Transvergence (novel)

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Transvergence (1999) is a compilation book of science fiction novels by American writer Charles Sheffield. Sometimes listed as a 6th book of the Heritage Universe series of novels, Transvergence is actually a compilation of book 3, Transcendence (published in 1992) and book 4, Convergence (published in 1997). The title, Transvergence is a mashup of those novels' titles.

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