Library 2026-01-20
Rating: Not rated
Summary
Riley, a veteran of interstellar
war, is one of many beings from many different worlds
aboard a ship on a pilgrimage that spans the galaxy.
However, he is not journeying to achieve transcendence, a
vague mystical concept that has drawn everyone else on
the ship to this journey into the unknown at the far edge
of the galaxy. His mission is to find and kill the
prophet who is reputed to help others transcend. While
their ship speeds through space, the voyage is marred by
violence and betrayal, making it clear that some of the
ship’s passengers are not the spiritual seekers
they claim to be.
Like the pilgrims in
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, a number of those on
the starship share their unique stories. But as tensions
rise, Riley realizes that the ship is less like the
Canterbury Tales and more like a harrowing, deadly ship
of fools. When he becomes friendly with a mysterious
passenger named Asha, he thinks she’s someone he
can trust. However, like so many others on the ship, Asha
is more than she appears. Uncovering her secrets could be
the key to Riley’s personal quest, or make him
question everything he thought he knew about
Transcendentalism and his mission to stop it.
James Gunn's Transcendental is a
space adventure filled with excitement and intrigue that
explores the nature of what unifies all
beings.