Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
by:
Frederik Pohl (author)
Frederik Pohl was on a streak when this Hugo Award–finalist novel was published in 1980. Now back in print after an absence of nearly a decade, this unique science fiction novel is as fresh and entertaining as ever. The story begins when the hero of Gateway finances an expedition to a distant...
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Frederik Pohl was on a streak when this Hugo Award–finalist novel was published in 1980. Now back in print after an absence of nearly a decade, this unique science fiction novel is as fresh and entertaining as ever. The story begins when the hero of Gateway finances an expedition to a distant alien spaceship that may end famine forever. On the ship, the explorers find a human boy, and evidence that reveals a powerful alien civilization is thriving on a transport ship headed right for Earth….
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780765321770 (0765321777)
Publish date: March 31st 2009
Publisher: Orb Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Heechee Saga (#2)
This book may be less intense than Gateway, the first book of the Heechee, but it covers a lot of ground answering many questions about the elusive Heechee, from the use of the Heechee "fans" to where the Heechee disappeared to. The characters are exciting and likable. One of my favorites is the com...
Not nearly the equivalent of Gateway but that would be like asking Ken Jennings to win 74 Jeopardy games in a row. Oh Yeah. He did that.Speaking of Jeopardy, back in the 80's I was browsing through the credits of the TV game show and noticed that one of the show writers was Frederik Pohl. "OMG" I th...
The main character of Gateway attempts to deal with the psychological trauma arising from the events of the previous novel.
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