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★★★★☆ 4.27 • Goodreads

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If The Last Colony by John Scalzi hit your sweet spot for sarcastic ingenuity under pressure, let We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor take you further.

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Why It's Your Next Read

  • AI clone drama w/ identity crises galore
  • Witty problem-solving beats military muscle flexing
  • Galactic politics minus the boring committee meetings
  • Self-replicating stakes that keep exponentially escalating

Scalzi taught you that the best way to survive intergalactic bureaucracy is with a sharp tongue and sharper instincts—Taylor doubles down on that bet, throwing a sarcastic software engineer into a universe where cloning yourself is the only way to stay sane. The humor cuts just as deep, the stakes multiply with every decision, and the problem-solving hits that same intellectual sweet spot where wit matters more than weapons. If you loved watching colonists outthink their corporate overlords, wait until you see what happens when the hero is the exponential threat.

Cloning yourself is the only way to stay sane in a universe this absurd.

Taylor skewers sci-fi's self-seriousness with the same irreverent glee Scalzi brought to military politics, but here the satire spreads across star systems at relativistic speed.

Cloning yourself is the only way to stay sane in a universe this absurd.

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What Readers Are Saying

"The 'Bobiverse' is one of the best series I've read in years." [deleted], Reddit
"This is what science fiction is supposed to be: illustratively science heavy with a good story, full of pop culture nerdy references, and FUN!" Lyn, Goodreads
"A conceptually broad, fun, light-hearted science fiction romp... undeniably fun." Kevin Kelsey, Goodreads

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