Booklog 30/2024: Dennis E. Taylor: Heaven's River – Bobiverse #4 – Audiobook

[jacey]

Narrated by Ray Porter

Original Bob goes in search of Bender, one of his early clones who set off to explore the galaxy more than a hundred years ago, and was never heard from again. He organises an expedition which tracks Bender down to Heaven’s River, a huge artificially constructed world, a topopolis, populated by an aggressive sentient beaver-like people. In the meantime the Bobiverse is in trouble. Bob’s clone descendants are down to the 24^th generation and there’s replicant drift. Civil War is brewing. The new generations of Bobs have plans of their own, especially the Trekkie-like faction that wants the Bobs to follow the prime directive (which doesn’t actually exist except for on an old TV show) and to stay separate from humanity and other biologicals. I love the Bobiverse books for their snarky humour, fannish references (Douglas Adams, Star Trek, Star Wars etc.) and interesting concepts. The stories are greatly enhanced by Ray Porter’s narration. There’s another Bobiverse book in production, but this is the last in the series for now.