# Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylor

15 Hacker News commenters recommended Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylor and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Readers praise this goofy, creative science fiction series for its exploration and premise, and many read it through more than once.

## Why people recommend it

- Highly recommended, fantastic series (4 comments): "Currently going through Bobiverse, Dungeon Crawler Carl. Highly recommend all of them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49902001)) "the Bobiverse series is excellent with amazing exploration" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46674335)) "Excellent science fiction." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49106814))
- Read all parts, often twice (3 comments): "I drop the phone and read all five parts during any spare minute I have." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46771305)) "I've read through the Bobiverse series twice at this point" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48244855)) "I, too, completed Bobiverse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48232700))
- Creative, goofy science fiction (3 comments): "goofy, yet hard, SF about a guy (Bob) whose uploaded mind gets sold" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48166508)) "Very positive, very creative." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46674227)) "Excellent science fiction." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49106814))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1680680722?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781680680720) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylor", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bobiverse-series/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).