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Bobiverse
March 11, 2026 at 11:30 am
Anyone here read the Bobiverse novels?
For those unfamiliar, it's a series of now 5 books about a rich computer nerd who contracted to have himself frozen after death - just before he is run over by a truck at a Las Vegas science fiction convention. He is reanimated in the 2150s as a computer and is placed in a Von Neuman probe to explore the stars. It's definitely pop science fiction and is filled with nerd references. It has a strong cult following and is said to be very popular among tech billionaires.
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RE: Bobiverse
March 11, 2026 at 11:41 am
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RE: Bobiverse
March 11, 2026 at 11:47 am
I've got the audiobooks. I'm just not into reading, dead tree or otherwise.
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RE: Bobiverse
March 11, 2026 at 11:31 pm
Just one? I'm surprised. I expected there would be several Bob Heads here.
A minor spoiler:
The United States becomes a theocracy after a Christian fundamentalist is elected President in 2036. He is such a disaster that an atheist is elected in 2040. Unfortunately, the incumbent pulls off a January 6th-style coup and the US becomes the Free American Independent Theocratic Hegemony (FAITH). The original Bobiverse book was published in 2015, more than a year before Trump.
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RE: Bobiverse
March 12, 2026 at 4:25 am
I read the series a few years ago quite a good read😊
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RE: Bobiverse
March 12, 2026 at 8:38 am
I've read, or should I say listened to, the first book in the series. It's about a guy who wakes up as a spaceship and then travels the universe and seeds live that evolves while being in conflict with other ships... What does he do in the sequels? Does he become human again?
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RE: Bobiverse
March 12, 2026 at 10:51 am
More of the same plus contact with advanced aliens.
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