Gateway
His most celebrated novel and the first book of the Heechee Saga.
Author guide
Frederik Pohl Books in Order
Frederik Pohl (1919–2013) was an American science fiction author, editor, publisher, and literary agent. He co-wrote several influential novels with Cyril M. Kornbluth and Jack Williamson, edited Galaxy and If, and wrote major solo works including Gateway, Man Plus, Jem, and The Years of the City. His nonfiction included environmental writing, popular science, political commentary, and the memoir The Way the Future Was. Pohl received the Hugo, Nebula, National Book, and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards, among others.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Space Merchants
A foundational satirical collaboration with Cyril M. Kornbluth.
The Way the Future Was: A Memoir
The clearest entry point to Pohl's life, editing career, and development as a science fiction writer.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
Heechee Saga
A series about humanity's encounters with the vanished Heechee civilization and the consequences of exploiting their technology.
- 1 GatewayAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1977
- 2
Beyond the Blue Event HorizonAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1980
- 3
Heechee RendezvousAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1984
- 4
The Annals of the HeecheeAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1987
- 5 The Gateway Trip: Tales and Vignettes of the HeecheeAmazon ↗
Book 5 · collection · 1990
- 6
The Boy Who Would Live Forever: A Novel of GatewayAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2004
novel-series · complete
Eschaton Sequence
A trilogy concerning humanity's future, cosmic civilizations, and the transformations of time and space.
novel-series · complete
Mars Series
A sequence about the political, technological, and biological transformation of Mars and humanity.
novel-series · complete
Space Merchants
A satirical sequence about advertising, commerce, and political power in a heavily commodified future.
novel-series · complete
Undersea Trilogy
A juvenile science fiction adventure trilogy co-written with Jack Williamson and set in a future of underwater colonization.
novel-series · complete
Starchild Trilogy
A space opera trilogy co-written with Jack Williamson involving interstellar politics, social engineering, and the Starchild project.
novel-series · complete
Saga of Cuckoo
A two-volume interstellar adventure co-written with Jack Williamson.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (38)
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Search the SkyAmazon ↗novel · 1954
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Gladiator-at-LawAmazon ↗novel · 1955
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Preferred RiskAmazon ↗novel · 1955
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A Town Is DrowningAmazon ↗novel · 1955
- Sorority HouseAmazon ↗
novel · 1956
- Presidential YearAmazon ↗
novel · 1956
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Slave ShipAmazon ↗novel · 1956
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Edge of the CityAmazon ↗novel · 1957
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WolfbaneAmazon ↗novel · 1959
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Drunkard's WalkAmazon ↗novel · 1960
- TiberiusAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1960
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A Plague of PythonsAmazon ↗novel · 1962
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The Age of the PussyfootAmazon ↗novel · 1965
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Practical Politics 1972Amazon ↗nonfiction · 1971
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Science Fiction Studies in FilmAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1980
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The Cool WarAmazon ↗novel · 1981
- SyzygyAmazon ↗
novel · 1981
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StarburstAmazon ↗novel · 1982
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The Years of the CityAmazon ↗novel · 1984
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Black Star RisingAmazon ↗novel · 1985
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The Coming of the Quantum CatsAmazon ↗novel · 1986
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TerrorAmazon ↗novel · 1986
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Tales from the Planet EarthAmazon ↗novel · 1986
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ChernobylAmazon ↗novel · 1987
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Narabedla Ltd.Amazon ↗novel · 1988
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Land's EndAmazon ↗novel · 1988
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HomegoingAmazon ↗novel · 1989
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The World at the End of TimeAmazon ↗novel · 1990
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Outnumbering the DeadAmazon ↗novel · 1990
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The Singers of TimeAmazon ↗novel · 1991
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Stopping at SlowyearAmazon ↗novel · 1991
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Our Angry EarthAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1991
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Mining the OortAmazon ↗novel · 1992
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The Voices of HeavenAmazon ↗novel · 1994
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O Pioneer!Amazon ↗novel · 1998
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Chasing Science: Science as Spectator SportAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2000
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The Last TheoremAmazon ↗novel · 2008
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All the Lives He LedAmazon ↗novel · 2011
Nonfiction (1)
- The Way the Future Was: A MemoirAmazon ↗
memoir · 1978
Other (18)
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Alternating CurrentsAmazon ↗collection · 1956
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The Case Against TomorrowAmazon ↗collection · 1957
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Tomorrow Times SevenAmazon ↗collection · 1959
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The Man Who Ate the WorldAmazon ↗collection · 1960
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Turn Left at ThursdayAmazon ↗collection · 1961
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The Wonder EffectAmazon ↗collection · 1962
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The Abominable EarthmanAmazon ↗collection · 1963
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Digits and DastardsAmazon ↗collection · 1966
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Day MillionAmazon ↗collection · 1970
- The Gold at the Starbow's EndAmazon ↗
collection · 1972
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In the Problem PitAmazon ↗collection · 1976
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The Early PohlAmazon ↗collection · 1976
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Critical MassAmazon ↗collection · 1977
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Before the UniverseAmazon ↗collection · 1980
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Planets ThreeAmazon ↗collection · 1982
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Midas WorldAmazon ↗collection · 1983
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PohlstarsAmazon ↗collection · 1984
- The Day the Martians CameAmazon ↗
collection · 1988