First published 1985
Robinette Broadhead invests his wealth in a dangerous gamble: funding an expedition to the Food Factory, a mysterious Heechee vessel that harvests cometary material and converts basic elements into vast quantities of food. The advanced alien technology promises incredible returns, but Robin carries a crushing burden of guilt. His wife Gelle-Klara Moynlin remains frozen at a black hole's event horizon, trapped in the spot where Robin abandoned her. As reports filter back from the expedition over three years, Robin clings to growing hope that the mission might somehow lead to rescuing his beloved Gelle-Klara. When the factory finally proves functional and reveals a human survivor aboard, Robin faces the possibility that his long suffering might finally end.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, space-opera, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Food Factory, Black Hole
Period: 3 Years
309 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Del Rey