Reviews

Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl

ariesnoctua's review against another edition

Wanted to like it, but it drags on + the obsession with the 15yo girl is frankly offputting, to put it lightly

hotsake's review against another edition

adventurous informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I really liked the overarching themes and ideas and the story as a whole but I just didn't care about any of the characters or what they were doing or why.

lookingforvheissu's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

titusfortner's review against another edition

4.0

I actually liked this better than Gateway. Perhaps it was because I'd just read Sparrow, which had a similar device to Gateway and was presented significantly better.
This book was easier to follow, and had an interesting mystery unfold. There was still some plot meandering, but not long stretches as in the prequel.
I especially enjoyed the imagination of the technology and the use of computers and networks, and computer personal assistants. The cosmology is a little dated at this point, but he presents rather fun 'what ifs.'

spinnerroweok's review against another edition

4.0

So far a pretty interesting series. I wonder where it will go from here.

wrongwayhome's review

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

crowfood's review against another edition

4.0

While I liked the narrative style of Gateway, which switched between the past and the present, the choice to put this sequel fully in the present made it even more of a page turner.

This was a great sequel, with the discoveries and consequences getting bigger and bigger.

fabian2301's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

youngjeninspats's review against another edition

adventurous

5.0

jstamper2022's review against another edition

4.0

Sequel to Gateway, and a good one at that. We learn about the Heechee, where they are, what they’ve done, and that there is another powerful race of alien out there. Very science heavy in parts but mostly it explains much of the back stories of things we read in Gateway.