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Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
Published 1980 by Del Rey/Ballantine · 327 pages
Hugo · 1981
FinalistNebula · 1981
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8 award entries · 4 books · 3 wins · 1977–1981
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Synopsis
Robinette Broadhead, now fabulously wealthy from his Heechee explorations, finances a mission to a Heechee food factory drifting in the outer solar system. As the crew makes startling discoveries about the vanished alien race, strange signals from deep space hint at a far greater mystery and a looming cosmic threat.
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Details
- Series
- Heechee Saga · Book 2
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780345286444