Book Series Guide

Dennis E. Taylor · novel series

Bobiverse books in order

A science-fiction series about a human consciousness replicated as an artificial intelligence and its descendants exploring space, protecting humanity, and confronting the social and existential consequences of replication.

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Publication order

  1. 1
    We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

    Book 1 · novel · 2016

  2. 2
    For We Are Many

    Book 2 · novel · 2017

    Bob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for a Von Neumann probe. Bob and his…

  3. 3
    All These Worlds

    Book 3 · novel · 2017

    "Being a sentient spaceship really should be more fun. But after spreading out through space for almost a century, Bob and his clones just can't stay out of trouble. They've created enough colonies so humanity shouldn't go extinct. But…

  4. 4
    Heaven's River

    Book 4 · novel · 2020

    More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender’s…

  5. 5
    Not Till We Are Lost

    Book 5 · novel · 2025

    The Bobiverse is a different place in the aftermath of the Starfleet War, and the days of the Bobs gathering in one big happy moot are far behind. There’s anti-Bob sentiment on multiple planets, the Skippies playing with an A.I. time…