Transcension (novel)

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Transcension
Transcension first edition cover
AuthorDamien Broderick
Cover artistDavid Seeley
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
19 February 2002
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages432 (first edition)
ISBN978-0-7653-0369-1

Transcension is a 2002 science fiction novel by Damien Broderick. It follows the story of lawyer Mohammed Kasim Abdel-Malik, whose body is placed in cryonic suspension and his mind used as a source for the artificial intelligence Aleph after he is killed.[1]

Background[edit]

Transcension was first published in the United States on 19 February 2002 by Tor Books in hardback format.[2] In March 2003 it was republished in paperback format.[2] Transcension won the 2002 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel and was a short-list nominee for the 2003 Ditmar Award for best Australian novel but lost to Sean Williams' and Shane Dix's Echoes of Earth.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Broderick, Damien (19 February 2002). Transcension (9780765303691). ISBN 0765303698.
  2. ^ a b "Transcension by Damien Broderick". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  3. ^ "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  4. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2010.

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