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Transcendence: Transcendence Machine

(us) James Gunn

151K0

Transcendental is a suspenseful space opera. It tells that in the distant future world, beings from many planets fly across the entire universe to uncover the secrets of the legend of transcendence. The protagonist of the novel, Riley, is a veteran of the interstellar war. He boarded a spaceship and headed for an unknown place at the edge of the galaxy. His mission is to find and eliminate the pioneers who are notable for helping others transcend. As the ship hurtles through space, the voyage is increasingly tainted by violence and betrayal, and it becomes clear that Riley isn't the only passenger on the ship who thinks he's a soul seeker but isn't. As the tension builds, Riley realizes that the ship's journey is less like a Canterbury Tale and more like a tragic and fatal voyage on a ship full of fools. While searching for allies, he becomes acquainted with a mysterious passenger named Asha. Asha, like many others on the ship, is not what she seems. But when she claims to be the other Wanderer, he begins to realize that this person, like himself, has been keeping secrets. These secrets may hold the key to Riley's mission, or may cause him to question everything he thought he knew about transcendentalism and his mission to stop its spread. This long-awaited novel is a luxurious space adventure that brings together exploration, intrigue, redemption, and the cosmic spirit that brings all life together. This is a real beginning for James Gunn. It is a high-concept novel in a grand scheme and a culmination of the creative career of this science fiction novelist.

Transcendence: Transformation

(us) James Gunn

122K0

This book is the third in the astronaut science fiction series that started with "Transcendental" and is written by James Gunn, the science fiction hall of fame author! "Transformation" continues the space travel in "Transcendental" by science fiction master James Gunn. Riley and Asha traveled throughout the galaxy, found the Transcendental Machine, and chose to transform, breaking through the limitations of human beings. The two returned to Earth and defeated the artificial intelligence that had tried to destroy the Transcendental Machine. Now, they must save the rest of the alliance. The planets on the edge of the Alliance fell silent. The arrogant Alliance bureaucracy reluctantly sends Riley and Asha for investigation. They work with the paranoid Alliance overseer, the planetary A. I., And members of a small faction sworn to destroy the A. I. They distrust each other and each other's motives. Stronger enemies, they need to find common ground and answers to their questions.

Transcendence: Transcendence

(us) James Gunn

142K0

"Transgalactic" is another masterpiece in the science fiction career of Hugo Award-winning novelist James Gunn. The book is a sequel to "Transcendental" (one of the 2013 Kirkus Best Book Awards), another space opera epic with a suspenseful plot and full of unexpected twists. When Riley and Asha finally arrived on Terminus and discovered the Transcendence Machine, a transmission device created by an ancient race, the two chose "transcendence." Now, their intelligence and physical abilities have exceeded the limitations of humans, and the machine has sent the two of them to two independent unknown planets among billions of planets. Riley and Asha know that only together they can change the galaxy, so they must make the impossible possible-find each other.