One night in July, 2135, there were some eight billion people on Earth! The next morning there were perhaps 400. There was no clue to what had happened to the world's population—but, over the centuries that followed, still stranger things occurred.
The human lifespan now stretched to millennia instead of decades, and much of the remaining population developed the ability to move at will among the stars—and abandoned their homeworld for a life in deep space.
Then, after 3000 years, a star-rover discovered what had happened to Earth's original inhabitants—and that they were coming to reclaim their heritage. Those who had stayed behind knew, with a growing fear, that the mystery of what had been done to Earth and why was about to be solved... in a way that would change humanity forever.
One night in July, 2135, there were some eight billion people on Earth! The next morning there were perhaps 400. There was no clue to what had happened to the world's population—but, over the centuries that followed, still stranger things occurred.
The human lifespan now stretched to millennia instead of decades, and much of the remaining population developed the ability to move at will among the stars—and abandoned their homeworld for a life in deep space.
Then, after 3000 years, a star-rover discovered what had happened to Earth's original inhabitants—and that they were coming to reclaim their heritage. Those who had stayed behind knew, with a growing fear, that the mystery of what had been done to Earth and why was about to be solved... in a way that would change humanity forever.
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Exploring peaceful rural landscapes transformed by mysterious cosmic encounters became a hallmark of mid-century speculative fiction. Clifford D. Simak established this distinct pastoral approach by grounding extraordinary alien contact, time travel, and technological breakthroughs within quiet Midwestern settings, as seen in celebrated novels such as Way Station.
Over a writing career spanning more than five decades, Simak produced dozens of novels and over 140 short stories while working concurrently as a full-time journalist. His contributions earned him three Hugo Awards, a Nebula Award, election as the third SFWA Grand Master, and an inaugural Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Born on August 3, 1904, in Millville, Wisconsin, Simak developed an early interest in speculative fiction after reading the works of H. G. Wells. He began his writing career while working in journalism, publishing his first story, The World of the Red Sun, in the December 1931 issue of Wonder Stories. From 1929 to 1976, newspaper journalism served as his primary vocation, including a long tenure at the Minneapolis Star starting in 1939. Following his retirement from newspaper work, he dedicated himself to full-time fiction writing until his death on April 25, 1988, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Simak became closely identified with pastoral science fiction, frequently placing cosmic anomalies and extraordinary visitors against the backdrop of rural Wisconsin. Rather than emphasizing militarized space warfare or hyper-industrial futures, his stories focus on themes of gentle alien communion, human mortality, nostalgia, and peaceful coexistence among intelligent species. Time travel served as his primary narrative device for introducing otherworldly beings into serene, everyday environments, establishing a contemplative tone across his body of work.
5 books in catalog
Exploring peaceful rural landscapes transformed by mysterious cosmic encounters became a hallmark of mid-century speculative fiction. Clifford D. Simak established this distinct pastoral approach by grounding extraordinary alien contact, time travel, and technological breakthroughs within quiet Midwestern settings, as seen in celebrated novels such as Way Station.
Over a writing career spanning more than five decades, Simak produced dozens of novels and over 140 short stories while working concurrently as a full-time journalist. His contributions earned him three Hugo Awards, a Nebula Award, election as the third SFWA Grand Master, and an inaugural Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Born on August 3, 1904, in Millville, Wisconsin, Simak developed an early interest in speculative fiction after reading the works of H. G. Wells. He began his writing career while working in journalism, publishing his first story, The World of the Red Sun, in the December 1931 issue of Wonder Stories. From 1929 to 1976, newspaper journalism served as his primary vocation, including a long tenure at the Minneapolis Star starting in 1939. Following his retirement from newspaper work, he dedicated himself to full-time fiction writing until his death on April 25, 1988, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Simak became closely identified with pastoral science fiction, frequently placing cosmic anomalies and extraordinary visitors against the backdrop of rural Wisconsin. Rather than emphasizing militarized space warfare or hyper-industrial futures, his stories focus on themes of gentle alien communion, human mortality, nostalgia, and peaceful coexistence among intelligent species. Time travel served as his primary narrative device for introducing otherworldly beings into serene, everyday environments, establishing a contemplative tone across his body of work.
