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Ten stories of wonder and imagination by an author named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

In the collection’s title story, Frederick Gray is closing in on seventy and has outlived his usefulness as a professor of law. He has no family; his best friend, fellow faculty member Ben Lovell, has recently died. Before Gray moves into a retirement home, he takes a final canoe trip to a favorite fishing spot he and Lovell had visited many times, only to find that someone has built a house on the remote riverside. When an accident leaves Gray stranded and in pain, he returns to the shelter seeking aid and instead finds a new reason for living.

Nine additional tales showcase Clifford D. Simak’s talent for spinning stories that allow us to glimpse the possibilities of life beyond Earth as well as expand our wisdom of what it means to be human.

Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.

A mind-opening collection of short science fiction from one of the genre’s most revered Grand Masters.

Legendary author Robert A. Heinlein proclaimed, “To read science fiction is to read Simak. A reader who does not like Simak stories does not like science fiction at all.” The remarkably talented Clifford D. Simak was able to ground his vast imagination in reality, and then introduce readers to fantastical worlds and concepts they could instantly and completely dig into, comprehend, and enjoy.

In the title story, a man’s newfound ability to walk in the past allows him to dwell among dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers . . . and something even more timeless. In “Construction Shack,” the first manned expedition to Pluto reveals that no matter how advanced aliens may be, even they don’t always get everything right. And in “Univac 2200,” the thin line between humans creating technology and humans becoming technology is about to be crossed—and there may be no going back.

Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.

Professor Peter Maxwell hat die Entdeckung seines Lebens gemacht. Auf seiner intergalaktischen Forschungsreise fand er den mysteriösen Kristallplaneten, der den ungeheuren Wissensschatz eines Volkes enthält, das vor Äonen bereits die Raumfahrt kannte.

Wieder zur Erde zurückgekehrt, bemüht er sich sofort, seine Vorgesetzten davon zu überzeugen, daß sie den Schatz des Kristallplaneten für die Menschheit gewinnen müßten.

Aber Maxwells Bemühungen werden durchkreuzt. Während seiner Abwesenheit von der Erde ist ein perfekter Doppelgänger aufgetaucht. Und da dieser zweite Maxwell bei einem angeblichen Unfall ums Leben gekommen ist, will niemand glauben, daß Professor Maxwell noch tatsächlich existiert.

Peter Maxwell gibt nicht auf. Schließlich ist er Spezialist für übernatürliche Phänomene.

Nine tales of imagination and wonder from one of the formative voices of science fiction and fantasy, the author of  and . 

Named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Clifford D. Simak was a preeminent voice during the decades that established sci-fi as a genre to be reckoned with. Held in the same esteem as fellow luminaries Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Ray Bradbury, his novels continue to enthrall today’s readers. And his short fiction is still as gripping and surprising now as when it first entertained an entire generation of fans.

The title story is just one example of this. Cheviot Sherwood doesn’t believe in miracles. They never seem to pay off. So when he’s marooned on a planet with no plan for escape and no working radio, he takes it in stride and prepares for a long stay gathering food, making shelter, and collecting all the diamonds the world has to offer. But when a ship like none he’s ever encountered lands, he sees his salvation—and an opportunity to take the priceless craft for himself. Unfortunately, his “rescuer” has the same idea . . .

This volume also includes the celebrated short works “Eternity Lost,” “Shotgun Cure,” and “Paradise,” among others.

Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.

A mind-opening collection of short science fiction from one of the genre's most revered Grand Masters. Tales of nostalgia and loss in a world overrun by technology.

Hank is walking home from the bar when the Model T pulls alongside him. It’s been decades since he saw a car this old, and the sound of it takes him right back to his twenties. The door is open, and when he climbs in, the car takes off—without a driver. Before he knows what’s happened, Hank is right back at Big Spring Pavilion, where he spent his youth drinking bootleg whiskey and chasing pretty girls. He will find the past is not quite as he remembered it, but still a lovely place to go for a drive.

This collection includes some of the finest short fiction Clifford Simak ever wrote, including “City,” the story that became the basis for his beloved novel of the same name. In the history of science fiction, no author has ever better understood that the Great Plains and the cosmos are closer together than we think.

Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.

Millville. Une petite bourgade sans histoires, quelque part aux Etats-Unis.

On s’y souvenait encore du jour où on avait dû faire appel aux pompiers pour récupérer le chat de Grand-Maman Jones sur le toit du patronage, de celui où le vieux Papy Andrews était tombé dans la rivière. Voilà les événements qui avaient marqué la vie de notre ville. De ma ville. Mais cela, c’était avant…

Avant l’irruption dans mon jardin de Tupper, l’idiot du village, nu comme au jour de sa naissance et dix ans après sa disparition. Avant que l’on parle d’arbres à dollars ou de machines à voir le passé. Avant que j’apprenne concrètement l’existence des mondes parallèles. Autrement dit avant les Fleurs pourpres…

2185. Quand Witney commence le journal que poursuivront ses descendants, il ne reste plus sur Terre qu'une poignée d'humains. Que s'est-il passé ? Aucun cataclysme, aucune épidémie, rien ne vient expliquer que plus de huit milliards d'individus aient tout simplement comme par magie, disparu... Quelques Blancs désemparés, quelques Indiens retournés avec soulagement au mode de vie de leurs ancêtres, essaient de donner un nouveau départ à l'humanité. Il y a aussi les robots : les uns, devenus sauvages, se livrent à des activités occultes, d'autres mènent une vie monastique, maintenant une institution oubliée des hommes... Pendant ce temps, ailleurs, très loin, au cœur de la galaxie, veille un mystérieux "Principe "...

A mind-opening collection of short science fiction from one of the genre's most revered Grand Masters.

Legendary author Robert A. Heinlein proclaimed, "To read science fiction is to read Simak. A reader who does not like Simak stories does not like science fiction at all." The remarkably talented Clifford D. Simak was able to ground his vast imagination in reality, and then introduce readers to fantastical worlds and concepts they could instantly and completely dig into, comprehend, and enjoy.

People work; folk play. That is how it has been in this country for as long as Sam can remember. He is happy, and he understands that this is the way it should be. People are bigger than folk. They are stronger. They do not need food or water. They do not need the warmth of a fire. All they need are jobs to do and a blacksmith to fix them when they break. The people work so the folk can drink their moonshine, fish a little, and throw horseshoes. But once Sam starts to wonder why the world is like this, his life will never be the same.

Along with the other stories in this collection, “I Am Crying All Inside” is a compact marvel—a picture of an impossible reality that is not so different from our own.

Also included in this volume is the newly published “I Had No Head and My Eyes Were Floating Way Up in the Air,” originally written for Harlan Ellison’s ™

Ten thrilling and intriguing tales of space travel, war, and alien encounters from multiple Hugo Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction Clifford D. Simak.

From Frank Herbert’s  to Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series to Philip K. Dick’s stories of bizarre visions of a dystopian future, the latter half of the twentieth century produced some of the finest examples of speculative fiction ever published. Yet no science fiction author was more highly regarded than Grand Master Clifford D. Simak, winner of numerous honors, including the Hugo and Nebula Awards and a Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.

This magnificent compendium of stories, written during science fiction’s golden age, highlights Simak at his very best, combining ingenious concepts with his trademark humanism and exploring strange visitations, remarkable technologies, and humankind’s destiny in the possible worlds of tomorrow. Whether it’s an irascible old man’s discovery of a very unusual skunk that puts him at odds with the US Air Force, a county agent’s strange bond with the sentient alien flora he discovers growing in his garden, the problems a small town faces when its children mature too rapidly thanks to babysitters from another galaxy, or the gift a lonely farmer receives in exchange for aiding a dying visitor from another world, the events detailed in Simak’s poignant and beautiful tales will thrill, shock, amuse, and astonish in equal measure.

One of the genre’s premier literary artists, Simak explores time travel and time engines; examines the rituals and superstitions of galactic travelers who have long forgotten their ultimate purpose; and even takes fascinating detours through World War II and the wild American West in a wondrous anthology that no science fiction fan should be without.

A mind-opening collection of short science fiction from one of the genre's most revered Grand Masters. Twelve tales of the unknown from the Nebula Award–winning author of .

Clifford D. Simak had a sublime ability to evoke a lost way of life. He spent his youth in rural Wisconsin, a landscape filled with mysterious hollows, cliffs, dark forests, and the Wisconsin River flowing in its deep-cut valley. As Simak wandered the countryside and the ridges, he peopled them with imaginary characters who later came to life in his stories. One such individual is Johnny, the orphaned farm boy of “The Contraption,” who stumbles upon a wrecked starship and receives a priceless gift from its owners. Another is the old prospector Eli, whose surprising discoveries on Mercury get him killed in “Spaceship in a Flask.” In “Huddling Place,” a man with paralyzing agoraphobia is the only one who can save the life of a dear friend on Mars—if he can bear to make the trip. And in the title story, aliens slowly take over Earth while humans leave it behind and head for the Homestead Planets.

Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.

Collected tales of wonder, danger, and the future, including the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning title story.

This volume contains ten stellar short stories by science fiction Grand Master Clifford D. Simak. In "Grotto of the Dancing Deer," a man carrying an ancient secret finally speaks up, unable to bear any longer the loneliness he has experienced for millennia. In "Over the River," which Simak wrote in memory of his beloved grandmother Ellen, children from an embattled future are sent back for safekeeping to their ancestors in the peaceful past. And in "Day of Truce," the inhabitants of a suburban subdivision must barricade themselves against bands of roving attackers. On only one day each year do the gates open wide. . .

Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.

Tales of science fiction and adventure from the Hugo Award–winning author of and 

The long and prolific career of Clifford D. Simak cemented him as one of the formative voices of the science fiction and fantasy genre. The third writer to be named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, his literary legacy stands alongside those of Robert A. Heinlein and Ray Bradbury. This striking collection of nine tales showcases Simak’s ability to take the everyday and turn it into something truly compelling, taking readers on a long journey in a very short time.

In “Dusty Zebra,” Joe discovers a portal that allows him to exchange everyday objects with an entity he can neither see nor hear, and soon learns that one man’s treasure may be another dimension’s trash. In “Retrograde Evolution,” an interplanetary trading vessel tries to figure out how to deal with a remote society that has suddenly decided to become far less civilized. And in “Project Mastodon,” an unusual ambassador from an unheard-of country offers amazing opportunities in a place the modern world can never compete with: the past. Simak’s mastery of the short form is on display in these and six other stories.

Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.

Collected tales of wonder, danger, and the future, including the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning title story. Tales of the unknown in which a fix-it man crosses into another dimension—and more.

Hiram Taine is a handyman who can fix anything. When he isn’t fiddling with his tools, he is roaming through the woods with his dog, Towser, as he has done for as long as he can remember. He likes things that he can understand. But when a new ceiling appears in his basement—a ceiling that appears to have the ability to repair television sets so they’re better than before—he knows he has come up against a mystery that no man can solve.

Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novelette, “The Big Front Yard” is a powerful story about what happens when an ordinary man finds reality coming apart around him. Along with the other stories in this collection, it is some of the most lyrical science fiction ever published.

Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.

In una grotta dipinta dagli uomini di Cro-Magnon un archeologo ritrova alcune impronte digitali che scopre appartenere ad un suo assistente, evidentemente una frode… oppure no?

Vincitore dei premi Hugo, Nebula e Locus per il miglior racconto breve in 1981.

En una remota region rural de los Estados Unidos, en una casa de apariencia vetusta, vive Enoch Wallace, un solitario cuya existencia nada tendría de sorprendente, si no fuese porque la Central Intelligence Agency, descubre que, pese a aparentar unos treinta años, Wallace tiene en realidad 160 y participó como soldado en la Guerra de Secesión Norteamericana. Los agentes federales montan un servicio de vigilancia en torno a la casa, que, pese a su aspecto decrépito, es completamente inexpugnable. En realidad la casa es una Estación de Tránsito, situada por el Gobierno de la Galaxia en aquel remoto rincón. Enoch Wallace, el hombre que no envejece, es el celoso custodio de la Estación, donde conoce a Lucy, la joven sordomuda y traba profunda amistad con Ulises, el extraterrestre.

„Stacja tranzytowa” jest powszechnie uważana za arcydzieło gatunku i najwybitniejsze dzieło w bogatym dorobku wielkiego pisarza. Kunszt Simaka sprawia, iż wierzymy w to, że stara, prowincjonalna chałupa, może być centrum wszechświata, że przybysze z innym galaktyk pojawiają się na zapuszczonych podwórkach.

Llegó un momento en que el hombre tuvo que admitir que no le sería posible alcanzar las estrellas. Lo había sospechado por los cinturones radioactivos de Van Allen, cuando fueron descubiertos por el sabio astrónomo que le dio su nombre, hasta que gradualmente, se llegó a su total certidumbre.

Pero el hombre, con su interminable ingeniosidad, resolvió el problema con el auxilio de los telépatas, y con la ayuda de una gigantesca organización del más alto secreto, llamada “Anzuelo”, mediante la cual, los hombres podían lanzar sus mentes a las profundidades del espacio. Y en una de esas ocasiones, Sheperd Blaine, mientras exploraba su camino asignado por el “Anzuelo” tomó contacto con una criatura fantástica, sin forma, omnisciente, una amsitosa Cosa de Color de Rosa que le dijo: “Intercambio mente con la tuya”.