Clifford D. Simak

Clifford Donald Simak

(b.1904-d.1988)

Other Simak links:

Ascent of Wonder: Desertion The Clifford D. Simak Fan Page
Clifford D. Simak Page
Ed Freese's Simak Page
Vital Statistics

Bio:

Born in Winsconsin, res. of Minnesota. Hugo (59 nvlt,64 novel,81 sh.st.), International Fantasy Award, being the only writer to have won both these awards. Grand master Nebula 1977. Born the 3rd of August in Millville Township. Started writing in 1931. Began as a reporter from the Iron River (Mich) reporter (1929), 1932 was hired by the McGuiffon Newspaper daily and weekly newspaper of Kansas. 1939 Minn. Star (chief copy desk), news ed. 1949, developed a science news column for the Star and Tribune, 1959 a weekly science column, 1976 gave up editing and concentrated on SF & fact. Unhappy with the pulp dominance he gave up writing until the appearance of J.W.Campbell.

Bibliography:

All Flesh is Grass
1965, Doubleday
December 1993, Caroll & Graf Paperback ISBN:0-786-70045-9
All the Traps of Earth
1960
Best SF Short Stories of CDS (1967
Cemetery World (1973
City
IFA 1952. Originally published as separate connected stories, nearly all in Astounding
(c) 1952 by Clifford D. Simak
1952, Gnome
1973, Ace Paperback
1981, Ace paperback
Cosmic Engineers (3 parts in Ast 1939,1950 novel
The Creator (M-April 1935 Marvel Tales
Destiny Doll
(c) 1971 by Clifford D. Simak
January 1972, Berkley Medallion Paperback ISBN:425-02103-3
EnchAnted Pilgrimage
1975
The Fellowship of the Talisman
The Goblin Reservation
1968
February 1993, Carroll & Graff Mass Market Paperback Reprint edition ISBN:0-881-84897-2 Amazon.com
A Heritage of Stars
1977
Mastodonia
Our Children's Children
1974
Over the River and Through the Woods
Short story collection. SciFi Weekly Review. Tachyon Publications (ordering info and more)
Ring Around the Sun
1953, S&Schuster
Shakespear's Planet
1976
So Bright the Vision
1968 sh.sts. Ace
Strangers in the Universe
selections ??
This is Destiny
Time and Again
1951
Time is the Simplest Thing
1958, S&Schuster (?)
1961
The Visitors
1979
Way Station
Hugo Award Winner, 1963. Hitchikers Guide to SF
The Werewolf Principle
June 1994, Carroll & Graf Mass Market Paperback Reprint edition ISBN:0-786-70100-5 Amazon.com
Why Call Them Back From Heaven
1967
The Worlds of CDS
1969 sh.sts.
Worlds Without End
Short story collection, Includes "Worlds Without End", "The Spaceman's Van Gogh" and "Full Cycle"
(c) 1955, 1956, Columbia Publications, Inc.
April 1964, Belmont. Cover painting by Richard Powers
"Aesop"
December 1947, Astounding
1952 in City
"The Big Front Yard"
The Hitchhikers Guide to SF
Oct Ast SF Hugo
"Census"
September 1944, Astounding
1952 in City
"City"
May 1944, Astounding
1952 in City
"The Civilization Game
Galaxy
1961 in Mind Partner edited by H.L. Gold
"Construction Shack"
1978
"The Cubes of Ganymede"
unpublished?
"A Death in the House"
(c) 1959 by Galaxy Publishing Corp.
1959 in Galaxy
1960 in The Year's Best S-F edited by Judith Merril
"Desertion"
November 1944, Astounding
1952 in City
"Epilog"
1973, JWC memorial anth.
1981(?) in City
"Full Cycle"
1964 in Worlds Without End
"Grotto of the Dancing Deer"
April 1980 Analog
"Here Gather the Stars"
Galaxy
"Hobbies"
November 1946, Astounding
1952 in City
"Honorable Opponent"
1956 Galaxy
"Huddling Place"
July 1944, Astounding
1952 in City
"Hunch"
Ast 1942(3?)
"Hunger Death"
1938 Oct, Ast
"Installment Plan"
February 1959, Galaxy
"Lobby"
1944 Ast
"Paradise
June 1946, Astouding
1952 in City
"Reunion on Ganymede"
Nov. 1938 Ast
"Rule 18"
July 1938 Ast
"Senior Citizen"
October 1975, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
"The Simple Way"
AKA "The Trouble With Ants" (original title?)
"The Spaceman's Van Gogh"
1964 in Worlds Without End
"Time Quarry"
Galaxy serial 1950
"The Trouble With Ants"
January 1951, Fantastic Adventures
"The World of the Red Sun"
Dec 1931 Wond.St
"Worlds Withour End"
1964 in Worlds Without End

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