Note: Original version of EMPIRE was written by John W. Two bindings, probable priority as listed: No statement of printing on © page.īoards. First published in Great Britain in 1975 on © page.īEST SCIENCE FICTION STORIES OF CLIFFORD SIMAKīoards. Collects four of the nine stories.īoards. First Four Square edition 1964 on © page. Five of these nine stories were reprinted under the title THE NIGHT OF THE PUUDLY. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962įirst edition so stated on © page. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965 Collects nine of the twelve stories originally appearing in THE WORLDS OF CLIFFORD SIMAK. Simak Guide Yearįirst edition/printing identification pointsīoards. How to Identify First Edition books by Clifford D. Note: This list only includes works published prior to 1977. Simak – First Edition Identification Guide The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 30 March 2010 (M.P.C. Asteroid 228883 Cliffsimak, discovered by French amateur astronomer Bernard Christophe in 2003, was named in his memory. In 1987 the Horror Writers Association named him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement, with Fritz Leiber and Frank Belknap Long.
Simak its third SFWA Grand Master in 1977, after Robert Heinlein and Jack Williamson. The Science Fiction Writers of America made Clifford D. More than 100 of his short stories were published from 1931 to 1981 in the science fiction, western, and war genres with “The Big Front Yard” winning the 1959 Hugo Award for Best Novelette and “Grotto of the Dancing Deer” winning the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Short Story in 1981. He believed that science fiction not rooted in scientific fact was responsible for the failure of the genre to be taken seriously, and stated his aim was to make the genre a part of what he called “realistic fiction.”įrom 1950 to 1986 Clifford Simak wrote more than 30 novels, plus four non-fiction works with Way Station winning the 1964 Hugo Award. Aided by a friend, he continued writing and publishing science fiction and, later, fantasy, into his 80s. Simak continued to produce award-nominated novels throughout the 1950s and 1960s. His first contribution to the literature was “The World of the Red Sun”, published by Hugo Gernsback in the December 1931 issue of Wonder Stories. Simak became interested in science fiction after reading the works of H. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master, and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.
He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. Clifford Donald Simak (1904 – 1988) was an American science fiction writer.
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