Transcendence

To really enjoy this truly epic saga the 4 books must be listened to in order: Summertide, Divergence, Transcendence, Convergence. Sheffield may not write great literature, but he has an extraordinary imagination that is equal to the best science fiction writers. The characters are 3-dimensional and interesting and the distant future in which they live is as fascinating as any imagined. Geoffrey Howard is the perfect reader for this series and fortunately he is the reader of all 4 books. If you like science fiction, this series is one of the best.

She knew exactly where to look: east, to where Sentinel itself was rising. Two hundred million kilometers away and almost a million across, that shining and striated sphere dominated the moonless night sky. Thus continues the Heritage saga, dealing with the mystery of the Builder artifacts. It’s a qu......more

Another good episode in the Heritage Universe series, though perhaps not as swiftly-paced as the prior volumes. Still, with mysterious, ancient alien constructs hovering over the twists and turns of scientific investigation, it's a captivating read, though I think anyone trying to jump onboard this......more

Trancendence (1992) 293 pages by Charles Sheffield. Well paced, lots of adventures, good interaction between the characters. The third book of The Heritage Universe. When book two left off, Speaker-Between had kept Louis Nenda and Atvar H'Sial to duel it out to see which species would help it get rea......more

The plot thickens as the group makes their way to far flung builder artifacts to try and learn what and who the Builders are and what they want or what they are trying to do. Book #4 is just around the corner, and it will be interesting to see how the various personalities of the makeshift crew come......more