Gateway: The Best of the SF Masterworks

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Gateway: The Best of the SF Masterworks
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Frederik Pohl
SeriesS.F. Masterworks
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Science fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781399607803
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Gateway
Publication Date 24 November 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

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. Winner of the Hugo, Locus, Nebula and John W. Campbell awards, Gateway begins Pohl's space operatic Heechee saga. He was hugely influential in SF as an author but also an agent and editor, and his career spanned decades. 'A masterpiece of the genre' - Tordotcom 'Gateway deserves its reputation as a classic' - Gareth L. Powell 'One of the best Hugo winners I have read' - Guardian Welcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction

Author Biography

Frederick Pohl was a SF writer and editor for almost 50 years.