We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylorby Dennis E. Taylor
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 34 of 160 science fiction novels by recommenders
Readers call this a fun spacefaring adventure series and many plan to keep reading the later books.
12 people recommended We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
Summary written by Claude from 10 comments.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 1
The record
Recommended in 6 of 12 months
In 8 different threads.
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 12 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 8 threadsNeeds 5 or more, met.
- The biggest thread supplies 25% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 10 of the 14 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun, fantastic spacefaring series
“I enjoyed it a lot though, and definitely plan to continue with the series.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” “So far it's a very fun spacefaring adventure.”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What were the best books you read in 2025?” “The bobiverse books are fantastic”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” Readers continuing through the series
“It is absolutely one of my favourite series and made Dennis E Taylor an absolute goto author for me.”
Comment from 21 Mar 2026 in “Major leap towards reanimation after death as mammal's brain preserved” “I recently enjoyed a few books of the "We are Legion, We are Bob" series”
Comment from 11 Jun 2026 in “U.S. kids no longer reading for pleasure” “currently part way through we are legion read by ray porter”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High” Strong loyalty to Taylor as author
“+1 for Stross, Egan and the Bobiverse”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division”
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 | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 78 | 18 | 23 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Children of Timeby Adrian Tchaikovsky | 64 | 1 | 4 | 94% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Accelerandoby Charles Stross | 63 | 7 | 8 | 89% | 11 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 57 | 34 | 28 | 67% | 8 | — | — |
| We Are Legion (We Are Bob)by Dennis E. TaylorThis page | 12 | 0 | 1 | 92% | 6 | — | Approved |
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What people said
10 of the 14 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's the bobiverse by Dennis E Taylor.”
“Just did the bobiverse series after furiously consuming all the dungeon crawler carl”
“I recently enjoyed a few books of the "We are Legion, We are Bob" series”
“any of the Bobiverse - while they're fine books, wouldn't class it in the category of interesting ideas”
“+1 for Stross, Egan and the Bobiverse”
“It is absolutely one of my favourite series and made Dennis E Taylor an absolute goto author for me.”
“I enjoyed it a lot though, and definitely plan to continue with the series.”
“The bobiverse books are fantastic”
“currently part way through we are legion read by ray porter”
“So far it's a very fun spacefaring adventure.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 3 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.