Gateway
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Gateway is a science fiction novel by Frederik Pohl that explores humanity’s use of mysterious alien technology and the psychological costs of high-risk space exploration.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gateway canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ Locus Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Vincent Di Fate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
economic inequality
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gambling with life and death ⓘ therapy and psychoanalysis ⓘ unknown alien motives ⓘ |
| fictionalSpecies | Heechee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalTechnology | Heechee spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Robinette Broadhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
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Heechee Rendezvous NERFINISHED ⓘ The Annals of the Heechee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later works in the Heechee Saga ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780312860097 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | frame story with therapy sessions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of psychological costs of space exploration
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use of abandoned alien technology as plot device ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | St. Martin's Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Heechee Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Gateway space station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureFeature | interspersed with classified ads and technical readouts ⓘ |
| subgenre |
psychological science fiction
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social science fiction ⓘ space opera ⓘ |
| theme |
alien technology
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high-risk space exploration ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ risk and reward ⓘ survivor guilt ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | late 1970s ⓘ |
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