Bobiverse
Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylorby Dennis E. Taylor
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 33 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Readers praise this goofy, creative science fiction series for its exploration and premise, and many read it through more than once.
Readers praise this goofy, creative science fiction series for its exploration and premise, and many read it through more than once.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Highly recommended, fantastic series
“Currently going through Bobiverse, Dungeon Crawler Carl. Highly recommend all of them.”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” “the Bobiverse series is excellent with amazing exploration”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Sins of the Children (Adrian Tchaikovsky)” “Excellent science fiction.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Replicant Space – an HTTP API-based game based on the Bobiverse books” - Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart”
Read all parts, often twice
“I drop the phone and read all five parts during any spare minute I have.”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Text Is King” “I've read through the Bobiverse series twice at this point”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” “I, too, completed Bobiverse”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart” Creative, goofy science fiction
“goofy, yet hard, SF about a guy (Bob) whose uploaded mind gets sold”
Comment from 17 May 2026 in “Accelerando (2005)” “Very positive, very creative.”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Sins of the Children (Adrian Tchaikovsky)” “Excellent science fiction.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Replicant Space – an HTTP API-based game based on the Bobiverse books”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Bobiverseby Dennis E. TaylorThis page | 15 | 3 | 83% | 8 | — | Approved |
What people said
17 of the 22 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“You might really like the bobiverse”
“it's just so goddamned repetitive”
“Currently going through Bobiverse, Dungeon Crawler Carl. Highly recommend all of them.”
“It’s not just fantasy, it’s plagiarism.”
“Same with the Bobiverse books, eagerly awaiting part 6”
“Excellent science fiction.”
“I've read through the Bobiverse series twice at this point”
“I, too, completed Bobiverse”
“That series is fantastic.”
“Similar to me books: Bobiverse, Long Way To A Small Angry Planet”
“goofy, yet hard, SF about a guy (Bob) whose uploaded mind gets sold”
“the ideas somehow fall way, way short of qntm's writing”
“Bobiverse series investigate this pretty well”
“the first two were great books”
“I drop the phone and read all five parts during any spare minute I have.”
“the Bobiverse series is excellent with amazing exploration”
“Very positive, very creative.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.