Nebula Award winning
Science-fiction novel by
Frederik Pohl.
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Robinette Broadhead is
eating himself alive with guilt, or some semblance thereof, over the way he attained his great wealth and power.
Watch as he
pulls himself up by his bootstraps by
winning the lottery and purchasing himself a position as
Heechee fodder on the alien space station dubbed "Gateway" by the
corporation that controls it.
Watch as Robinette
spills his guts to a cybernetic
Sigmund Freud over what happens next.
Read the book to find out.