Gateway (Heechee Saga, #1) in Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library

Sep 14, 2008 Sarah Sammis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2008, released, fantasy, scifi

At a time of food shortages, a crashing world economy and recently expensive fuel, Gateway by Frederik Pohl is relevant and contemporary. Told in flashback through a series of conversations between a patient and his psychiatrist, Gateway, is an account of Robinette Broadhead's time on Gateway, an alien outpost.

Gateway captures the feeling of adventure of the classic frontier stories bringing to mind the works of Daniel Defoe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London and Jules Verne. Gateway is both a ...more

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Jul 03, 2015 Xxilvi rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, 2015

Estoy decepcionada, porque me lo habían recomendado y me he pasado toda la novela esperando a que sucediera algo. Lo único que me he encontrado han sido muchas preguntas planteadas y pocas o ninguna respuesta, un protagonista con poco carisma del que sólo conocemos su vida sexual y nada más, y un desenlace apresurado que prometía mucho más.

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Sep 25, 2007 bsc rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, science-fiction, own, favorites, read-2007, hugo-award, first-contact

One of the best sci-fi books I've read. If you enjoy science fiction, read this. However, please skip the rest of the series as it only serves to diminish the greatness of Gateway. ...more

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Jan 10, 2010 NebulousGloom (FK) rated it really liked it

Interesting book. I like the alien-ness of the alien culture and objects. I definitely like the way humans experiment with alien technology, usually dying or destroying something in the process. I dislike the Freudian-ness of the computer therapist and the main character's issues with sex. However, in all, it was an interesting if kind of grim story. ...more

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