📚心得【Bobiverse #1: We are Legion】 by Dennis E. Taylor, 2016
#Space_Opera #第一次接觸 #simulation #Mind_Ships #宇戰
想像下，把你死後的大腦結構資訊化，用來跑一個「你」的模擬，再把這個模擬丟進一個可以「自我複製」的探測船(Von Neumann Probe)內，朝遠方恆星射去，會是如何的體驗？
你的模擬大腦又真的是你嗎？作為一個感覺不到身體存在、只與數據溝通的電腦，如何保留作為「人」應有的知覺？又如何與自己的複製體相處？
Bobiverse系列應該是目前Dennis Taylor最出名的代表作，目前出了1~4集，有幾集相對好許多，因此我把各集心得分開寫，比較客觀。
在劇情上有個硬傷：Dennis似乎不明白如何在一集的尾巴收尾 😅 尤其是第一集，突然就斷了，不直接接著第二集看大概會想撞牆。
Dennis最值得稱讚的地方大概就是他文筆中的幽默了，這傢伙肯定是個redditer，裡面擺了許多星戰、Simpsons的梗，讀起來非常容易，印象中從頭讀到尾沒查過太多單字，是值得推薦科幻新手看的連載作品。
這部算是半個硬科幻，只有兩個點破了物理法則：
1. FTL通訊，不過整部看來並沒有什麼因果關係混亂的後果，旅行上還是受限於光速一定百分比。
2. 能源使用上幾乎無限，只在散熱上有受到限制，從頭到尾沒有補充燃料、氧化劑或工質的需求，甚至敘述上表示SURGE引擎是無工質引擎(which is BS) 🙄 雖然敘述上說使用了Ramscoop，但過了Oort Cloud幾乎沒啥分子給你接，還是沒什麼說服力。
IMO總分：80分，幽默風趣、拿起來就順順讀到完的優秀作品
科學軟硬：★★★☆☆ 是否符合現實物理現象*5
核心思想：★★★★★ 核心討論議題是否有趣*4
劇情細節：★★★★☆ 綜觀整體劇情的質與量*3
角色刻畫：★★★★☆ 主要角色是否深刻描述，有無不必要角色*3
結局滿意：★★☆☆☆ 結局滿意度*3
易讀程度：★★★★★ 讀的過程中有無遇到難消化的章節*2
#space_opera #first_contact #simulation #mind_ships #space_battle
Imagine this: If you could take the structural information of your brain after death, use it to run a "you" simulation, and then put that simulation inside a self-replicating probe (a Von Neumann Probe), sending it toward distant stars—what would that feel like? Is the simulated version of you really you ? As a being with no physical body, just communicating through data and existing as a computer, how do you retain the sensory awareness that makes you human? And how do you even interact with your own copies?
The Bobiverse series is probably Dennis Taylor's most well-known work right now. It’s spanned four books so far, with some being much stronger than others. That’s why I decided to break down my thoughts on each book separately—it feels more objective that way.
Now, the plot does have a major flaw: Dennis seems clueless about how to end an installment properly 😅—especially the first one, which just abruptly cuts off. If you read it without reading Book 2 right after, you’re liable to throw your copy against the wall.
Where Dennis really shines, though, is his sense of humor. This guy’s clearly got a Reddit background; he’s packed the series with Star Wars and Simpsons references that make it super easy to read. I remember breezing through it from start to finish without looking up many words—it’s perfect for new sci-fi readers.
This is half hard sci-fi, with only two plot points breaking the laws of physics:
✨FTL communication : Despite traveling faster than light, there's no real causality issues or paradoxes messing things up. Travel still feels limited by relativity to some degree.
✨Energy use : It’s almost unlimited—only constrained by cooling systems. There’s zero need for fuel, oxidizers, or reaction mass throughout the whole series. They even outright say SURGE engines are "no reaction mass" engines at one point 🙄, which is a bit of a stretch—even after passing through the Oort Cloud and hitting interstellar space, there's literally nothing to scoop up with a Ramscoop. It doesn’t hold up.
IMO Rating: 80. Hilarious, fun, and easy to get lost in from start to finish.
Core Theme: ★★★☆☆ (*5)
Plot Quality: ★★★★★ (*4)
Character Development: ★★★★☆ (*3)
Science Validity: ★★★★☆ (*3)
Ending Satisfaction: ★★☆☆☆ (*3)
Readability: ★★★★★ (*2)
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