Dennis E. Taylor

Dennis Taylor,^[1] writing as 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.

Dennis E. Taylor
Born	Dennis Taylor[1] Coquitlam, Canada
Occupation	Novelist
Language	English
Nationality	Canadian
Genre	Science fiction
Website
dennisetaylor.org

Early life, family and education

Dennis Taylor was born in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.^{[citation needed]}

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). Taylor had difficulty finding a publishing house to accept his work. Eventually, he published it through his agent's in-house publishing arm.

An audiobook rights deal with Audible was reached, however. After its release, We Are Legion gained significant popularity on the service and was awarded Best Science Fiction Audiobook of the Year.^[2]

After the success of We Are Legion (We Are Bob), Taylor expanded the Bobiverse series with sequels like For We Are Many and All These Worlds. The books delved into themes such as artificial intelligence, space exploration, and the future of humanity, all while maintaining a lighthearted and often humorous tone. In September 2020, Taylor released his sixth novel Heaven's River, the fourth book in the Bobiverse series.^[3]

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.^[4][5][6]

Major themes

Taylor's Bobiverse series examines themes such as cryonics, mind uploading, and artificial intelligence and their potential impacts on society and the human condition.^[7][8] Another major topic is global catastrophic risk, which is also featured in Outland^[9] and The Singularity Trap.^[10]

Recognition

Taylor's works have been translated into several languages, including Japanese,^[11] German,^[12] French^[13] and Polish.^[14]

The novel We Are Legion (We Are Bob) was a finalist of the 2019 Seiun Awards.^[11]

In October 2018, Taylor was added to the XPRIZE Foundation Science Fiction Advisory Council as a "Visionary Storyteller".^[15] This group of accomplished science fiction authors help advise the XPRIZE team on envisioning the future.^[16][17]

In May 2019, Taylor participated in a Talks at Google event where he shared insights into the inspirations behind his writings and discussed his plans for the upcoming years.^[18]

Personal life

Taylor resides near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with his wife and daughter.

Bibliography

Bobiverse (2016–2024)

No.	Title	Date	ISBN	Notes
1	We Are Legion	20 October 2016	978-1-68068-032-4 (1st ed.) 978-1-68068-058-4 (rev. ed.)	Self-published as We are Bob in 2015. Revised edition published in 2016 with new title.
2	For We Are Many	18 March 2017	978-1-68068-059-1
3	All These Worlds	8 August 2017	978-1-68068-060-7
4	Heaven's River	26 January 2021	978-1-68068-226-7	The New York Times Bestseller,[6] Audie Award Finalist,[19] Prometheus Award Finalist Audiobook was available as an Audible Original in September 2020.
5	Not Till We Are Lost	5 September 2024	978-1-68068-358-5

Quantum Earth (2015–2023)

No.	Title	Date	ISBN	Notes
1	Outland	9 January 2015	978-1-5056-3119-7 (1st ed.) 978-1-68068-148-2 (rev. ed.)	Self-published in 2015. Revised edition published in 2017.
2	Earthside	26 May 2023	978-1-68068-337-0	Audiobook was available as an Audible Original in January 2023.

Standalone works

Title	Date	ISBN	Notes
The Singularity Trap	11 July 2018	978-1-68068-088-1	The New York Times Bestseller[4][5]
Roadkill	9 December 2022	978-1-68068-312-7	Audiobook was available as an Audible Original in August 2022.
"A Change of Plans"	9 October 2017	978-1-9781-3894-0	Collected in Explorations: Colony, vol. 4 of the Explorations anthology series.

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^[update], Feedback is available to read exclusively on Amazon's Kindle platform.

Title	Audible release	Kindle edition	Ref.
Feedback	19 November 2020	15 February 2023	[20]
Roadkill	4 August 2022	1 December 2022	[20]
Earthside	26 January 2023	25 May 2023
Flybot	26 June 2025	N/A

See also

• Von Neumann probe
• The Singularity
• Topopolis
• Matrioshka brain