Gateway: The Best of the SF Masterworks by Frederik Pohl

Gateway: The Best of the SF Masterworks

Heechee Saga #1

Frederik Pohl

288 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
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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 t...

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Moods

adventurous 83%
dark 48%
emotional 47%
mysterious 46%
reflective 38%
tense 35%
sad 27%
challenging 23%
funny 13%
informative 5%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 30%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 56% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 64% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%

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3.86

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