#97 in Science fiction
Not Till We Are Lost
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Our view
“Not Till We Are Lost” is a comfortable return to the Bobiverse that some readers see as more bridge than destination. Several storylines run side by side, the hard-science ideas and the humour are as likeable as ever, and most of the threads are left open for later books; some find the ending abrupt. Others find the many Bobs hard to keep track of, so this fifth volume is no place to begin.
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About the book
"The best-selling series that readers label "wonderfully entertaining", "packed with humor, geek references and thought-provoking storylines" returns as the Bobs face their deadliest challenge yet. The Bobiverse is a different place in the aftermath of the Starfleet War, and the days of the Bobs gathering in one big happy moot are far behind. There's anti-Bob sentiment on multiple planets, the Skippies playing with an AI time bomb, and multiple Bobs just wanting to get away from it all. But it all pales compared to what Icarus and Daedalus discover on their 26,000-year journey to the center of the galaxy. Sure, it could settle the Fermi Paradox for good (and what Bob doesn't want to solve a mystery of the universe?). But it also reveals a threat to the galaxy greater than anything the Bobs could have imagined. Just another average day in the Bobiverse"--Page [4] of cover.
Reading order · Bobiverse
Full order & progress →- We Are Legion (We Are Bob)Start here
8.48.4 / 10 - For We Are Many
8.58.5 / 10 - All These Worlds
8.68.6 / 10 - Heaven's River
8.28.2 / 10 - Not Till We Are LostThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - The Infinite Extent
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 450 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 75% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 450 | 100% |
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