Bobbi’s Transformation

The Tommyknockers

This thread follows Bobbi Anderson from an independent writer and solitary landowner into a gifted but compromised agent of the Tommyknocker influence.

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A Life in Haven A Life in Haven from "The Tommyknockers". A Life in Haven An adopted home Bobbi leaves college and settles at the old farm, where she writes Western novels and builds a self-reliant life.

A Life in Haven from "The Tommyknockers". A Life in Haven An adopted home Bobbi leaves college and settles at the old farm, where she writes Western novels and builds a self-reliant life.

A Life in Haven An adopted home Bobbi leaves college and settles at the old farm, where she writes Western novels and builds a self-reliant life. The town and the land become her chosen home. Independence and attachment Her closest continuing relationship is with Gardener, an old lover and friend. Her life appears settled, even as age, solitude, and the approaching loss of Peter trouble her.

The Discovery’s Pull The Discovery’s Pull from "The Tommyknockers". The Discovery’s Pull A chance encounter Bobbi stumbles over the buried ship and tries to leave it alone.

The Discovery’s Pull from "The Tommyknockers". The Discovery’s Pull A chance encounter Bobbi stumbles over the buried ship and tries to leave it alone.

The Discovery’s Pull A chance encounter Bobbi stumbles over the buried ship and tries to leave it alone. She returns days later, driven to dig despite the danger she senses. The cost of knowledge The ship brings physical symptoms and a trance-like capacity to work. Bobbi’s curiosity becomes entangled with an influence she does not understand.

A New Capacity A New Capacity from "The Tommyknockers". A New Capacity Impossible inventions Bobbi builds a power source and a thought-sensitive typewriter, producing a novel in a burst of work.

A New Capacity from "The Tommyknockers". A New Capacity Impossible inventions Bobbi builds a power source and a thought-sensitive typewriter, producing a novel in a burst of work.

A New Capacity Impossible inventions Bobbi builds a power source and a thought-sensitive typewriter, producing a novel in a burst of work. These inventions seem to answer needs she did not know how to meet. A divided identity She calls herself an idiot savant and recognizes that the ship supplies abilities without understanding. Her fear of exposure competes with fascination and ambition.

The Becoming Deepens The Becoming Deepens from "The Tommyknockers". The Becoming Deepens Shared influence Bobbi becomes increasingly linked to Haven’s collective mind and helps residents reach the ship.

The Becoming Deepens from "The Tommyknockers". The Becoming Deepens Shared influence Bobbi becomes increasingly linked to Haven’s collective mind and helps residents reach the ship.

The Becoming Deepens Shared influence Bobbi becomes increasingly linked to Haven’s collective mind and helps residents reach the ship. Her original personality remains present but loses authority. Human costs concealed She lies about Peter, permits the use of living beings as power sources, and hides what happens to people who enter the shed. The gifts are inseparable from exploitation.

A Last Human Choice A Last Human Choice from "The Tommyknockers". A Last Human Choice Conflict with Gardener Bobbi tries to force Gardener into submission after he challenges the town’s behavior.

A Last Human Choice from "The Tommyknockers". A Last Human Choice Conflict with Gardener Bobbi tries to force Gardener into submission after he challenges the town’s behavior.

A Last Human Choice Conflict with Gardener Bobbi tries to force Gardener into submission after he challenges the town’s behavior. Their former intimacy cannot overcome the difference between them. Death and release Gardener shoots Bobbi after her weapon misfires and she threatens him. Her death ends their relationship but also helps free him to act against the ship and the town.

1975–June 1988

June 21–24, 1988

Late June–early July 1988

July 1988

August 19, 1988