Heechee

The Heechee are a fictional alien race from the science fiction works of Frederik Pohl. The Heechee are portrayed as an exceedingly advanced star-travelling race that explored Earth's solar system millenia ago and then disappeared without a trace before humankind began space exploration.

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Pohl's novels featuring the Heechee are:

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• Gateway (1976)
• Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (1980)
• Heechee Rendezvous (1984)
• Annals of the Heechee (1987)
• The Boy Who Would Live Forever : A Novel of Gateway (2004)

Pohl has also released a collection of short stories in the series:

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• The Gateway Trip (1990)

Pohl purportedly has a new novel in the works although the release date is unknown:

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• From Gateway to the Core
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