Book Review – We Are Legion (Bobiverse #1) By Dennis E. Taylor

This is exactly what great sci-fi is. Future tech, questioning the laws of physics and the human condition, and having an author who can wield it all in a good story with some great humor.

I was really hooked into this book about three chapters in and the pacing of it is so well done. The contents could have been lost in cumbersome detail or following too many plot paths but Taylor is a master at his craft. Yes, you could have an AI that mimics in all ways the deceased Bob question his reality and if he’s human or not but the tone in which those questions are asked, and within the story revised, matches together perfectly. An AI personality, Bob, can copy himself and while there are different pairs and paths, the story follows four main paths and they are distinct enough, with the different Bob personalities, that you don’t get lost in them. Also, when you have stories like this you almost have one favorite or one you don’t want to break away from because the story was just getting good. However, each Bob personality is close enough to a character you like and the stories are equally interesting that I didn’t find myself picking a favorite.

This is a story I would give someone just getting into sci-fi as an adult. This was really a great premise, great writing, and good humor. The choices made and the logic involved is believable even within a sci-fi future setting. It was so good that I didn’t realize I was at the end of the book and immediately had to let the person who recommended it to me that I enjoyed it so much and I picked up the others in the series and looking forward to other writings by the author. I can’t wait to start the next in the series.