Transcendence

Book 3 of The Heritage Universe

De: Charles Sheffield

Narrado por: Geoffrey Howard

The Zardalu are back....

The search for the Builders, the legendary alien race whose unfathomable constructs continue to perplex scholars and explorers alike, has 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 find the Zardalu, once the greatest menace ever known to the worlds of the spiral arm, enslaving entire races and exterminating others, guided by the unswerving belief in their own supremacy.

The only chance to eliminate the Zardalu threat is to find them all and wipe them out before they have time to breed back up to strength and once again threaten civilized beings everywhere. But the way will not be easy. Even if they manage to locate the Zardalu, they still have the Builders to deal with. For the closer they get to their quarry, the clearer it becomes that the Zardalu and their world are closely entwined with the fate, and the plans, of the Builders themselves.

©1992 Charles Sheffield (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Sheffield's narrative is smooth, and the joys, pitfalls and dangers of exploration are conveyed well." (Publishers Weekly)

Dry Initially But Gets Better

I have to admit when I first began listening I wondered why this book got so many wonderful reviews. It was pretty dull and with the amount of information you're given and the relatively little action. Yet, I ended up falling asleep and when I woke up and found it still going the action scene was pretty interesting. I listened to the rest of the story from that point and ended up relistening to the whole book.

Bad rip

Since this is book three in the series then anyone at this point is familiar with the pace and quality of the story telling. The issue on this one is it is a rip from a cd based audio book and it talks about changing disks. Should be cleaned up a bit in editing.

Surprisingly good.

When you buy an audio book, there is never any guarantee that you will find it entertaining.

Like the books by Anne Rice, whose work after "Queen of the Damned", in 'the Witching Hour" as an example just went on and on in endless rambling, that were in themselves several separate books.

This book series began like another century long Anne Rice novel....but suddenly it began to draw me in.

This book "Transcendence" is really good.

As is it's predecessor. I am looking forward to another book in the series, though I understand these book were written in the early 90's.

Anyway. enjoy!

So many characters

Excellent performance, and the speaker moves quickly through the story. However, there are so many characters that most are just a blur.

The Heritage Universe series..THE BEST IN SCI-FI

I have read then all...all sci-fi authors for the past 50 years and this is one of the finest(TO ME..N0 1)..And audible has RECENTLY put out ,..for us.. the entire four book HERITAGE SERIES (unabridged) no less..of THE BEST OF this scientest's great works. This book is next to last of the series..read them in order if you can..but each is really a masterpiece.
The author, is not only tops in the sci-fi field, but is a well educated scientest..in physics, quantum mechanics, theoritacal phsyics.(cosmology to quantum mysteries and on) AND he incorporates this universal understanding and level of knowledge into his works!!!..Sci fi readers...read ...and beg the author for more!!
Prof. D.T.K (retired)