TRANSCENDENCE

Sheffield, Charles.

ISBN 10: 0575052643 / ISBN 13: 9780575052642

Published by Gollancz., London:, 1992

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HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. Book three of The Heritage Universe. True first edition, preceding the Del Rey edition by a month. A little bumping at the head and heel of the spine. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 16825

Bibliographic Details

Title: TRANSCENDENCE

Publisher: Gollancz., London:

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

The search for the Builders, the legendary alien race whose unfathomable constructs continued to perplex scholars and explorers alike, had led Builder expert Darya Lang, adventurer Hans Rebka, and treasure hunters Louis Nenda and Atvar H'sial to an unknown Builder artifact far outside the spiral arm. There they found the Zardalu, once the greatest menace ever known to the worlds of the spiral arm, enslaving entire races and exterminating others, guided by an unswerving belief in their own supremacy. The only chance to eliminate the Zardalu threat was to wipe them all out before they had time to breed back up to strength and once again threaten civilized beings everywhere. But as they closed in, it was becoming clear that the Zardalu and their world were closely entwined with the fate--and the plans--of the Builders themselves.

About the Author:

Charles Sheffield (1935-2002) was a mathematician, physicist, and author of both nonfiction and science fiction. For his novel Brother to Dragons, he won the 1992 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. He won the Nebula Award in 1993 and the Hugo Award in 1994 for his novelette Georgia on My Mind. He was a president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society. He served as chief scientist of Earth Satellite Corporation, a company that processed remote sensing satellite data. He was a distinguished lecturer of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a board member of the National Space Society. Born and educated in England, he held bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics and a doctorate in theoretical physics.