#111 in Classics
Gateway
- 313
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- Hugo Award for Best Novel
- Nebula Award for Best Novel
- Prix Tour-Apollo Award
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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About the book
Gateway is a 1977 science-fiction novel by American writer Frederik Pohl. It is the opening novel in the Heechee saga, with four sequels that followed. Gateway won the 1978 Hugo Award for Best Novel, the 1978 Locus Award for Best Novel, the 1977 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 1978 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. The novel was adapted into a computer game in 1992.
Reading order · Heechee Saga
Full order & progress →- GatewayThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
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 7.7 across 338 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 69% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 7.9 comes out. A further +0.20 comes from the small bonus for major awards.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.1 | 33 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 305 | 90% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Not at all what I expected. It's much more analytical and light on adventure. The premise of pre-programmed spaceships that could either make you rich or kill you is such an interesting one.”
“What an interesting read - in a grim dystopian overpopulated earth, people dream of health insurance without which life is nasty, brutish, and short, and which can only be afforded by the richest of the rich. Chapters alternate between the protagonist's past at a space…”
Frequently asked
How long is Gateway?
It has 313 pages — shorter than 78% of the ranked books in Classics.
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