The Gateway Trip: Tales & Vignettes of the Heechee
The Gateway Trip gathers short, speculative stories set in the Heechee universe, centered on an autonomous ship sent to follow echoes of a vanished alien civilization. These vignettes emphasize exploration, the uneasy meeting of technology and the unknown, and the human responses to remote discovery.
The tone moves between suspenseful missions and reflective, philosophical moments about memory, contact, and the traces advanced cultures leave behind. Each piece is compact but suggestive, appealing to readers who like atmospheric, idea-driven science fiction.
Recommended for fans of short-form SF, space exploration narratives, and speculative tales that probe both cosmic mystery and technological consequence.
Details
- Publisher: Ballantine Books
- Published: 1990
- Pages: 241
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN-10: 0345363019
- ISBN-13: 9780345363015
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