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  • Heaven's River

  • Bobiverse, Book 4
  • Written by: Dennis E. Taylor
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,165 ratings)

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Heaven's River

Written by: Dennis E. Taylor
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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Publisher's Summary

Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible number one 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 ever faced. 

Heaven’s River is the fourth installment in the blockbuster Audible Original Bobiverse series - which has sold more than one million copies.

©2020 Dennis E. Taylor (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.

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I hope this story never ends

I love this universe, I think this could make a fantastic video game....hmmmmmm.
very cool story on this one with the quelens? anyhow I can't wait for it to continue.
I have the hard copies of the books so I can let people borrow them :)

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Not bad but not great

Pros:
Excellent narration.

Cons:
Bobs feel overpowered.
Bridgette is annoying.
Over reliance on visual descriptions.

I'm only 1/3rd of the way through and will update this review if things change.

Update:
I really had to push myself to finish this one. The story does try to address the issue of Bobs being overpowered but it wasn't enough to build any sort of tension.

Overall this chapter felt like a filler.

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Bit of a slog

This one was really hard to get through and in my opinion it doesn't really compare to the previous books in the series which had a very interesting villain and story. I didn't really care about what was going on here and kind of just felt like I had to finish because I was somewhat invested which is a real pity. There didn't really seem to be any new world altering events that were happening but rather a lot of repetition across the whole book. I'm hoping the next book actually gives a bit more insight into why "Starfleet" is doing what it's doing as potentially that could make this book worthwhile. I'd say read this if you're a fan otherwise you could probably give it a skip without really missing anything critical.

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The weakest in the series but still has potential

The events of book 4 are certainly interesting but they don't hold a candle to what was going on before.

By the beginning of book 4 the main antagonistic problems the "Bobs" have had to deal with have been dealt with so the author needs to create a new journey, and the solution to that is to sends us on this adventure to save someone intruduced in one of the previous books and then barely mentioned after.

The problem with this book is that altough the charming universe the author has granted us is still there, it's just the stakes aren't. At times I found myself skipping whole chapters out of boredom trying to get to the tension or rush I felt previously. I'll say that by the last two hours it became very enjoyable again and I look forward to book 5 now but it was a grind to get through this book and not abandon it.

I'd say if have enjoyed the previous books stick trough it, you'll still find this a good listen but perhaps just not as good.

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epic

This book was truly amazing and easily kept up to the high standard of the Bobiverse series. I would not be surprised if I ended up listening to this book again. It was full of detail and followed the story line flawlessly. This is easily my favorite series of all time.

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goosebumps at all times

such an incredible journey through the bobiverse, gripping on every chapter.

the level of psychology and human interaction with alien species and also personal mental growth within the collective unimaginably detailed universe this book carries is beautiful from start to finish and I'm proud to say that the last portion of the book left me with goosebumps and tears at the final word.

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Excellent writing

Excellent writing and given its length a great value
I would say more but spoilers...

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  • 2020-09-27

Highly recommend this addition to the universe.

From a fan, having listened to the first three books a couple times, and now having finished book 4 in two days, I am impressed.

The plot feels like a great extension of the stories of the first three books with a twist in the plot that I began to suspect somewhere in the middle, and enjoyed as it developed in the story.

This universe has more stories to tell, I hope Dennis has some outlines rattling around for development. I don’t think we’re done with Bob or the cohort yet.

Ray Porter does a phenomenal job of giving all of the the narrative characters a unique and identifiable voice, even characters who sound similar, are unique enough, that I imagine the man has a three ring binder full of character profile sheets with twitches, attributes and other neurotic identities.

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great stuff looking forward to book five
great narrative, maybe a movie? Anyways well done guys

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I really hope he keeps writing these.

I was extactic when I had found out that there was to be a fourth book in the Bobiverse series. I will be patiently awaiting another four.

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