Gateway (S.F. MASTERWORKS)

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At final revelation, the author deliver the situation so well, I could imagine the psych (huge) impact to the protagonist. This is still a "classic SF story" that is worthy of the title and one that I recommend to any fan of science fiction. I admit it is a slow start and many of today’s more action orientated readers won’t like the pychobabble therapy that Bob goes through.

we actually spend half the book in a psychologist's office, as our "hero" vents his issues at Sigmund the Freudian robot shrink. This is a well structured sci fi novel, and I can see why it is considered an influential classic, but it has one major problem that I can't get around: the protagonist is a whining, self-absorbed shithead. Aparte de sus inserciones de texto (informes, conferencias y lo mejor, bizarros anuncios) que son maravillosas.Individuals and groups are allowed to depart on these ships, risking (and often losing) their lives in the hope of finding something at their unknown destination that will make them rich. The big chance for the humans comes when a human finds an alien mining facility in the depths of Venus. Is it deep or just playing with childhood trauma, relationship issues, and making fun of psychiatry. She's another prospector on Gateway and she has a pretty complex relationship with Robinette Broadhead.

The Gateway Corporation administers the asteroid on behalf of the governments of the United States, the Soviet Union, the New People's Asia, the Venusian Confederation, and the United States of Brazil.

A lot of times, in any literature, there's a memorable protagonist and maybe a memorable antagonist if you're lucky. The basic concept around the Gateway is so compelling, in regards to 'prospectors' (Robin is one) having to pay for board, air, water etc. Clearly what Pohl had in mind was to explore the psychological consequences of the circumstances surrounding his protagonist, who is not even written as a particularly amiable fellow. The hero has pushed the love of his life into a black hole, but the memory is so traumatic that he's blocked it.

It's an interplanetary human society that without religion and tradition leaves many of its members morally rudderless.It was the ultimate game of Russian roulette, but in this resource-starved future there was no shortage of desperate volunteers. This novel offers an idea of a psychological/mental problem that haven't happened to human in real-life yet. En un futuro en donde la Tierra se encuentra superpoblada y sus recursos son limitados, existe la posibilidad de convertirse en un prospector de Pórtico: un asteroide usado como puerto espacial por una civilización desaparecida hace miles de años.

I knelt beside her, lifted her up with one hand and, in absolutely cold blood, slapped her twice more. e., the Gateway and the Heechee technology which humans use but do not understand) was highly original when first written and has been copied (a clear sign of its brilliance) by many authors since. Not to mention that space really is a dangerous place - even more so if you don't really know what you're doing. Earth to Pohl - a simple "I'm really really sorry and want to marry you" does not adequately deal with serious domestic violence!

But we’re trying, we're organized, fumbling around for it, and desperadoes like our (male) narrator Robinette Broadhead are at the vanguard of discovery, setting out in the alien pre-programmed spacecraft in a gold rush for more abandoned alien technology. Used books have different signs of use and might not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. We've got ourselves something of an anti-hero written in mild shades of The Stars My Destination who we get to know very well on and off the AI therapist's couch as we learn about all the crap that turns him into a real mess. As I work my way through the classics of Science Fiction I haven't read, I find most of the classics are considered classics for a reason.