Gateway by Frederik Pohl

Gateway

Heechee Saga #1

Frederik Pohl

313 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

Description

Gateway: an artificial spaceport, full of working interstellar ships left behind by the mysterious, vanished Heechee. They are easy to operate, but impossible to control. Some come back with discoveries which make their intrepid pilots rich; other...

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Moods

adventurous 81%
emotional 50%
dark 48%
mysterious 46%
reflective 41%
tense 36%
sad 25%
challenging 24%
funny 15%
informative 5%
inspiring 3%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 30%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 17%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

Average rating

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