The Annals of the Heechee
by Frederik Pohl
Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossybig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, sweeping science-fiction novel: inventive and unsavoury. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
From back cover Del Ray paperback May 1988: HORIZON'S GATEWAY Advanced Heechee technology had enabled Robinette Broadhead to live after death as a machine-stored personality. He passed the time flitting along the wires from party to party with a host of other machine-people.
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- Author
- Frederik Pohl
- Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 316
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