Order of Clifford D. Simak Books

Throughout his prolific career, Clifford D. Simak established himself as one of science fiction's most celebrated authors. His exceptional storytelling earned him three Hugo Awards and a Nebula Award, along with recognition as a SFWA Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America and the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Horror Writers Association.

For more than fifty-five years, Simak crafted some of the genre's most memorable works. Born on a Wisconsin farm, he later served as news editor of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune while pursuing his passion for science fiction writing during his free time.

In Way Station, Simak transports readers to rural Wisconsin, where a mysterious ageless hermit receives otherworldly visitors. Enoch, a Civil War veteran who appears immune to time's passage, has secretly operated an alien transit station on Earth for decades. His extraterrestrial guests bestowed upon him knowledge and eternal life, but these gifts have also given him troubling insights into humanity's fate. When government agents begin investigating his unusual longevity, Enoch's carefully guarded secret threatens to unravel.

City stands as Simak's masterpiece—a haunting vision of Earth millennia after humanity's departure for the stars and eventual extinction. In mankind's absence, their faithful companions have inherited the world. These highly intelligent dogs, gifted with speech in ages past, now serve as the peaceful custodians of human memory and civilization. However, their tranquil existence faces unprecedented dangers, including the most perilous threat of all: the return of the violent species known as "Man."