Clifford D. Simak

Clifford D. Simak

Clifford D. Simak was born in Millville, Wisconsin, USA on August 3rd, 1904 and passed away at the age of 83 on April 25th, 1988.

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Clifford D. Simak Stats: The highest rated book by Clifford D. Simak on Book Notification is Way Station / Here Gather the Stars, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is City, a Collection .

The most read book by Clifford D. Simak on Book Notification is Way Station / Here Gather the Stars, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is City, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of Clifford D. Simak books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Empire
1932
2
Cosmic Engineers
1950
3
Time and Again / First He Died
1950
4
Ring Around the Sun
1952
5
Time is the Simplest Thing / The Fisherman
1961
6
Trouble with Tycho
1961
7
They Walked Like Men
1962
8
8
Way Station / Here Gather the Stars
1963
9
All Flesh Is Grass
1965
10
The Werewolf Principle
1967
11
Why Call Them Back From Heaven?
1967
12
So Bright the Vision
1968
13
The Goblin Reservation
1968
14
Out of Their Minds
1970
15
Prehistoric Man
1971
16
Destiny Doll
1972
17
A Choice of Gods
1972
18
Cemetery World
1972
19
Waystation
1973
20
Our Children's Children
1974
21
Enchanted Pilgrimage
1975
22
8
Shakespeare's Planet
1976
23
A Heritage of Stars
1977
24
The Fellowship of the Talisman
1978
25
Mastodonia / Catface
1978
26
The Visitors
1980
27
Project Pope
1981
28
Where the Evil Dwells
1982
29
Special Deliverance
1982
30
Highway of Eternity
1986
31
Time Quarry
2014

List of The Complete Short Fiction Of Clifford D. Simak Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
I Am Crying All Inside and Other Stories
2015
2
The Big Front Yard and Other Stories
2015
3
The Ghost of a Model T and Other Stories
2015
4
No Life of Their Own and Other Stories
2016
5
Grotto of the Dancing Deer and Other Stories
2016
6
New Folks' Home and Other Stories
2016
7
A Death in the House and Other Stories
2016
8
Good Night, Mr. James and Other Stories
2016
9
Earth for Inspiration and Other Stories
2016
10
The Shipshape Miracle and Other Stories
2017
11
Dusty Zebra and Other Stories
2017
12
The Thing in the Stone and Other Stories
2017

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
8
City
1952
2
The Worlds of Clifford Simak
1954
3
Strangers in the Universe
1956
4
The Night of the Puudly
1960
5
Other Worlds of Clifford Simak
1962
6
All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories
1962
7
Aliens for Neighbours
1963
8
All the Traps of Earth
1963
9
Worlds Without End
1964
10
Best Science Fiction Stories of Clifford D. Simak
1965
11
Over the River and Through the Woods
1965
12
Skirmish
1977
13
The Marathon Photograph and Other Stories
1986
14
Off-Planet
1988
15
Brother and Other Stories
1988
16
The Autumn Land and Other Stories
1990
17
Immigrant and Other Stories
1991
18
The Creator and Other Stories
1994
19
The Civilisation Game and Other Stories
1997
20
Hellhounds of the Cosmos and Other Tales from the Fourth Dimension
2011
21
Madness From Mars and Other Short Stories
2017
22
The Thing in the Stone: And Other Stories
2024

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of The Pulp Writers Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Anthology of Sci-Fi V1
2013
2
Anthology of Sci-Fi V2
2013
3
Anthology of Sci-Fi V3
2013
4
Anthology of Sci-Fi V4
2013
5
Anthology of Sci-Fi V5
2013
6
Anthology of Sci-Fi V6
2013
7
Anthology of Sci-Fi V7
2013
8
Anthology of Sci-Fi V8
2013
9
Anthology of Sci-Fi V9
2013
10
Anthology of Sci-Fi V10
2013
11
Anthology of Sci-Fi V11
2013
12
Anthology of Sci-Fi V12
2013
13
Anthology of Sci-Fi V13
2013
14
Anthology of Sci-Fi V15
2013
15
Anthology of Sci-Fi V17
2013
16
Anthology of Sci-Fi V18
2013
17
Anthology of Sci-Fi V19
2013
18
Anthology of Sci-Fi V20
2013
19
Anthology of Sci-Fi V21, the Pulp Writers
2013
20
Anthology of Sci-Fi V22
2013
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Anthology series.

List of Stellar Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Stellar Short Novels (By: Gordon R. Dickson, Andrew J. Offutt, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Shawn Oueinsteen)
Stellar Short Novels (By: Gordon R. Dickson, Andrew J. Offutt, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Shawn Oueinsteen)
1976
2
Stellar #2 (With: Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Howard Waldrop, Jack C. Haldeman II, Steven Utley, Hal Clement, James White, Richard S. Simak, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Patrick G. Conner)
Stellar #2 (With: Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Howard Waldrop, Jack C. Haldeman II, Steven Utley, Hal Clement, James White, Richard S. Simak, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Patrick G. Conner)
1976
3
Stellar #3 (With: Jack L. Chalker, Gene DeWeese, Jeffrey M. Wallman, Charles W. Runyon, Mildred Downey Broxon, Henry Melton, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Arsen Darney, B. Lee Cooper, Larry S. Haverkos, Steve Utley, Bill Starr)
Stellar #3 (With: Jack L. Chalker, Gene DeWeese, Jeffrey M. Wallman, Charles W. Runyon, Mildred Downey Broxon, Henry Melton, Judy-Lynn del Rey, Arsen Darney, B. Lee Cooper, Larry S. Haverkos, Steve Utley, Bill Starr)
1977
4
Stellar #4 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
Stellar #4 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1978
5
Stellar #5 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
Stellar #5 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1980
6
Stellar #6 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
Stellar #6 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1980
7
Stellar #7 (By: Terry Carr, Leanne Frahm, Judy-Lynn del Rey)
Stellar #7 (By: Terry Carr, Leanne Frahm, Judy-Lynn del Rey)
1981
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List of The Golden Age of Science Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume VI (By: Robert Sheckley)
2016
2
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume IV (By: Robert Sheckley)
2018
3
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume X (With: James Blish, Poul Anderson, Fritz Leiber, Harry Harrison, Roger Dee, Anthony Gilmore, Robert Hoskins, Richard Rein Smith)
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume X (With: James Blish, Poul Anderson, Fritz Leiber, Harry Harrison, Roger Dee, Anthony Gilmore, Robert Hoskins, Richard Rein Smith)
2018
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List of Clifford D. Simak Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Astounding Science Fiction, October 1958
1958
2
Mind Partner and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy
1961
3
Novelets of Science Fiction
1963
4
Alien Worlds
1964
5
The Microcosmic God
1965
6
Tomorrow 1 | Science Fiction by the Masters
1971
7
Nebula Award 6
1972
8
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book Two
1973
9
The Devil's Generation
1973
10
Frontiers 1: Tomorrow's Alternatives
1973
11
The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology / Astounding
1973
12
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow...
1974
13
Decade: The 1940's
1975
14
Stellar #2
1976
15
Aliens: 3 Novellas
1977
16
Stellar #3
1977
17
Perilous Planets
1978
18
Rod Serling's Other Worlds
1978
19
The Best of Astounding
1979
20
Analog Science Fiction, November 1979
1979
21
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor
1982
22
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
1992
23
The SFWA Grand Masters 1
1999
24
The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction
2002
25
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction
2006
26
More Fantastic Stories
2009
27
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
2010
28
Startling Stories #3
2010
29
Science Fiction Gems, Vol. One
2011
30
The Time Travel Megapack: 26 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Stories
2013
31
Anthology of Sci-Fi V21, the Pulp Writers
2013
32
The Best of Galaxy, Volume Two
2016
33
Science Fiction Gems, Volume Twelve
2016
34
The Driftless Reader
2017
35
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume XV
2018
36
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume X
2018
37
Thrilling Wonder Stories - December 1938
2018
38
Space Pioneers
2018
39
Born of the Sun: Adventures in Our Solar System
2020
40
Nature's Warnings: Classic Stories of Eco-Science Fiction
2020
41
Comet: Stories of Super Time and Space
2021
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Clifford D. Simak: Biography

Clifford D. Simak (Clifford Donald Simak) was born on August 3rd, 1904. Clifford passed away April 25th, 1988 at 83 years old. Clifford D. Simak was born in Millville, Wisconsin, USA.

Clifford D. Simak (Clifford Donald Simak) is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 31 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1932 with the novel Empire . The most recently released novel was Time Quarry which was released in 2014.

Clifford D. Simak also wrote the Collections series which has 22 books including City and The Worlds of Clifford Simak.

Clifford D. Simak: Awards & Accolades

Clifford D. Simak won the Bram Stoker Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, in 1987.

Simak's book, Way Station / Here Gather the Stars won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1964.

Clifford D. Simak books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Time is the Simplest Thing / The Fisherman was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1962. The Goblin Reservation was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1969. A Choice of Gods was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1973. Project Pope was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1982.

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  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
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  3. Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender Saga Series.
  4. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
  5. Ray Bradbury, author of the novel: Fahrenheit 451.

Clifford D. Simak: F.A.Q

When was Clifford D. Simak Born?

Clifford D. Simak was born on August 3rd, 1904.

When did Clifford D. Simak die?

Clifford D. Simak died on April 25th, 1988 at 83 years old.

Where was Clifford D. Simak Born?

Clifford D. Simak was born in Millville, Wisconsin, USA.

What awards has Clifford D. Simak won?

Clifford D. Simak has won the following awards: Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bram Stoker Awards (1987).

What book awards has Clifford D. Simak won?

Simak's book, Way Station / Here Gather the Stars won the award Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1964.

What was the first book Clifford D. Simak wrote?

The first novel written by Clifford D. Simak was Empire , published in 1932.

What was the most recent book Clifford D. Simak wrote?

His most recently released work was The Thing in the Stone: And Other Stories on April 23rd, 2024.

How many books has Clifford D. Simak written?

Clifford D. Simak has written 74 books across 12 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 31 Standalone Novels
  • 12 books in The Complete Short Fiction Of Clifford D. Simak Series
  • 8 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 22 Collections
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books

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