Audiobooks Like We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

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Ray Porter narrates Dennis E. Taylor's uploaded-consciousness comedy-SF with the exact register the joke requires — Bob's cheerful, irreverent, slightly bewildered voice is not what you expect from post-human space exploration, and Porter's delivery keeps the humor and the genuine existential weight coexisting without sacrificing either across 10 hours. He sounds like a man having fun with smart material. Every single recommendation is also narrated by Porter, most from the same author, and the list is built entirely for listeners who want to stay in that particular sonic world — curious, fast, funny, and quietly serious about what it means to be alone in the dark.

10 audiobooks for fans of We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

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    Flybot

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.18 ABR Score (8.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (3.4K) ★ 4.59 Audible (4.7K)
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    Physicist Philip Moray's ordinary day turns extraordinary when mysterious tech and AI collide in Taylor's latest adventure. Ray Porter's familiar voice grounds even the wildest technological concepts.

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    Outland

    Quantum Earth • Book 1

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.31 ABR Score (30.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (11.8K) ★ 4.59 Audible (19.1K)
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    College students accidentally open an interdimensional portal just as Yellowstone erupts in this clever sci-fi premise. Ray Porter handles the scientific exposition with engaging clarity.

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    Roadkill

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.28 ABR Score (19.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (6.9K) ★ 4.59 Audible (12.4K)
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    Three Ohio slackers become Earth's unlikely defenders against an interdimensional threat in Dennis Taylor's latest standalone adventure. Ray Porter captures the humor and heart of ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances.

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    Earthside

    Quantum Earth • Book 2

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.06 ABR Score (11.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (5.5K) ★ 4.38 Audible (5.6K)
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    Twenty-something scientists manage humanity's survival after the Yellowstone super-eruption destroys civilization. Ray Porter returns to voice Taylor's signature blend of science and humor.

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    Feedback

    Audible Original Stories

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.07 ABR Score (8.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.53 Audible (5.6K)
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    Scientists attempt to rewrite history but discover their timeline changes create an endless loop—Ray Porter handles the temporal confusion with trademark precision in this short tale.

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    The Fold

    Threshold • Book 2

    by Peter Clines

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    Why this book?

    Ray Porter's distinctive narration brings the same wit and conversational charm to The Fold, making both audiobooks feel like intimate conversations with a brilliant, darkly humorous guide through mind-bending premises. Both works blend cerebral science fiction concepts with an accessible, engaging tone that makes complex ideas feel thrilling rather than alienating.

    4.11 ABR Score (71.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (33.4K) ★ 4.38 Audible (37.7K)
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    Mike Erikson's intelligence-powered investigation into a teleportation device gone wrong creates perfect sci-fi mystery material, and Ray Porter captures both the everyday charm of the reluctant genius protagonist and the mounting cosmic dread.

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    Chasing the Dragon

    Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 2

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.36 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (934) ★ 4.76 Audible (3.1K)
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    Everyone wants the Dragon dead, but bounty hunter Tyrus Rechs takes the contract as a favor—though killing isn't necessarily his plan.

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    Madame Guillotine

    Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 3

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.35 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (634) ★ 4.81 Audible (2.8K)
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    Military science fiction at its finest: lone marine sniper versus an entire planet of hostile riots to save captured legionnaires, with Ray Porter's commanding performance driving every tactical decision.

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    Requiem for Medusa

    Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 1

    by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    4.33 ABR Score (5.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.69 Audible (4.6K)
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    Ray Porter channels Tyrus Rechs' cold fury as he hunts the killers who thought they could murder her and escape justice in the lawless Reach.

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    Blood of the Innocent

    ONSET • Book 3

    by Glynn Stewart

    Narrated by Ray Porter

    Why this book?

    Ray Porter's excellent narration brings the same wit and engaging energy to Blood of the Innocent that made We Are Legion so compelling, while both stories balance humor with high-stakes adventure and explore themes of identity and survival against overwhelming odds.

    4.19 ABR Score (2.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.67 Audible (986)
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    ONSET's supernatural agents have beaten the vampires, but an ancient enemy offers peace talks that smell like a trap. Ray Porter's gruff narration fits the urban fantasy action perfectly.

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