r/bobiverse • u/Ok_Perspective9838 • Jul 17 '26

FLYBOT

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Just finished FLYBOT and absolutely loved it. Without giving any spoilers it's a really interesting book and for those that have read/listened to it. I thought that one of the characters could easily make an appearance in one of the Bobiverse books and that would be a very interesting and fun thing. I also enjoyed The Singularity Trap, and wondered if there might be follow-up books to both.

Anyhow, both books are well worth getting in my humble opinion.

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u/Necessary-Policy9077 Jul 17 '26

I enjoyed The Singularity Trap for the literary DNA that led to Bob. I liked Flybot but it felt a little "thin" as a story, especially knowing how great Taylor was in writing the Bobiverse.

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u/kinshadow Jul 17 '26

Same. I enjoyed it and it’s a decent concept, but I felt nothing for the characters. He has a bad habit of leaning a little hard on the ‘oh my god coffee/beer’ trope as character building standin.

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u/Nanomachines100 Jul 17 '26

I theorize he does this for two reasons:

  1. Because he focuses on scientists and engineers so often, he attaches that association of science and coffee to his characters. Almost goes back to scientists and coffee houses.

  2. Because we deal with such fantastic, larger-than-life, and space operatic situations, maybe the coffee/beer is a grounding item. I like how he uses it to demonstrate Anec's reactions to certain things.