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Gateway (Hardcover)

by Frederik Pohl (Author)
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Gateway opened on all the wealth of the Universe...and on reaches of unimaginable horror. When prospector Bob Broadhead went out to Gateway on the Heechee spacecraft, he decided he would know which was the right mission to make him his fortune. Three missions later, now famous and permanently rich, Robinette Broadhead has to face what happened to him and what he is...in a journey into himself as perilous and even more horrifying than the nightmare trip through the interstellar void that he drove himself to take!
THE HEECHEE SAGA
Book One:GATEWAY
Book Two:BEYOND THE BLUE EVENT HORIZON
Book Three: HEECHEE RENDEZVOUS
Book Four: THE ANNALS OF THE HEECHEE --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Sci Fi title that really rended my heart, Sep 4 2003
By James Henry (Rochester NY) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Gateway (Mass Market Paperback)
Today I finished GATEWAY at 4am after staying up most of the night engrossed in Pohl's masterpiece. Yes, it's that good in my opinion. And quite frankly it devasted me. If you like your SF with emotion, feeling and fully 3 dimensionally characters, You will love this book. It will break your heart. Pohl leads you up to a point where you think things will be OK, then leads you careening over the edge. It really hit me hard, emotionally. Some people would say that this is melodrama, but I don't think so.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly what I expected..., Jan 12 2010
By R. J. Hellewell (Guelph, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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Ce commentaire est de: Gateway (Paperback)
I had read about this novel on many "best of" lists, and had looked for it in bookstores for a long time. I eventually broke down and ordered it through Amazon, but from a different vendor. (I assumed it was in The States, but ended up being in England.) Let me say, I was delighted by the service. Even with ordering it about two weeks before the holidays, my book arrived in time for me to read it during my time off.

Now as to the book, and as per the title of the review, it wasn't exactly what I expected.

Whereas I was expecting the book to be about long, sustained outings in a Heechee ship by the main character, well.. it wasn't. Don't get me wrong, what's between the covers is still very entertaining and thought-provoking, but it just wasn't the story that I expected.

Based on that, and reviews that I've read about the subsequent books in the series, I may be less inclined to actively search them out.

Perhaps a second (or maybe third) reading will change my mind, but before I re-read this, I'd rather re-read and then re-read again "Use of Weapons" by Banks, "The Stars My Destination" by Bester, or "The Mote In God's Eye" by Niven and Pournelle.

"Gateway" will definitely be staying in my library, though.

(After all, my copy came "all the way from Merry Olde England".)



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4.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding story, May 7 2004
By Alex Frantz (San Leandro, ca USA) - See all my reviews
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Ce commentaire est de: Gateway (Mass Market Paperback)
"Gateway" tells the story of the ultimate futuristic gold rush. In the 21st century, an asteroid known as Gateway is discovered containing hundreds of ancient space ships, all of them with pre-programmed courses already set. The builders of the ships are referred to as Heechees, but very little is known of who they were, why they built the asteroid, or why the Heechee disappeared. Since no human knows how to steer the ships or predict the destinations, explorers have to get in the ships, activate the program, and then go where it takes them. Some discover vast wealth; many never return or come back dead because they have run out of food or air.

Robinette Broadhead becomes a Gateway prospector as one of the few avenues of advancement open to a poor person on Earth. This book tells of his trips interspersed with his conversations with a computerized therapist.

The setting is interesting, and the story is very effective. I would recommend this book highly.

This is the opener of a series which suffers from what might be called the "Dune" Effect: a terrific first book, with diminishing returns in subsequent volumes. Pohl ultimately does resolve the mystery of the Heechees, along with other questions not introduced in this book; unfortunately the answers are less interesting than the questions, and the story loses momentum well before the end of the series. I would recommend the sequel, "Beyond the Blue Event Horizon", but the final two volumes aren't up to snuff.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Despite structural flaws, a satisfying read
Frederik Pohl has always been one of my favourite SF authors. As a double Hugo/Nebula winner for 1997's best novel, that makes it (at least nominally) one of the best of the... Lisez davantage
Published on April 16 2004 by RansomOttawa

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine beginning.
I'm always reluctant to start a new series of Sci-fi novels because of the usual let-down that ensues after a fine beginning novel. Lisez davantage
Published on April 14 2004 by D. Knouse

3.0 out of 5 stars Eh
Rating: 2.5/5

I expected much better from a book that's touted as an SF classic. The background in which Gateway is set is brilliant, and the only reason why my rating's not... Lisez davantage

Published on Sep 20 2003 by hjsukthankar

3.0 out of 5 stars Ruined By Hollywood Angst
This book has some merits. Pohl paints a convincing miners' world by giving us a sense of its grit and stench. The lives of the miners are also handled well. Lisez davantage
Published on Jun 20 2003 by Barry C. Chow

5.0 out of 5 stars Evokes fascination and terror.
Gateway evokes the fascination and terror of the unknown universe better than any other science fiction book I know. Lisez davantage
Published on April 23 2003 by Richard S. Ellis

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic
Let's see what I can remember...
There were a lot of good things about this book. The narrator, Robinette Broadhead, was fun to read about. Lisez davantage
Published on Mar 28 2003 by R. Sundquist

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard science fiction combined with character study
The premise of Gateway is simple enough - humankind has discovered a space station abandoned 500 000 years ago by a technologically superior race (the "Heechee"). Lisez davantage
Published on Mar 9 2003 by Craig MACKINNON

2.0 out of 5 stars Yawn, sex and drugs in outer space
This book is your basic teen fare from the '70s. Outer space is a place with lots of sex (alas, presented in a manner with little entertainment value), occasional pot, a... Lisez davantage
Published on Dec 2 2002 by RaDadIndy

5.0 out of 5 stars A Satisfying Read
Gateway is the first book in Pohl's wonderful Heechee Saga. It details the adventures of Robinette Broadhead, told in flashback. Lisez davantage
Published on Nov 1 2002 by William Vanderwhelm

4.0 out of 5 stars slow at first, but picks up
just as the heechee space-worm drive works...picking up speed...this book seemed to work the same way. Lisez davantage
Published on Jun 11 2002 by tonetwelve

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