{"product_id":"9780765321770","title":"Beyond the Blue Event Horizon","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBeyond the Blue Event Horizon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Frederik Pohl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederik Pohl was on a streak when this Hugo Award–finalist novel was published in 1980. Now back in print after an absence of nearly a decade, this unique science fiction novel is as fresh and entertaining as ever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story begins when the hero of \u003ci\u003eGateway\u003c\/i\u003e finances an expedition to a distant alien spaceship that may end famine forever. On the ship, the explorers find a human boy, and evidence that reveals a powerful alien civilization is thriving on a transport ship headed right for Earth….\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Certainly very few books have ever held my attention in such an iron grip right up until the last paragraph, built so irresistibly to such a satisfying series of blockbuster punch lines, left me so breathless with admiration, achieved such truly cosmic scope.” —\u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The kind of mind-opening conceptualization that makes the universe seem very vast and beautiful indeed. In short, this is a book that fulfills SF's ability to entertain intelligently.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Peerless in his own generation, with few equals of any age. One of the fifty most influential people in the Chicago book world. ” —\u003ci\u003eNews City (Chicago)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gateway is one of those rare gems: a deeply human story set against the wonders and beauty of the infinite starry universe. Fred Pohl, Old Master that he is, has broken new ground for the science-fiction novel.” —\u003ci\u003eBen Bova, Editor, Analog on Gateway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“ . . . an engrossing story, a different but worthy successor to Gateway.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on Gateway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Frederik Pohl's] special combination of scientific imagination, humane concern, and sheer literary craftsmanship is something unique.” —\u003ci\u003eJack Williamson on Gateway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765321770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Orb Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593001709774,"sku":"9780765321770","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_edf9fef5-4d6f-48cb-9c09-60ae4046ae5b.jpg?v=1637779407","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765321770","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}