Gateway (novel)
First edition cover | |
| Author | Frederik Pohl |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Vincent DiFate (serial) |
| Cover artist | Boris Vallejo |
| Language | English |
| Series | Heechee Saga |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | April 1977 (serial from Nov 1976) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 313 (first ed.) |
| Awards | Nebula Award for Best Novel (1977) Hugo Award for Best Novel (1978) John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1978) Locus Award for Best Novel (1978) |
| ISBN | 0-312-31780-8 |
| OCLC | 2862581 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.P748 Gat PS3566.O36 |
| Followed by | Beyond the Blue Event Horizon |
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 (five books overall). 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.
Gateway was serialized in Galaxy prior to its hardcover publication. A short concluding chapter, cut before publication, was later published in the August 1977 issue of Galaxy.