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The Bobiverse audio books are awesome, not in small part because of the narrator.
They really are. For me they're the books by which all others are measured.
I'm somewhat unsettled by book 4, heaven's river. I think the interesting concepts of the premise have been more or less exhausted in the first 3 books. I suspect that anything coming after will be more or less "things happening in that universe" rather than investigating that universe.
I don't begrudge an author continuing a series - it's guaranteed success after all. But in the ideal sense it would've been nice if the first three books had have stood alone.
I totally agree with this. Bobiverse series is in my top 3. Book 4 was a bit of a let down for me as well.
He focused a lot on one story line, however the stuff that goes on on the sidelines could have huge impacts for the universe going forward. It is changing a lot though, but tbh. it kinda has to to not get stuck in a loop of "the same stuff happening just in another system".
If he turns that set up into a great story arc, it could be very interesting.
I really wanted to like these since they are recommended so often, and on paper should be right up my street, but for some reason I just couldn't get into them. I probably gave up a little over half way through the first book. Does much change after that point that might bring me around or are they just not for me?
I haven't yet heard a Ray Porter narration I didn't love.