This is the second part of the audio book bestseller of 2016 – We are Legion. It’s a complete package of how science fiction is supposed to be- intrigue, suspense, and plenty of knowledge.
If anyone believes in reincarnation or an afterlife, Bob isn’t one of them. So, waking up several decades after a fatal accident is more than a shock to him. While he is yet to settle down to his new found self, Bob was even thrown into more confusion. He discovers he now doubles as controlling AI and a sentient computer for a Non Neumann probe.
Again, Bob has several duplicates spread all over the planet. He and his “copies” have been dispersing from earth for up to 10 decades now.
However, the planet is no longer peaceful as it used to be. There have been a raging war that has wiped out almost the entire human population.
And a radical group is poised to completely clear humanity from the surface of the earth.
Bob, his crew, and duplicates have to manage the situation and save humanity at all cost. With his power as a sky god to a primitive species, he has to get humanity to a new home.
Ray Porter narrates this story incredibly well with all the right diction for each character. The character representation in the book is top-notch.
With the perfect character representation, it is very difficult to pick a favorite character. There were moments in the book that seem particularly gripping and enthralling. All Dennis Taylor’s books have one thing in common. Outland, by Dennis Taylor, also has the same intriguing pattern. The fact they are begin with interesting plot makes them quite unique from other types of science fiction.