| Transcension | |
| Author: | Damien Broderick |
| Cover Artist: | David Seeley |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Publisher: | Tor Books |
| Pub Date: | 19 February 2002 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages: | 432 (first edition) |
| Isbn: | 978-0-7653-0369-1 |
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]
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]