![]() ![]() ![]() He says, “Working on one of the seminal works of science fiction is an honor and a privilege. Though the prospect of returning with untold riches is significant, his chance of death is even higher.”ĬEO of Skybound, David Alpert, praised Pohl’s works. Via press release, Skybound describes Gateway as following “the story of Robinette Stetley Broadhead, a poor miner traveling to an abandoned alien space station in search of a life better than the one he knows on a barren and overcrowded planet Earth. Elizabeth Anne Hull, the late author’s widow. ![]() So the optioning deal was made through the estate’s co-executors, Pohl’s son Frederik Pohl IV and Dr. ![]() Pohl passed away in 2013 at the age of 93. The deal Skybound and the Pohl estate came to includes the rights to all five novels. Gateway is followed by Beyond the Blue Horizon, Heechee Rendezvous, The Annals of the Heechee, and finally The Gateway Trip. Pohl’s work on the book earned him four annual awards, including both Nebula and Hugo wins. Gateway is the first of a series of five novels in the Heechee Saga of books. Skybound Entertainment announced today that they have reached an agreement to option Frederik Pohl’s 1977 science fiction novel, Gateway. ![]()
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