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Title: Heechee Rendezvous by Frederik Pohl ISBN: 0-345-30055-6 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 March, 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Continuation Of The Heechee Saga
Comment: Heechee Rendezvous is a gripping continuation of Pohl's Heechee Saga. Once again, Robinette Broadhead returns as the main character, this time within a world that suffers from strife; from frequent terrorist activities, to mass hunger, the world is detailed as flawed, in light of the advancements made possible by the technology of the Heechee. However, the main thrust of the book lies in the greater revelation of the Heechee. In Gateway, not much is known about this mysterious race, but much is explained in Heechee Rendezvous. Gone are the Herter-Halls of the previous book, replaced by a few new characters. Besides Broadhead and his wife, whose relationship is wonderfully developed, a couple of older characters return. One of these 'characters' is Broadhead's computer generated advisor/confidant/friend, Albert Einstein. Suffice it to say that Pohl does a good job at developing the theme of artificial intelligence, to the point of trying to bring people back from the dead via computers. Each book in the Heechee Saga is a direction continuation of its predecessor, so reading book 4 is a must after this one is finished. Unfortunately, this leads to an unsatisfying ending since the book reads like a cliffhanger. My first inclination is to pick up the next book to see what happens.
Rating: 3
Summary: Filling in blanks, removing question marks...
Comment: The purpose of the last half of the Gateway series, it seems, is to explain all of the mysteries acumulated over the space of the first two books. There are a mountain of them, but sometimes such mysteries are much more facinating as such: mysteries.
If you are not interested in what becomes of the universe at large, but rather the band of travelers we have all come to know through Gateway and Beyond the Blue Event Horizon, the last two books may not be what you are after. For those who want final answers to the questions of who the Heechee are, and where they went, this book will provide those answers. Unfortunately, stopping here may not be an option. New questions which simply cannot be hung out to dry as "unsolvable mysteries" arise, compelling one to read the final book, The Annals of the Heechee.
Less time is spent on character development and psychology in this work than the previous two books, which was a bit of a dissapointment. Still, for those who want the answers and want to see the final destination of the Gateway series, this is a gate that must be passed through.
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing after "Gateway" and "Beyond..."
Comment: I returned to read the gateway trilogy after a 15-year absense (!) and I found this one to be the most disappointing. Gone is the sense of mystery and struggle, in this third book Robinette seems like an annoying Richie Rich character surrounded by exotic Heechee toys and and annoying friends and helpers dredged up the first two books in the series plus a few new ones. Klara even makes a comeback, but it's disjointed, unbelievable and emotionless. Pointless, even; I'd say Robinettes longing and guilt for Klara is best left unresolved. I recommend Gateway (the best) and Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (quite interesting, especially when you figure out what the artifact is and its history), but then stop it there because this book is pretty much a loser.
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Title: Gateway by Frederik Pohl ISBN: 0345346904 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 February, 1987 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Gateway Trip by Frederik Pohl ISBN: 0345375440 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 13 December, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: World at the End of Time by Fredrik Pohl ISBN: 0345371976 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 13 May, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: The Far Shore of Time by Frederik Pohl ISBN: 0812577833 Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Pub. Date: 15 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Other End of Time by Frederik Pohl ISBN: 0812535197 Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Pub. Date: 15 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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