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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780345300553 ISBN: 0345300556 Label: Del Rey Manufacturer: Del Rey Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 331 Publication Date: March 12, 1985 Publisher: Del Rey Release Date: March 12, 1985 Studio: Del Rey Editorial Review: Product Description: "The Heechee are one of the great creations of science fiction." Jack Williamson After millennia had passed, Mankind discovered the Heechee legacy (an alien culture that fled to the reative safety of a black hole)--in particular an asteroid stocked with autonavigating spacecraft. Robinette Broadhead, who had led the expedition that unlocked the many secrets of Heechee technology, is now forced once more to make a perilous voyage into space--where the Heechee are waiting. And this time the future of Man is at stake.... A SCIENCE FICTION BOOK CLUB SELECTION THE HEECHEE SAGA Book One:GATEWAY Book Two:BEYOND THE BLUE EVENT HORIZON Book Three:HEECHEE RENDEZVOUS Book Four:THE ANNALS OF THE HEECHEE Average Rating:
 Rating: - Heechee Book 3: Sentience and SexBook three of the trilogy... or is it? What was heralded as the "finale to the Heechee Saga" and yet which ends with the characters pondering all the facets which were mentions yet left out in the meat of the plot. Some "finale!" But, I must say that Rendezvous lends a helping hand to the saga, something which Horizon failed utterly to do in the least. Rendezvous brought to light many answers which first tip-toed around in Gateway as to "Where the Heechee may be?," "Why did they leave?," and ... Read More Rating:  - Great old book..I read this book when I was young and loved it then, enough to make me remember about it and order it to re-read. Still a great book. Rating: - A Great Continuation Of The Heechee SagaHeechee Rendezvous is a gripping continuation of Pohl's Heechee Saga. Once again, Robinette Broadhead returns as the main character, this time within a world that suffers from strife; from frequent terrorist activities, to mass hunger, the world is detailed as flawed, in light of the advancements made possible by the technology of the Heechee. However, the main thrust of the book lies in the greater revelation of the Heechee. In Gateway, not much is known about this mysterious race, but much is ... Read More Rating:  - Filling in blanks, removing question marks...The purpose of the last half of the Gateway series, it seems, is to explain all of the mysteries acumulated over the space of the first two books. There are a mountain of them, but sometimes such mysteries are much more facinating as such: mysteries. If you are not interested in what becomes of the universe at large, but rather the band of travelers we have all come to know through Gateway and Beyond the Blue Event Horizon, the last two books may not be what you are after. For those ... Read More Rating:  - Disappointing after "Gateway" and "Beyond..."I returned to read the gateway trilogy after a 15-year absense (!) and I found this one to be the most disappointing. Gone is the sense of mystery and struggle, in this third book Robinette seems like an annoying Richie Rich character surrounded by exotic Heechee toys and and annoying friends and helpers dredged up the first two books in the series plus a few new ones. Klara even makes a comeback, but it's disjointed, unbelievable and emotionless. Pointless, even; I'd say Robinettes longing and guilt ... Read More |
