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The Best of Clifford D. Simak

by Clifford D. Simak · 1975

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A collection of ten stories by Simak that date from 1939 to 1971. It also includes a six-page introduction by Simak, and a three-page bibliography of his science fiction books. The book is edited by Angus Wells.

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Contents:

1. A Death in the House

2. Day of Truce

3. Final Gentleman

4. Madness from Mars

5. Shotgun Cure

6. Small Deer

7. Sunspot Purge

8. The Autumn Land

9. The Sitters

10. The Thing in the Stone

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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 253 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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