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Portico

Portico( )
Author: Pohl, Frederik
Series title:Ciencia Ficcion Ser.
ISBN:978-84-666-2298-1
Publication Date:Jan 2007
Publisher:Ediciones B
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $7.95
Book Description:

The first of a trilogy whose common thread is a mysterious species of extraterrestrials, the Heechee, this novel follows a group of humans as they discover a space base and the legacy of a civilization that fled the galaxy far before the origin of mankind. This abandoned base is the mysterious Gateway, which once opened up to all of the marvels of the universe—and all of its horrors.

Book Details
Pages:368
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.5 x 7 x 0.5 Inches
Book Weight:0.5 Pounds
Author Biography
Pohl, Frederick (Author)
Frederik Pohl was born in New York City on November 26, 1919. More interested in writing than in school, he dropped out of high school in his senior year and took a job with a publishing company. After serving as a public relations officer in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945, he returned to publishing as copywriter for Popular Science, a literary agent for several sci-fi writers, and the editor for the magazines Galaxy and If from 1959 until 1969, with If winning three successive Hugo awards.

His first published work, a poem entitled Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna, was printed in Amazing Stories magazine in 1937 under the pen name Elton Andrews. His first science fiction novels were published in the mid 1960's, some written in collaboration with other writers, others created alone. During his lifetime, he won over 16 major awards for his writing (much of which was published pseudonymously) including six Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. His works include Gateway, which won the Campbell Memorial, Hugo, Locus SF, and Nebula Awards, Beyond the Blue Event Horizon, and Jem, which won the National Book Award in 1979. He also embraced blogging in his later years, using his online journal as an ongoing sequel to his autobiography, The Way the Future Was. He died on September 2, 2013 at the age 93.

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