Beyond the Blue Event Horizon [Paperback]

Frederik Pohl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2009

Frederik Pohl was on a streak when this Hugo Award–finalist novel was published in 1980. Now back in print after an absence of nearly a decade, this unique science fiction novel is as fresh and entertaining as ever.

 

The story begins when the hero of Gateway finances an expedition to a distant alien spaceship that may end famine forever. On the ship, the explorers find a human boy, and evidence that reveals a powerful alien civilization is thriving on a transport ship headed right for Earth….

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for Beyond the Blue Event Horizon:

“Certainly very few books have ever held my attention in such an iron grip right up until the last paragraph, built so irresistibly to such a satisfying series of blockbuster punch lines, left me so breathless with admiration, achieved such truly cosmic scope.” —Analog

 

“The kind of mind-opening conceptualization that makes the universe seem very vast and beautiful indeed. In short, this is a book that fulfills SF’s ability to entertain intelligently.” —The Chicago Sun-Times

“Peerless in his own generation, with few equals of any age. One of the fifty most influential people in the Chicago book world.” —News City (Chicago)

Praise for Gateway:

“Gateway is one of those rare gems: a deeply human story set against the wonders and beauty of the infinite starry universe. Fred Pohl, Old Master that he is, has broken new ground for the science-fiction novel.” —Ben Bova, Editor, Analog

“. . . an engrossing story, a different but worthy successor to Gateway.”  —Publishers Weekly

“[Frederik Pohl’s] special combination of scientific imagination, humane concern, and sheer literary craftsmanship is something unique.” –Jack Williamson

About the Author

A multiple Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell Award–winning author, FREDERIK POHL has also been a groundbreaking editor in the field, and was named a Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He and his wife, Elizabeth Anne Hull, a prominent academic, live near Chicago, Illinois.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Orb Books; Second Edition edition (March 31, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765321777
• ISBN-13: 978-0765321770
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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