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Dennis E. Taylor is a Canadian novelist and former computer programmer known for his large scale hard science fiction stories exploring the interaction between artificial intelligence and the human condition. Career While working as a computer programmer, Taylor self-published his first novel and began working with an agent to try to publish his second novel,We Are Legion (We Are Bob). However, Taylor still had difficulty getting any publishing house to take on his work, and eventually published it through his agent's in-house publishing arm. An audiobook rights deal with Audible was also reached. Once recorded, We Are Legion became one of the most popular audiobooks on the service and was awarded Best Science Fiction Audiobook of the year. Taylor has been noted as an author whose work debuts in audio form rather than print to take advantage of the explosive growth of the audio medium. Taylor's 2018 novel The Singularity Trap as well as his 2020 novel Heaven's River debuted on The New York Times Bestseller List for Fiction Audiobooks. In September 2020, Taylor released his sixth novel Heaven's River, the fourth book in the Bobiverse series. The new novel follows a loose thread from the earlier novels involving the Bob clone named Bender, who had disappeared mysteriously many years before and prompts a galaxy-spanning search. Major themes Taylor's "Bobiverse" series explore how technologies like cryonics, mind uploading and artificial intelligence might change the society and the human condition. Another major topic is global catastrophic risk, which is also featured in Outland and The Singularity Trap. Stern magazine praised Taylor's distinctive humour style, often based on nerdy inside jokes and references. Recognition Taylor's works have been translated to several languages, including Japanese, German, French and Polish. The We Are Legion (We Are Bob) novel was a finalist of the 2019 Seiun Awards. In October 2018, Taylor was added to the XPRIZE Foundation Science Fiction Advisory Council as a "Visionary Storyteller". This group of accomplished science fiction authors help advise the XPRIZE team on envisioning the future. In May 2019, Taylor was invited by Google to one of the "Talks at Google" where he gave some insight into what inspired his writings, and what his plans are for the next few years. Personal life Taylor resides near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with his wife and daughter. He enjoys snowboarding and mountain biking when he is not writing or traveling. Bibliography Bobiverse (2016–2021) Quantum Earth (2015–2023) Standalone works Audible Original stories Stories released as Audible Originals as read by Ray Porter (who has also read other books by Taylor). Roadkill and Earthside were later published in paperback. As of September 2023, Feedback is available to read exclusively on Amazon's Kindle platform. See also Von Neumann probe The Singularity Topopolis Matrioshka brain References External links Official website. Discover the Dennis E Taylor popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Dennis E Taylor books.