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Gateway
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Narrated by:
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Oliver Wyman
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Robert J. Sawyer
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By:
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Frederik Pohl
About this listen
When prospector Bob Broadhead went out to Gateway on the Heechee spacecraft, he decided he would know which was the right mission to make him his fortune. Three missions later, now famous and permanently rich, Robinette Broadhead has to face what happened to him and what he is...in a journey into himself as perilous and even more horrifying than the nightmare trip through the interstellar void that he drove himself to take!
BONUS AUDIO: In an exclusive introduction, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer explains why Gateway is one of science fiction's all-time greatest novels.
PLEASE NOTE: Some changes were made to the original text with the permission of the author.
©1977 Frederik Pohl (P)2009 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
- Hugo Award, Best Novel, 1978
- Nebula Award, Best Novel, 1978
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award, Best Novel, 1978
Truly a Great Story in a Sci Fi Wrapper
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A little sci fi about cosmic prospecting.
The science fiction plays little part in the story as most of it is about the people, their relationships and hang ups.
It's like sharing all the neurotic thoughts of woody Allen without the comedy.
Great world building and well structured story.
Good performance well defined individual characters.
The whole thing is a metaphor for relationships and The gamble you take when going into a relationship blindly not knowing if you hit the jackpot or it will destroy you. But beyond that, it's about the nature of the quality of life and how we perceive that quality.
Seems very of the time because of how the author casually includes sex and and sexual orientation.
85% relationships and neurosis 15% sci fi.
It's thought provoking and I know, for the time, it would have been quite ground breaking. It's still very good though. just a shame there's not more actual plot or story. I can't argue that's is good science fiction though.
space neurosis!
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the book itself is set in a psychiatrists office with the protagonist recounting his story which for me transfers exceptionally well to audiobook.
to me this is the greatest work of science fiction ever. still relevant even today.
an amazing story read really well
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Classic scifi
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Dated, but still a masterpiece
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How could the performance have been better?
When I listened to the sample I thought it was ok but after a couple of hours of that horrible cracked rasping voice I couldn't stand it. Now, having finished it, just thinking about it sets my teeth on edge. Not only an awful voice but the dialogue is awful too.If this book were a film would you go see it?
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Despite the age it's hardly dated and still well worth reading. It is a good story, realistically conceived with interesting perspectives on mankind presented subtly without ever preaching or trying to impress.It alternates two stories both told in the first person by the protagonist, Bob. One is the story of his life as he sought to make his fortune. The other is his psychotherapy as he attempts to recover after those events. The AI psychotherapist has been described as one of science fiction's greatest character creations. I disagree. Having lived with a practising psychoanalyst for many years, I didn't find the sessions remotely realistic, nor was there a single Aha! moment or a conversation that made me stop and think about the implications of AI personality. The issues raised in Beckett's Genesis, for example, are much more thought provoking. Still it's an enjoyable story.Good story, horrible narration
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Great story and expressively narrated
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everything that science fiction should be
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If you like unlikable characters whining at an AI psychologist and prattling on about star signs, this is the book for you.
There is tiny bit of interesting sci-fi I there but it isn't worth the chore of completing the book.
if I get past the first 2 hrs, I tend to
listen to completion, but with just 2 hrs to go, I'm giving up.
As soon the intro announced...
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overrated in my personal opinion
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