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Praise for Beyond the Blue Event Horizon:
“Certainly very few books have ever held my attention in such an iron grip right up until the last paragraph, built so irresistibly to such a satisfying series of blockbuster punch lines, left me so breathless with admiration, achieved such truly cosmic scope.” —Analog
“The kind of mind-opening conceptualization that makes the universe seem very vast and beautiful indeed. In short, this is a book that fulfills SF’s ability to entertain intelligently.” —The Chicago Sun-Times
“Peerless in his own generation, with few equals of any age. One of the fifty most influential people in the Chicago book world.” —News City (Chicago)
Praise for Gateway:
“Gateway is one of those rare gems: a deeply human story set against the wonders and beauty of the infinite starry universe. Fred Pohl, Old Master that he is, has broken new ground for the science-fiction novel.” —Ben Bova, Editor, Analog
“. . . an engrossing story, a different but worthy successor to Gateway.” —Publishers Weekly
“[Frederik Pohl’s] special combination of scientific imagination, humane concern, and sheer literary craftsmanship is something unique.” –Jack Williamson
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Despite this novel being written in 1980, given the final pages of the book relies heavily on cosmology theory, this aspect of the story has held up well despite the 30+ years of advancement in our understanding of our universe. Information Technology advances however have not developed as anticipated by the author, who has extrapolated timeshare access to central computers, rather than the widespread use of personal computers interlinked via the internet that we have today. Despite this, the various computer agents used by Robinette and created by his partner Essie - particularly Albert, are among of the highlights of the book.
While "Beyond the Blue Event Horizon" can be read independent of the earlier Heechee stories, I'd recommend reading the earlier books first, as you'll get the added pleasure of seeing many mysteries raised in earlier stories solved herein.
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