Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
- 327
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Beyond the Blue Event Horizon” is a brisk second Heechee novel that carries the mystery of “Gateway” onto a wider stage. Some readers admire its sense of scale and an ending that sets up the next volume. Others find it readable but light on ideas until the final chapters, with characters that are serviceable rather than memorable.
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About the book
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon is a science fiction novel by the American writer Frederik Pohl, a sequel to his 1977 novel Gateway and the second book in the Heechee series. It was a finalist for two major annual awards, the 1981 Hugo Award for Best Novel and the 1980 Nebula Award. In the 1981 poll of Locus readers it finished second to The Snow Queen by Joan Vinge.
Reading order · Heechee Saga
Full order & progress →- GatewayStart here
7.97.9 / 10 - Beyond the Blue Event HorizonThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Heechee Rendezvous
7.67.6 / 10 - The Annals of the Heechee
–Not ranked yet - The Gateway Trip
–Not ranked yet - The Boy Who Would Live ForeverThe Boy Who Would Live Forever–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 92 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.1 | 9 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 83 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is Beyond the Blue Event Horizon?
It has 327 pages — shorter than 74% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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