We Are Legion We Are Bob

Author : Dennis E. Taylor
Publisher : Worldbuilders Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1680680587

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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor Pdf

Bobiverse fans: a signed limited edition of all three books in a boxed set, signed by the author, is now available on Amazon. Look for The Bobiverse [Signed Limited Edition] on Amazon Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street. Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state. He has been uploaded into computer hardware and is slated to be the controlling AI in an interstellar probe looking for habitable planets. The stakes are high: no less than the first claim to entire worlds. If he declines the honor, he'll be switched off, and they'll try again with someone else. If he accepts, he becomes a prime target. There are at least three other countries trying to get their own probes launched first, and they play dirty. The safest place for Bob is in space, heading away from Earth at top speed. Or so he thinks. Because the universe is full of nasties, and trespassers make them mad - very mad.

Author : Joe Zieja
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781481459273

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Mechanical Failure by Joe Zieja Pdf

The Two Hundred Years' (and counting) Peace is a time of tranquility that hasn't been seen since ... well, never. Mankind in the galactice age have finally conquered war, so what is the military to do but drink and barbecue? That's the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler. But times have changed ...

Author : Dennis E. Taylor
Publisher : Worldbuilders Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1680680722

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The Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylor Pdf

This special hardcover edition of Dennis E. Taylor's Bobiverse series presents all three books in hardcover in a slipcase, signed by the author.

Author : Dennis E. Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1680682261

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Heaven's River by Dennis E. Taylor Pdf

Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by best seller Dennis E. Taylor. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender's fate-whatever the cost. But nothing is ever simple in the Bobiverse. Bob's descendants are out to the 24th generation now, and replicative drift has produced individuals who can barely be considered Bobs anymore. Some of them oppose Bob's plan; others have plans of their own. The out-of-control moots are the least of the Bobiverse's problems. Undaunted, Bob and his allies follow Bender's trail. But what they discover out in deep space is so unexpected and so complex that it could either save the universe-or pose an existential threat the likes of which the Bobiverse has never faced.

Author : Dennis E. Taylor
Publisher : Worldbuilders Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1680680595

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For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor Pdf

Bobiverse fans: a signed limited edition of all three books in a boxed set, signed by the author, is now available on Amazon. Look for The Bobiverse [Signed Limited Edition] on Amazon Bob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for a Von Neumann probe. Bob and his copies have been spreading out from Earth for 40 years now, looking for habitable planets. But that's the only part of the plan that's still in one piece. A system-wide war has killed off 99.9% of the human race; nuclear winter is slowly making the Earth uninhabitable; a radical group wants to finish the job on the remnants of humanity; the Brazilian space probes are still out there, still trying to blow up the competition; And the Bobs have discovered a spacefaring species that sees all other life as food. Bob left Earth anticipating a life of exploration and blissful solitude. Instead he's become a sky god to a primitive native species, the only hope for getting humanity to a new home, and possibly the only thing that can prevent every living thing in the local sphere from ending up as dinner.

Author : Dennis E. Taylor
Publisher : Worldbuilders Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1680680609

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All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor Pdf

Bobiverse fans: a signed limited edition of all three books in a boxed set, signed by the author, is now available on Amazon. Look for The Bobiverse [Signed Limited Edition] on Amazon Being a sentient spaceship really should be more fun. But after spreading out through space for almost a century, Bob and his clones just can't stay out of trouble. They've created enough colonies so humanity shouldn't go extinct. But political squabbles have a bad habit of dying hard, and the Brazilian probes are still trying to take out the competition. And the Bobs have picked a fight with an older, more powerful species with a large appetite and a short temper. Still stinging from getting their collective butts kicked in their first encounter with the Others, the Bobs now face the prospect of a decisive final battle to defend Earth and its colonies. But the Bobs are less disciplined than a herd of cats, and some of the younger copies are more concerned with their own local problems than defeating the Others. Yet salvation may come from an unlikely source. A couple of eighth-generation Bobs have found something out in deep space. All it will take to save the Earth and perhaps all of humanity is for them to get it to Sol - unless the Others arrive first.

Author : Dennis E. Taylor
Publisher : Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1680680889

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The Singularity Trap by Dennis E. Taylor Pdf

"If it were up to one man and one man alone to protect the entire human race - would you want it to be a down-on-his luck asteroid miner? When Ivan Pritchard signs on as a newbie aboard the Mad Astra, it's his final, desperate stab at giving his wife and children the life they deserve. He can survive the hazing of his crewmates, and how many times, really, can near-zero g make you vomit? But there's another challenge looming out there, in the farthest reaches of human exploration, that will test every man, woman and AI on the ship - and will force Ivan to confront the very essence of what makes him human." -Amazon

Author : Dennis E. Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1680681486

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Outland by Dennis E. Taylor Pdf

When the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, it's up to six college students and their experimental physics project to prevent the end of civilization.When an experiment to study quantum uncertainty goes spectacularly wrong, physics student Bill Rustad and his friends find that they have accidentally created an inter-dimensional portal. They connect to Outland-an alternate Earth with identical geology, but where humans never evolved.The group races to establish control of the portal before the government, the military, or evildoers can take it away.Then everything changes when the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts in an explosion large enough to destroy civilization and kill half the planet. The team has just hours to get as many people as possible across to Outland before a lethal cloud of ash overwhelms them.Nothing has prepared the refugees for what they find-a world of few resources and unprecedented dangers. Somehow, they must learn to survive, because Outland may be not just a safe haven-it could be their new home.This 2019 edition has been substantially revised by the author.

Author : H. Paul Honsinger
Publisher : Man of War
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1477848894

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To Honor You Call Us by H. Paul Honsinger Pdf

The Terran Union is engaged in a vast interstellar war against the Krag Ruthless aliens intent on exterminating humankind. In 2315, the wily Max Robichaux is given command of the USS Cumberland, a destroyer with state-of-the-art capabilities but a combat record so bad, she's known as the "Cumberland Gap." Capt. Robichaux's first mission: to take his warship to the Free Corridor, where the Krag have secretly been buying strategic materials, and to seize or destroy any ships carrying enemy cargo. Far from the fleet and under enforced radio silence, Max relies only on his determination and guile...and the support and friendship of his chief medical officer, the brilliant Dr. Sahin. Because even as he deals with the ship's onboard problems and the stress of carrying out her risky assignment, Max and the doctor discover that the Cumberland and her misfit crew are all that stands in the way of a deadly Krag attack that threatens to end the war--and humanity--once and for all. A far-future story in the tradition of "ships of wood, men of iron" novels, To Honor You Call Us and the Man of War series combine the adventure of exploration, the excitement of war, and the dangers of the unknown through the eyes of a ship and her crew.

Author : Dennis E. Taylor
Publisher : Worldbuilders Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1680680323

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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor Pdf

Bob Johansson has just sold his software company and is looking forward to a life of leisure. There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch. So it's a little unfair when he gets himself killed crossing the street.Bob wakes up a century later to find that corpsicles have been declared to be without rights, and he is now the property of the state. He has been uploaded into computer hardware and is slated to be the controlling AI in an interstellar probe looking for habitable planets. The stakes are high: no less than the first claim to entire worlds. If he declines the honor, he'll be switched off, and they'll try again with someone else. If he accepts, he becomes a prime target. There are at least three other countries trying to get their own probes launched first, and they play dirty.The safest place for Bob is in space, heading away from Earth at top speed. Or so he thinks. Because the universe is full of nasties, and trespassers make them mad - very mad.

Author : Anne Korfmacher
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781040087152

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Fan Podcasts by Anne Korfmacher Pdf

Starting from the observation of the ubiquity of fan podcasts engaging in media commentary, this book explores three fan podcast genres in which commentary manifests as a structuring form: rewatch and reread podcasts, recap podcasts, and review podcasts. The author conducts a formalist genre analysis of these podcasts, close reading nine case studies to describe how the three genres function and how different fan labour manifests in podcasting. Each case study teases out the themes, style, and formal constellations of the three podcast genres, shows how different fans activate the affordances of podcasting and commentary, and reveals the distinct generic functions of the three podcast genres. This book will be of significant interest to scholars and students in podcast studies, fan studies, cultural studies and literary studies who are interested in fan podcasts, podcast genre analysis, and ways of close reading podcasts as texts.

Author : American Legion. Annual National Convention
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Veterans
ISBN : IND:30000006535623

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Proceedings of ... National Convention of the American Legion by American Legion. Annual National Convention Pdf

Author : American Legion. National Convention
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Veterans
ISBN : IND:30000003229980

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Proceedings of ... National Convention of the American Legion by American Legion. National Convention Pdf

Author : Paul Matthews
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781805110491

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Transparent Minds in Science Fiction by Paul Matthews Pdf

Transparent Minds explores the intersection between neuroscience and science fiction stories. Paul Matthews expertly analyses the narratives of humans and nonhumans from Mary Shelley to Kazuo Ishiguro across 200 years of the genre. In doing so he gives lucid insight into the meaning of existence and self-awareness. Rigorously researched and highly accessible, Matthews argues that psycho-emotional science fiction writers both imitate and inform alien and post-human consciousnesses through exploratory narratives and metaphor. Drawing from a diverse range of scholars and critics, Matthews explores topics such as psychonarration and neuroaesthetics, to create a thoughtful and cogent argument. By synthesising concepts from philosophy, neuroscience, and literary theory, Matthews posits the potential for science fiction to bridge the gap in understanding between AI and human minds. Given the recent advancements in AI technology, Matthews’ timely discussion enters the speculative realm of sentient technology and postcyborg ethics. The work constitutes a major contribution to cross-disciplinary perspectives on alien and posthuman psychology, that engages with future states of existence in both ourselves and the machines we create. Transparent Minds will be of interest to innovators, authors, and science fiction enthusiasts alike.

Author : American Legion. Annual National Convention
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Veterans
ISBN : PURD:32754082299276

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Proceedings of the 78th National Convention of the American Legion by American Legion. Annual National Convention Pdf