In the not-too-distant future, Bob decides to use some of the wealth he's made from his tech company to have his head frozen cryogenically. While his friends poke fun at him, it is his decision after all. Unfortunately, an accident happens and Bob gets his wish sooner than he had expected. A hundred years later he awakens to discover that the technology didn't work as he had hoped and he is now an AI. The United States no longer exists and that former nation is now ruled by a theocracy that has little sympathy for something that many feel is an affront to God. Without a choice, he also learns that he is being trained to pilot an experimental starship whose mission is to discover a new home for mankind, as Earth is becoming uninhabitable.
As he is on his way to find that new planet, Bob finds that he is able to reproduce versions of himself as well as the ability to build new ships. When he does discover some habitable planets, he sends a version of himself back to Earth to find that politicians haven't changed and sometimes warring nations have their own agendas. Not all Bobs are alike and even they can't always agree.
This is the first audiobook in a series. Having a working knowledge of pop culture wouldn't hurt as the different Bobs begin to take on very different personalities.
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