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Beyond the Blue Event Horizon [Hardcover]

Frederik Pohl (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: Aug 28 1980
In Book Two of the Heechee Saga, Robinette Broadhead is on his way to making a fortune by bankrolling an expedition to the Food Factory--a Heechee spaceship that can graze the cometary cloud and transfor the basic elements of the universe into untold quantities of food. But even as he gambles on the breakthrough technology, he is wracked with the guilt of losing his wife, poised forever at the "event horizon" of a black hole where Robin had abaondoned her. As more and more information comes back from the expedition, Robin grows ever hopeful that he can rescue his beloved Gelle-Klara Moynlin. After three and a years, the factory is discovered to work, and a human is found aboard. Robin's suffering may be just about over....
THE HEECHEE SAGA
Book One: Gateway
Book Two: Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
Book Three: Heechee Rendezvous
Book Four: The Annals of the Heechee
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3.0 out of 5 stars WARNING!!! April 14 2004
By D. Knouse
Format:Paperback
If you loved the first book in the series, stop, and look for another book by another author. This is nowhere near the level of the acclaimed "Gateway." I was expecting a continuance of the Gateway-enigma, but what I recieved were too many answers to too few questions. What irks me about science fiction writers is the traditional attitude they have about writing a series of books extending from a usually excellent first novel. Larry Niven and his "Ringworld" novels, comes to mind. Another is Arthur C. Clarke and his "Rama" series. There must be a deep-seeded fear of failure for these men, or maybe they have become too comfortable in their genre to really challenge themselves anymore. Whatever the reason, this book is another example of an author playing it safe by branching out from a singularly brilliant novel. The result for me was, for the most part, a thoroughly bland experience. Mr. Pohl is a good writer, so I won't slash this book too much, but it was a disappointment. There are many other books out there, most of which are much better than this.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Beyond a disappointment Feb 10 2004
By C Tempas
Format:Paperback
Frederick Pohl disappoints us with this tiring bland SF sequel to his utterly transcendant "Gateway". In Beyond, Pohl goes to such great lengths to make his science accurate, his descriptions full, that he forgets the most important element: Story. The relevance of his exhausting scientific details kill the flow and are not justified by their importance. This is most true with his constant in depth explanation of the operation of the various anthropomorphized computer programs that help our heroes. These computer programs are neither interesting nor important, and Pohl gives no time to the most compelling plot developments and almost ignores he components that made Gateway such a triumph: The mysterious Heechee. Instead we are forced to contend with characters we don't have much reason to care about. Also, major plot developments occur that are completely implausable or glossed over. Pohl makes no attempt to explain them intead choosing to waste an entire chapter telling us how many megabits Broadhead's personal secretary allocates to serve him coffee. Reading this book is frustrating, irritating, especially for those of you thirsting for a fitting follow up to Pohl's self-proclaimed best book of his career, Gateway. If Beyond The Blue Event Horizon is as good as his other books can get, that's an understatement.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good next chapter in the Heechee Saga Nov 7 2002
By William Vanderwhelm
Format:Paperback
Beyond The Blue Event Horizon chronicles the adventures of Robinette Broadhead (from the first book), as well as some of his associates. In the book, we learn that Broadhead is now a pretty successful businessman and is married. Though he is happily married to S Ya (whom we learn about in the previous book), he still has longings for his long lost love, Gelle-Klara Moynlin. Further insight into the Heechee is gained, particularly from the introduction of a huge spaceship that can produce a huge amount of food, and thus satisfy humankind's hunger indefinitely. Pohl introduces some ideas that make this book an example of hard science fiction. As in the previous book, artificial intelligence is dealt with, though the artificial Sigrid von Shrink is abandoned for a new 'friend' for Broadhead. The plot is interesting, dealing with none other than the origins and fate of the universe, based on cosmological theories. The ending leaves some to be desired, but overall, the book must be read in the context that it is the second chapter in an ongoing series. If you are interested in the world created by Pohl that is Gateway, Beyond The Blue Event Horizon is a must read.
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