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Heaven's River (Bobiverse, #4)
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bookshelves: 2020-shelf, sci-fi, worldbuilding-sf, transhumanism, space-opera
Dec 03, 2020
bookshelves: 2020-shelf, sci-fi, worldbuilding-sf, transhumanism, space-opera
For all you folks who have not been introduced to Bobiverse, start with book one. For all you folks who might be worried that they're losing steam by book four, please rest assured. I liked book four even more than books two or three.
The originally fantastic nerd nostalgia from the original is still available in these later books, but it doesn't rely upon it. Indeed, the moral quandaries, the mystery and adventure, the sheer awesomeness of a post-humanity uploaded consciousness of a single programmer who basically becomes an AI god spreading about the galaxy, making jokes about Star Trek and Douglas Adams, is just too precious for words.
Ah, but we've also got a really interesting plot with no less than THREE major rebellions to deal with among three alien species. (I count us as one of those species because... come on... have you SEEN US?)
I was sucked right into the tale and it never let up. I even had to re-watch Multiplicity today to get a little theme-harmony going on. :) Just how many Bobs are there? We've got copy-descendants in the 20th iteration by now. And beware those Big Dumb Objects! :)
The originally fantastic nerd nostalgia from the original is still available in these later books, but it doesn't rely upon it. Indeed, the moral quandaries, the mystery and adventure, the sheer awesomeness of a post-humanity uploaded consciousness of a single programmer who basically becomes an AI god spreading about the galaxy, making jokes about Star Trek and Douglas Adams, is just too precious for words.
Ah, but we've also got a really interesting plot with no less than THREE major rebellions to deal with among three alien species. (I count us as one of those species because... come on... have you SEEN US?)
I was sucked right into the tale and it never let up. I even had to re-watch Multiplicity today to get a little theme-harmony going on. :) Just how many Bobs are there? We've got copy-descendants in the 20th iteration by now. And beware those Big Dumb Objects! :)
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September 5, 2020
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September 5, 2020
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November 30, 2020
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December 3, 2020
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December 3, 2020
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sci-fi
December 3, 2020
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worldbuilding-sf
December 3, 2020
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transhumanism
December 3, 2020
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space-opera
December 3, 2020
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Dec 03, 2020 09:19PM
Thanks for reviewing this! I had no idea it was out. I enjoyed the first three and I'm really looking forward to number four after reading your review.
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I was also sceptical and therefore all the more happy that the book was so awesome! :D
Fans of Bob unite! :)
Great review.However, I disagree. The thing is, if I would have started with this book, I would have never the other three. I don't know why, but the main plot (with finding Bender and living among the Quinlans) didn't really keep my interest. It had its high points, sure, but it just didn't do it for me. Probably the only reason I kept on (besides Bob) is because of the Bobiverse civil war. That was more interesting.
Ah, well, things change and get strange. I'm glad the books develop along new lines. :)
