Beyond the Blue Event Horizon

About “Beyond the Blue Event Horizon”

Book two of the Heechee Saga follows Robinette Broadhead as he attempts to make a fortune by funding an expedition to the Food Factory, a Heechee spaceship capable of converting elements into vast amounts of food. Alongside his financial ambitions, Robin struggles with guilt over abandoning his wife, Gelle-Klara Moynlin, at the event horizon of a black hole. As the expedition sends back information, Robin remains hopeful that she might still be saved. After three years, the Food Factory is confirmed to function, and a human is discovered aboard. Robin's long period of suffering may finally be ending. The novel was published in 1980 by Frederik Pohl.