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  • For We Are Many

  • Bobiverse, Book 2
  • By: Dennis E. Taylor
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,483 ratings)

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For We Are Many

By: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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The highly anticipated sequel to Audible's Best of 2016 - Science Fiction winner, We Are Legion (We Are Bob); a book listeners are calling "so much fun", "what science fiction was meant to be", and what would happen if "Andy Weir and Ernest Cline had a lovechild". 

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 copies have been spreading out from Earth for 40 years now, looking for habitable planets. But that's the only part of the plan that's still in one piece. A system-wide war has killed off 99.9 percent of the human race; nuclear winter is slowly making the Earth uninhabitable; a radical group wants to finish the job on the remnants of humanity; the Brazilian space probes are still out there, still trying to blow up the competition; and the Bobs have discovered a spacefaring species that sees all other life as food. 

Bob left Earth anticipating a life of exploration and blissful solitude. Instead he's become a sky god to a primitive native species, the only hope for getting humanity to a new home, and possibly the only thing that can prevent every living thing in the local sphere from ending up as dinner. 

Listener favorite Ray Porter returns to narrate Bob - and his many incarnations - in all of their geeky glory. 

For We Are Many is the second installment in the blockbuster Audible Original Bobiverse series - which has sold more than one million copies.

©2017 Dennis E. Taylor (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

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That audio though....

Good follow up. Had to pay close attention so I didn't get lost in who we were following and who all the new players in the story were. Think I will have to give it a second listen just to make sure I know what is going on everywhere and on what time scale.

My only issue is why there are so many spliced in pieces of audio that sound nothing like the original recording. It's very distracting when suddenly you're hit with audio that is so different from what you're used to hearing. Did the story get changed? Was the original recording not up to scratch? Who knows but it bothered me and that's the only reason I marked it down.

If you loved the first book you will enjoy this second book.

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Great story, but short.

Series should be consolidated into one book. $45 for 30hrs listening is expensive when you consider any George RR Martin or Peter F Hamilton book is longer and only $15.
Despite this, still a great read and I will still purchase last book in series.

Edit 2 Years later: Listened to the entire series again. Maybe short in duration, but awsome story which I'll probably visit again and again.

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Fantastic

Other than a truly terrible Australian/New Zealand accent, the narrator is among the best. The story itself is a fantastic and, as far as current scientific knowledge goes, realistic take on a human diaspora from the Sol System and the troubles potential in current and future nationalistic tensions.

I heartily recommend the series to all and will be moving on to the third book with a keen interest.

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Just as good as the first one.

Ray Porter does an excellent job of the narration, he keeps the book entertaining and emotional. f
If you liked the first one you will love this one.

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Who would have thunk an AI would make a good story

The writing of multiple personalties of the same person with witty banter and that failure does exist even for AI is a great accomplishment in this book. The narrator read well and I look forward to the next book.

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Even better than book #1

This is a more than fitting sequel to the Bobiverse saga. Dennis E. Taylor seems to get even better with his narration and I just cannot imagine anyone else doing it now. If you enjoyed book #1, then the story continues to get better and you'll be riveted to this one as much as book #1.

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hope there is a book 3

great story, loved the humour and the depth plus detail of the story, book 2 ended leaving room for a third and possibly final book.

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great book

If only the next book could be out sooner. This book leaves you aching for more.

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best sci-fi i have read in years

i loved this book. best sci-fi i have read in years. the narrator is great. I love the sense of humor

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endless entertainment and potential

the bobiverse is a neverending story that launches you into a universe of adventure. awesome.

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