Series
Books like Bobiverse: 9 series to read next
Bobiverse is science fiction and space opera, set in space and other star systems. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Bobiverse is 6 books, 2016–2026.
“There are places to go, books to read, and movies to watch.”
from the catalogue description of We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- The Murderbot Diaries
- Old Man's War
- Commonwealth Saga
- Uplift
- The Culture
- The Stainless Steel Rat
- Heechee
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Mickey7
- The Murderbot DiariesUniverse
universe21 books2017
Loreful pick
The other first-person artificial person with a sense of humour and a low opinion of humans.
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- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Loreful pick
Same chatty, engineer-brained voice pointed at interstellar war instead of von Neumann probes.
matchedfar futurescience fictionadventurousspace operaspaceother star systems
- Commonwealth SagaSeries
seriesPeter F. Hamilton2 books2004
Loreful pick
If the expansion was the fun: humanity spreading across the galaxy and meeting something it cannot out-build.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace opera
- UpliftUniverse
universe13 books1980
Loreful pick
Big-idea SF about making minds and being responsible for them.
matchedfar futurescience fictionadventurousspace operaspaceother star systems
- The CultureUniverse
universe21 books1987
Loreful pick
The grown-up version of the same daydream: machine minds with opinions running civilisation.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operaartificial intelligence
- The Stainless Steel RatSeries
seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957
About con artists.
matchedfar futurefunnyscience fictionadventurousspace operaspace
- HeecheeSeries
seriesFrederik Pohl19 books1972
About aliens.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operaspacespace explorationother star systems
universe18 books1979
Humor.
matchedfar futurefunnyscience fictionspace
- Mickey7Series
seriesEdward Ashton2 books2022
Tense in tone, about survival.
matchedfar futurescience fictioncloningfirst personspaceother star systemsidentity
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Why these
No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.
Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Bobiverse?
- The Murderbot Diaries. The other first-person artificial person with a sense of humour and a low opinion of humans.
- Where do I start with Bobiverse?
- We Are Legion (We Are Bob). It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Bobiverse.
- How big is Bobiverse?
- Bobiverse is 6 books, 2016–2026.