I liked the Bobbiverse series, starting with We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor. The first 3 books were great. IMO the 4th is ok, and currently listening to the 5th. Fun fact, the narrator for the Project Hail Mary and Bobbiverse series audiobooks is the same - Ray Porter, who fantastic.

[–] fouloleron@piefed.social 6 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Seconded. The Bobiverse is fun.

I also recommend anything narrated by Ray Porter - he is excellent.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Did they release the 5th in book form?

Agreed that 4 was “meh”.

[–] Zathras@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

We are listing to the audiobook but a quick search looks like the physical book is available.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Fun books, but I would not say they're at all similar to PHM.

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

How are they that different? Both involve an anti-social, witty, nerdy guy put in scenarios that demand he come up with an innovative solution that’s usually science or engineering based. And they’re in space. I just finished Project Hail Mary again last week and was consistently thinking about how it reminded me of Bobiverse in tone and character, and not just because of Ray Porter.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

Bobiverse is way more superficial - way more fluff - than PHM. PHM is much more hard SF (much more scientifically accurate and fleshed out). While there's humor in both, the Bobiverse books have an emphasis on the silly fun, with a little depth underneath, and PHM is a deep, serious story with a main character who happens to be funny.