Gateway was written by Frederick Pohl and published in 1977, when it won both the Hugo and Nebula award. In other words, it's a masterpiece, book one of the "Heechee" saga, eh? Well, it's a pretty damn good read, that's for sure. But it's like butter, or silk, or gossamer....or some other seemingly insubstantial thing that turns out to be....strong stuff. Too much psycho-analysis for my taste, but the twist at the end is killer, and the book is hard science (in the best way) yet also about human relationships (in the best way). Classic space opera, too. The next book ups the hard science part....but never really tops "Gateway"....still, I can see why this is a classic...though nothing is quotable...oh well...strong stuff from Frederick Pohl in 1977.
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