the first religion on Delta Eridani when he helps the Deltans fight the gorriloids. He's upfront about his abilities, so most of the more intelligent members of the tribe just treat him as a powerful ally, but some of the others start building shrines. Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state. He has been uploaded into computer hardware and is slated to be the controlling AI in an interstellar probe looking for habitable planets. The stakes are high: no less than the first claim to entire worlds. If he declines the honor, he'll be switched off, and they'll try again with someone else. If he accepts, he becomes a prime target. There are at least three other countries trying to get their own probes launched first, and they play dirty. Will visits Herschel on the Bellerophon for the first time in decades. Will wants to take humans that want to leave and has already built a smaller Bellerophon replica. Herschel and Neal have been working on a manny surge plates and the X-Man1 (Mannikin Skywalker), a silver-gray giant manny made of "ants" based on The Others devices, about the side of a tardigrade. Interestingly, The Others' never mention the massive amount of energy that would be produced by the Dyson Sphere they plan on building. The only goal they speak of is creating more living space. In May 2019, Taylor was invited by Google to one of the "Talks at Google" where he gave some insight into what inspired his writings, and what his plans are for the next few years. [18] Personal life [ edit ]Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better: The Brazilian probes use explosive missiles, but Bob is worried about the substances exploding when built with his 3D printers. He considers using lasers, but dismisses them as inefficient due to power constraints, so he goes with guided non-explosive missiles called "busters" instead. They work by suicidaly ramming the target at high speed. SCUT (Subspace Communications Universal Transceiver) plans reach Mulder at Eta Cassiopeiae, Mulder joins BobNet Subspace Ansible: In theory, the subspace technology could be used for this purpose, though the people of Earth haven't bothered to look into it. Bill decides to stay behind in Epsilon Eridani to work on it. He manages to invent an instant subspace radio with a range of twenty-five light years, but unfortunately it needs a working transponder on both ends to work. He sends off plans for the first version to the other Bobs as soon as possible, but by the end of the book only Riker's group has received the plans and built a relay. Bob teaches Archimedes jujitsu during mating season. Archimedes hooks up with Diana. Marvin discovers preyed Deltan remains near Camelot.

Truly Single Parent: Each new Bob is a copy of one of the Bobs that came before, making father/son and brotherly relationships obvious. The Bobs still notably avoid referring to each other that way, though. The safest place for Bob is in space, heading away from Earth at top speed. Or so he thinks. Because the universe is full of nasties, and trespassers make them mad - very mad. [1] Chapter Listing [ ] Part 1 [ ]The Quiet One: Not as much as Mario, but he tends to keep quiet unless he absolutely needs to speak up. Bob often forgets he's there.

Axe-Crazy: He makes Medeiros look sane, spitting vitriol and trying to render the Earth uninhabitable out of spite. Humanoid Aliens: Several chapter epigraphs discuss panspermia, the idea that DNA and RNA developed in space and spread to multiple planets. This theory seems to bear out when Bob finds the Deltas, a mostly-human species in the Delta Eridani system. An interesting concept of the future in the hands of artificial intelligence written in a simple and humorous way.

The last time I got this excited about a series was when I read Old Man's War by John Scalzi. Fortunately at that time there already was a second book out so i could dive into the next part of the series. This time I will have to be patient and wait for the second book. Oh, Crap!: Has this reaction when he realizes that Riker knows where he is and is about to drop a buster on him.