{"product_id":"gateway-paperback","title":"Gateway - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederik Pohl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE HUGO AND NEBULA AWARDS \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFrederik Pohl stands shoulder to shoulder with Philip K. Dick, Larry Niven, Robert Heinlein, and Ray Bradbury as one of the brilliant vision-aries in the science fiction stratosphere. Gateway is a modern masterpiece that defines--and transcends--its genre.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeeded among the stars are troves of valuable artifactsleft behind by the enigmatic, long-vanished alien racecalled the Heechee. For the right price, anyone can climb aboard one of the abandoned Heechee spaceships, castoff on an autopilot voyage to parts unknown, and takea chance on finding wealth . . . or facing death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobinette Broadhead took that chance and walked awaya winner. But at what cost? Despite living a millionaire's life of material luxury, he's haunted by crippling despair--and the dark secrets buried deep in his psyche. With the help of his computerized psychiatrist, the truth about whathappened \"out there\" could set Broadhead free. But only after a personal journey more terrifying and, ultimately, more devastating than his last fateful trip into space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eGateway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"When an author of the stature of Frederik Pohl says that . . . \u003ci\u003eGateway\u003c\/i\u003e is the best thing he has ever written, it deserves careful attention. . . . Get this one.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ccompulsive reading.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wonderfully satisfying.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGateway 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!\u003cbr\u003eTHE HEECHEE SAGA\u003cbr\u003eBook One: GATEWAY\u003cbr\u003eBook Two: BEYOND THE BLUE EVENT HORIZON\u003cbr\u003eBook Three: HEECHEE RENDEZVOUS\u003cbr\u003eBook Four: THE ANNALS OF THE HEECHEE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.26 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42686871437375,"sku":"9780345475831","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c2fd1a135e99f022b5201590996ebda0.webp?v=1764976661","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/gateway-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}