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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) - Yes, the name is terrible, but the book series is actually quite good if you like hard sci-fi. It has that "written-by-an-ex-softwa

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) - Yes, the name is terrible, but the book series is actually quite good if you like hard sci-fi. It has that "written-by-an-ex-software-dev" vibe that is so popular around here.

causi 4y ago
I love the Bob series, but I'd recommend against it if you don't have a high tolerance for characters who are supposed to be extremely intelligent missing blindingly obvious solutions to problems.
- johnbellone 4y ago
  That sounds like real life.
  - causi 4y ago
    Yeah but in real life you could grab somebody and yell "Oh my god, stop moping about how scared you are of explosives and just put a goddamn steel blade on your flying murder-drones so they're not one-use-only."
    - FredPret 4y ago
      I feel like such a drone would need quite a bit of heft to offset swinging the blade - like the motorcycles in Daniel Suarez's Daemon. A drone with a gun would get thrown about as it shoots. Missiles, lasers, EMP, and explosives seem like the most practical drone weapons.
      - causi 4y ago
        Yeah but in the book he's literally having to ration his drones because he can't figure out how to kill a gorilla any way except suicidally ramming them head-on.
        FredPret 4y ago
        To be fair, he's still his old self with his old human skills only. The only thing is he's faster and can compute better. His skills may not have included military tactics but it took him pretty far!
        causi 4y ago
        He had a massive library to learn from. My skills don't include tactics either but he worked on this problem for months and never came up with anything better than a flying headbutt.
      - hersko 4y ago
        There are a million ways to build a drone to kill something that would not destroy the drone. - String a wire between two drones - Stick a spear to the front - Have it drop acid - Have it lift then drop the monster - Have it lift and drop a stone on the monster - Build in crossbow/ballistae etc etc....
    - hersko 4y ago
      Yes!!
- hersko 4y ago
  Omg this! Those books drove me crazy!!
  - throwoutway 4y ago
    The book flipped between 'missing the obvious' and 'that was way too easy and lazy writing'. It had some hard-fi, but most reviewers seem to give the author too much credit and ignore the poor plot
    - causi 4y ago
      You get the constant impression he either didn't have an editor or had an editor with no power to force changes. Especially near the end of the third book where you can tell he's gotten tired of his Big Bad Guys and just decides to end them in half a dozen pages.
NotYourLawyer 4y ago
Another vote for these books. Pretty quick read, but solid.
johnbellone 4y ago
Great audio book series.
chetanbhasin 4y ago
I love the Bobiverse! Another +1 for the series.

causi 4y ago

I love the Bob series, but I'd recommend against it if you don't have a high tolerance for characters who are supposed to be extremely intelligent missing blindingly obvious solutions to problems.

johnbellone 4y ago
That sounds like real life.
- causi 4y ago
  Yeah but in real life you could grab somebody and yell "Oh my god, stop moping about how scared you are of explosives and just put a goddamn steel blade on your flying murder-drones so they're not one-use-only."
  - FredPret 4y ago
    I feel like such a drone would need quite a bit of heft to offset swinging the blade - like the motorcycles in Daniel Suarez's Daemon. A drone with a gun would get thrown about as it shoots. Missiles, lasers, EMP, and explosives seem like the most practical drone weapons.
    - causi 4y ago
      Yeah but in the book he's literally having to ration his drones because he can't figure out how to kill a gorilla any way except suicidally ramming them head-on.
      - FredPret 4y ago
        To be fair, he's still his old self with his old human skills only. The only thing is he's faster and can compute better. His skills may not have included military tactics but it took him pretty far!
        causi 4y ago
        He had a massive library to learn from. My skills don't include tactics either but he worked on this problem for months and never came up with anything better than a flying headbutt.
    - hersko 4y ago
      There are a million ways to build a drone to kill something that would not destroy the drone. - String a wire between two drones - Stick a spear to the front - Have it drop acid - Have it lift then drop the monster - Have it lift and drop a stone on the monster - Build in crossbow/ballistae etc etc....
  - hersko 4y ago
    Yes!!
hersko 4y ago
Omg this! Those books drove me crazy!!
- throwoutway 4y ago
  The book flipped between 'missing the obvious' and 'that was way too easy and lazy writing'. It had some hard-fi, but most reviewers seem to give the author too much credit and ignore the poor plot
  - causi 4y ago
    You get the constant impression he either didn't have an editor or had an editor with no power to force changes. Especially near the end of the third book where you can tell he's gotten tired of his Big Bad Guys and just decides to end them in half a dozen pages.

NotYourLawyer 4y ago

Another vote for these books. Pretty quick read, but solid.

johnbellone 4y ago

Great audio book series.

chetanbhasin 4y ago

I love the Bobiverse! Another +1 for the series.