Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. His alien friends can only offer help that seems worse than the dreaded disaster. I am way station simak to cheat and give a picture of one of the book covers which summaries the main idea perfectly.
The science fiction writers of america made him its third sfwa grand master, and the horror writers association made him one of three inaugural winners of the bram stoker award for lifetime achievement. Simak s novel way station, published in 1963, won the hugo award for that years best science fiction novel and has been recognized on various alltime greatest lists of scifi books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read way station. In backwoods wisconsin, an ageless hermit welcomes alien visitorsand foresees the end of humanity. Simak was also an extremely well regarded author as well. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. Jan 02, 2010 as a huge fan of clifford simaks novel city, i was excited to read more of his work. Simak, originally published as here gather the stars in two parts in.
Book fine, no wear, tiny bumps at ends of spine, another tiny bump on bottom edge of rear board. In 1977 he became the third grand master of the science fiction and fantasy writers of america, and. Way station is not his best work, but its still an enjoyable read and its vastly superior to most of the modern day science fiction. Simak, including way station, and city, and more on. Space travel has been abandoned in the twentysecond century. Simak, originally published as here gather the stars in two parts in galaxy magazine in. Named a grand master by the science fiction writers of america, clifford d. The technique is that the transportation signal deteriorates under certain problems therefore some jumps need a shortterm stopping point where the transportation signal can be restored as well as the vacationer sent on their way, thus the means stations of the title. Simaks novel way station, published in 1963, won the hugo award for that years best science fiction novel and has been recognized on various alltime greatest lists of scifi books. Simak 19041988 produced some of the most iconic science fiction stories ever written. As a huge fan of clifford simaks novel city, i was excited to read more of his work. Aug 06, 2015 during his fiftyfiveyear career, clifford d. Born on a farm in southwestern wisconsin, simak got a job at a smalltown newspaper in 1929 and eventually became news editor of the minneapolis startribune, writing fiction in his spare time.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Author of city, way station, the hugo winners, the goblin reservation, enchanted pilgrimage, all flesh is grass, the werewolf principle, ring around the sun. Way station by simak, clifford and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. From the back cover, i picked up a vague expectation of some sort of space opera setting, with mankind trying to learn what it had to learn before some nasty. A device used to transport individuals across the galaxy. Sam jordison on clifford d simaks way station books the.
Simak has 225 books on goodreads with 171906 ratings. Winner of the hugo award for best novel, way station is a magnificent example of the fine art of science fiction as practiced by a revered grand master. Simak, a science fiction writers of america grand master, is an author whose work is consistently exceptional and rarely disappoints. Born in 1904 on a farm in southwestern wisconsin, simak got a job at a smalltown newspaper in 1929 and eventually became n. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. He walked across the room to the wall filled with books and rows of magazines and journals, filled from floor to ceiling, and found the record book. Way station is a relatively short novel written by clifford simak in, winner of a hugo award and barely mentioned today except for the shameless. A cautionary tale that is at once ingenious, evocative, and compassionately human, it brilliantly supports the contention of the late, great robert a. It is deemed too dangerous, expensive, and inconvenientand now the allpowerful fishhook company holds. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Seasoned scifi and fantasy editor betsy mitchell dives into clifford simaks.
Way station by clifford simak, first edition abebooks. Jul 21, 2015 way station ebook written by clifford d. Often considered simaks most famous novel it won the hugo award for best novel in 1964, way station tells the story of an old civil war veteran who is recruited by an alien creature to manage a secret interplanetary travel hub for creatures. Clifford simak, winner of hugo, nebula, grand master, and other science fiction awards, was never more clearly a master of modern sf than in this novel of a simple.
Oct 16, 2018 i am way station simak to cheat and give a picture of one of the book covers which summaries the main idea perfectly. Simak, audiobook narrated by eric michael summerer. What are your thoughts on way station by clifford d. Nov 30, 2004 buy way station centennial by simak, clifford d. Simak, a science fiction writers of america grand master, is an author whose. Clifford simak 1963 way station audiobook clifford simak 1963 way station. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that. August 3, 1904 april 25, 1988 was an american science fiction writer. Project gutenberg offers 61,958 free ebooks to download. Feb 28, 2009 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. An american newspaperman for the majority of his life, clifford d.
A bit dated, just a little and not hurtfully so, similar to a more modern language than that used by edgar rice burroughs. Read by eric michael summerer audible download approx. Ive had a few disappointing experiences with old classics of science fiction, id not read a book by clifford simak before, and i wasnt sure that the premise was going to hold together. Nov 21, 2018 the technique is that the transportation signal deteriorates under certain problems therefore some jumps need a shortterm stopping point where the transportation signal can be restored as well as the vacationer sent on their way, thus the means stations of the title. Nine tales of imagination and wonder from one of the formative voices of science fiction and fantasy, the author of way station and city. Simak author during his fiftyfiveyear career, clifford d.
Simak, originally published as here gather the stars in two parts in galaxy magazine in june and august 1963. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Simak was best known for the book city, a reaction to the horrors of world war ii, and for his novel way station. An alien offers him immortality in exchange for his maintaining a way station, sort of a train depot for galactic centrals matter transmitter, in his wisconsin farmhouse. Science fiction aliens galactic civilization immortality.
In 1953 city was awarded the international fantasy award, and in following years, simak won three hugo awards and a nebula award. Buy a cheap copy of way station book by clifford d. Way station won the 1964 hugo award for best science fiction novel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mostly focusing on the fantasy and sciencefiction genres, he was able to entertain and engage his many readers worldwide, something which he continues to do to this day. Buy way station book online at low prices in india way. Way station is a 1963 science fiction novel by american writer clifford d. Luckily one his other novels, way station, was also on my list. Dj slightly used, 14 closed tear at top of front panel near spine, and 34 closed tear at bottom. Jul 21, 2015 simak was best known for the book city, a reaction to the horrors of world war ii, and for his novel way station. He wasnt as good as robert heinlein, but his best works were very good. Way station written by clifford d simak the authorities are curious about a man who walks his rural property daily, having little. Clifford simak was one of the better science fiction writers from the 1950s and 1960s.
Way station won the 1964 hugo award for best novel. The wisconsinborn writers now largely forgotten way station pioneered pastoral sciencefiction so. A great mix of hard science fiction and the softer social sciences cousin of the genre. I found way station exceptional for leading me to be reflective without feeling confronted.
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