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Transcendence by Charles Sheffield

Transcendence: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Heritage Universe series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Transcendence audiobook runs 8.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Geoffrey Howard (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.6listening hrs
Science Fictionstore shelf
2006released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Transcendence at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.6 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 13,269 Science Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Heritage Universe Series

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 17.8 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 26.4 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Summertide8.6 hrs
2Divergence9.2 hrs
3Transcendence8.6 hrs

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Transcendence is book 3 of Charles Sheffield's Heritage Universe series: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Geoffrey Howard, released January 1, 2006, on the Science Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.6 hrs
Narrated by
Geoffrey Howard
Released
January 1, 2006
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Science Fiction
Series
The Heritage Universe Series #3
ISBN
9781481579025

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Transcendence audiobook?

Transcendence runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is the Transcendence audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Transcendence?

Transcendence is narrated by Geoffrey Howard.