BookBingeBobiverse Books in Order
The short answer
Dennis E. Taylor · 6 books
- How many books?
- There are 6 books in the Bobiverse series, published 2016–2026.
- Is it finished?
- No — it's ongoing, but the next book doesn't have a release date yet.
- Where to start
- Start with We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (2016).
About 2,500 pages — roughly 40 hours of reading
A software engineer wakes up in the future as a self-replicating von Neumann probe — with his personality intact.
Here is the complete Bobiverse reading order — all 6 books by Dennis E. Taylor, in the order you should read them:
Reading order
- We Are Legion (We Are Bob)Bob is now a space probe.2016345 pages
- For We Are ManyThe Bobs confront rival AI probes and evacuate humanity from a dying Earth.2017351 pages
- All These WorldsThe Bobiverse faces an alien threat that eats entire civilizations.2017332 pages
- Heaven's RiverA mystery on an alien megastructure draws the Bobs into their strangest investigation.2020676 pages
- Not Till We Are LostA Bob goes missing in deep space, and the search leads somewhere impossible.2024374 pages
- The Infinite ExtentThe Bobs continue humanity's diaspora among the stars, confronting new threats and moral questions about replication.2026
Good news: for this series, reading order and publication order are the same — just read straight down the list.
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How many Bobiverse books are there?
There are 6 books in the Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor, from We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (2016) to The Infinite Extent (2026). Together they run to about 2,500 pages.
Is the Bobiverse series finished?
No, it's ongoing. The most recent book is The Infinite Extent (2026), and Dennis E. Taylor hasn't dated the next one yet.
What is the first Bobiverse book?
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (2016) is book one, at 345 pages. Bob is now a space probe.
Should I read the Bobiverse series in publication order?
Yes. For the Bobiverse series, reading order and publication order are the same — We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (2016) through The Infinite Extent (2026).
How long does it take to read all Bobiverse books?
About 2,500 pages across 6 books — roughly 40 hours at a page a minute. The longest is Heaven's River (676 pages); the shortest is All These Worlds (332 pages).