Heechee Books in Order

Abandoned alien spacecraft offer desperate prospectors a chance at riches or death on voyages to unknown destinations. Robinette Broadhead survives and becomes wealthy, but sessions with a computerized psychiatrist reveal how profoundly his experiences at Gateway have damaged him.

Wealthy former prospector Robin Broadhead finances an expedition to an abandoned Heechee food factory, hoping to ease Earth's hunger and unlock alien secrets. The explorers' discoveries raise new questions about the vanished civilization and the technology humanity has inherited.

Robinette Broadhead must return to space as humanity's understanding of the Heechee and their abandoned technology deepens. Contact with the elusive alien civilization promises answers, but also reveals dangers that could determine the survival of the human species.

A space explorer preserved as a machine-stored personality investigates the mysterious Assassins, energy beings whose activities threaten the universe. Humanity's alliance with the Heechee brings extraordinary possibilities, but surviving their shared enemy requires understanding intentions that seem almost incomprehensible.

Young prospectors Stan and Estrella explore abandoned Heechee technology and seek a future beyond ordinary human limits. Their journey intersects with the aliens' refuge in a black hole, a mysterious cosmic enemy, and humans whose hatred threatens fragile interstellar coexistence.

Tales and vignettes follow humanity’s discovery and exploration of artifacts left behind by the Heechee. These accounts expand the world surrounding the saga’s novels, examining encounters with the remnants of a civilization whose technology opens unfamiliar possibilities.