Global InformationThe Annals of the Heechee information
 Cover of the first edition, published by Del Rey Books. Art by Darrell K. Sweet. | |
| Author | Frederik Pohl |
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| Country | United States |
| Series | Heechee The Heechee Saga Gateway trilogy |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books/Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | (first ed.) |
| Preceded by | Heechee Rendezvous |
| Followed by | The Boy Who Would Live Forever |
The Annals of the Heechee is a science fiction novel by the American writer Frederik Pohl, published in 1987 by Ballantine Books. It is about a dead space explorer's machine-stored version who is trying to discover why the Assassins, a mysterious type of pure energy beings, are threatening the stability of the universe. It is part of Pohl's Heechee Saga, which is about the Heechee, a fictional alien race created by Pohl. The Heechee developed advanced technologies, including interstellar space travel, but then disappeared.