Booklog 12/2024: Dennis E. Taylor: All These Worlds – Bobiverse #3 – Audiobook

The third Bobiverse book sees even more Bobs (all computer replicants of original human Bob) out there in the Galaxy establishing human colonies, finally sorting out the antagonistic Brazilians, and battling a terrifying, world-killing species of aliens known simply as the Others. We follow a few familiar Bobs, Original Bob, Ryker, Bill and Howard, who falls in love. Original Bob spends most of his time with an emergent primitive species, just developing stone age tech. His long-time friend, Archimedes is aging, and that’s the big problem for the Bobs in general, flesh-people age and die, but the Bobs are immortal. Howard has to face this too as his lady-love ages. I know there’s a fourth Bob book, but this one rounds off a lot od story arcs, so I’m looking forward to find out what happens next as the Bobs spread across the galaxy. The tome is light, though the subject matter is often serious. Ray Porter has just the right tone for the Bobs. It’s a good listen. Start at the beginning, though.