The Heechee Series (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Frederik Pohl
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Novels and stories
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—future history
- Time of Work: The twenty-first and twenty-second centuries
- Setting: Throughout the solar system and the galaxy
- Genres: Short fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Extraterrestrial life, Future, Other worlds, Twenty-first century, Evolution
- Locales: Space, Solar system
The Plot
These novels tell the story of human discovery of Heechee artifacts, eventual encounters with the mysterious Heechee, and subsequent encounters with a hostile race called the Assassins. When humans first explore the solar system, they discover an asteroid filled with tunnels that contain abandoned Heechee spacecraft, providing a gateway to the galaxy. Soon, the Gateway corporation trains prospectors in what little is known about the Heechee ships, then encourages them to ship out to random destinations in search of Heechee artifacts.
Because some of these...
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