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Gateway
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Gateway
Contributors:
By (Author) Frederik Pohl
Series:
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:
Gollancz
Publication Date:
1st May 2010
UK Publication Date:
29th March 2010
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
813.54
Prizes:
Winner of John W Campbell Award 1978 (UK)
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
288
Dimensions:
Width 130mm, Height 197mm, Spine 22mm
Weight:
254g
Description
Wealth or Death. Those were the choices Gateway offered.
Humans had discovered this artificial spaceport, full of working interstellar ships left behind by the mysterious, vanished Heechee.Their destinations are preprogrammed. They are easy to operate, but impossible to control. Some came back with discoveries which made their intrepid pilots rich; others returned with their remains barely identifiable.It was the ultimate game of Russian roulette, but in this resource-starved future there was no shortage of desperate volunteers.Reviews
All the elements for a great read: humour, drama, tragedy, great one-liners, a marvellously quirky central character and a great supporting character in the form of a robotic psychologist. - Garry Kilworth.
A wonderfully satisfying SF premise. - New York Times Book Review.Author Bio
Frederick Pohl has been a SF writer and editor for almost 50 years. He grew up in New York, but now lives near Chicago.
