Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Astounding Science Fiction, October 1958 |
1958 |
Buy |
| Mind Partner and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy |
1961 |
Buy |
| Novelets of Science Fiction |
1963 |
Buy |
| Alien Worlds |
1964 |
Buy |
| The Microcosmic God |
1965 |
Buy |
| Tomorrow 1 |
Science Fiction by the Masters |
1971 |
| Nebula Award 6 |
1972 |
Buy |
| The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book Two |
1973 |
Buy |
| The Devil’s Generation |
1973 |
Buy |
| Frontiers 1: Tomorrow’s Alternatives |
1973 |
Buy |
| The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology / Astounding |
1973 |
Buy |
| Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow… |
1974 |
Buy |
| Decade: The 1940’s |
1975 |
Buy |
| Threads Of Time |
1976 |
Buy |
| Aliens: 3 Novellas |
1977 |
Buy |
| Stellar #3 |
1977 |
Buy |
| Perilous Planets |
1978 |
Buy |
| Rod Serling’s Other Worlds |
1978 |
Buy |
| The Best of Astounding |
1979 |
Buy |
| Analog Science Fiction, November 1979 |
1979 |
Buy |
| Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humor |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories |
1992 |
Buy |
| The SFWA Grand Masters 1 |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction |
2006 |
Buy |
| More Fantastic Stories |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction |
2010 |
Buy |
| Startling Stories #3 |
2010 |
Buy |
| Science Fiction Gems, Vol. One |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Time Travel Megapack |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V21, the Pulp Writers |
2013 |
Buy |
| Science Fiction Gems, Volume Twelve |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume X |
2018 |
Buy |
| Thrilling Wonder Stories - December 1938 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Space Pioneers |
2018 |
Buy |
| Comet: Stories of Super Time and Space |
2021 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| City |
1952 |
Buy |
| The Worlds of Clifford Simak |
1954 |
Buy |
| Strangers in the Universe |
1956 |
Buy |
| The Night of the Puudly |
1960 |
Buy |
| Other Worlds of Clifford Simak |
1962 |
Buy |
| All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories |
1962 |
Buy |
| Aliens for Neighbours |
1963 |
Buy |
| All the Traps of Earth |
1963 |
Buy |
| Worlds Without End |
1964 |
Buy |
| Best Science Fiction Stories of Clifford D. Simak |
1965 |
Buy |
| Over the River and Through the Woods |
1965 |
Buy |
| Skirmish |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Marathon Photograph and Other Stories |
1986 |
Buy |
| Off-Planet |
1988 |
Buy |
| Brother and Other Stories |
1988 |
Buy |
| The Autumn Land and Other Stories |
1990 |
Buy |
| Immigrant and Other Stories |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Creator and Other Stories |
1994 |
Buy |
| The Civilisation Game and Other Stories |
1997 |
Buy |
| Hellhounds of the Cosmos and Other Tales from the Fourth Dimension |
2011 |
Buy |
| Madness From Mars and Other Short Stories |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Thing in the Stone: And Other Stories |
2024 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The March of Science |
1971 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hellhounds of the Cosmos |
1932 |
Buy |
| Rule 18 |
1938 |
N/A |
| The Street That Wasn’t There |
1941 |
Buy |
| Mr. Meek Plays Polo |
1944 |
Buy |
| Project Mastodon |
1955 |
Buy |
| The World That Couldn’t Be |
1958 |
Buy |
| Eternity Lost |
2004 |
Buy |
| Spacebred Generations |
2009 |
Buy |
| Second Childhood |
2016 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Empire |
1932 |
Buy |
| Cosmic Engineers |
1950 |
Buy |
| Time and Again / First He Died |
1950 |
Buy |
| Ring Around the Sun |
1952 |
Buy |
| Time is the Simplest Thing / The Fisherman |
1961 |
Buy |
| Trouble with Tycho |
1961 |
Buy |
| They Walked Like Men |
1962 |
Buy |
| Way Station / Here Gather the Stars |
1963 |
Buy |
| All Flesh Is Grass |
1965 |
Buy |
| The Werewolf Principle |
1967 |
Buy |
| Why Call Them Back From Heaven? |
1967 |
Buy |
| So Bright the Vision |
1968 |
Buy |
| The Goblin Reservation |
1968 |
Buy |
| Out of Their Minds |
1970 |
Buy |
| Prehistoric Man |
1971 |
Buy |
| Destiny Doll |
1972 |
Buy |
| A Choice of Gods |
1972 |
Buy |
| Cemetery World |
1972 |
Buy |
| Waystation |
1973 |
Buy |
| Our Children’s Children |
1974 |
Buy |
| Enchanted Pilgrimage |
1975 |
Buy |
| Shakespeare’s Planet |
1976 |
Buy |
| A Heritage of Stars |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Fellowship of the Talisman |
1978 |
Buy |
| Mastodonia / Catface |
1978 |
Buy |
| The Visitors |
1980 |
Buy |
| Project Pope |
1981 |
Buy |
| Where the Evil Dwells |
1982 |
Buy |
| Special Deliverance |
1982 |
Buy |
| Highway of Eternity |
1986 |
Buy |
| Time Quarry |
2014 |
Buy |
Stellar Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Stellar #1 |
1974 |
Buy |
| Stellar Short Novels |
1976 |
Buy |
| Stellar #4: Science Fiction Stories |
1978 |
N/A |
| Stellar #4 |
1978 |
Buy |
| Stellar 5: Science Fiction Stories |
1980 |
N/A |
| Stellar #5 |
1980 |
Buy |
| Stellar #6: Science Fiction Stories |
1980 |
N/A |
| Stellar #6 |
1980 |
Buy |
| Stellar #7: Science Fiction Stories |
1981 |
N/A |
| Stellar #2 |
1976 |
Buy |
| Stellar #3 |
1977 |
Buy |
| Stellar #7 |
1981 |
Buy |
The Complete Short Fiction Of Clifford D. Simak Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| I Am Crying All Inside |
2015 |
N/A |
| I Am Crying All Inside and Other Stories |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Big Front Yard and Other Stories |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Ghost of a Model T and Other Stories |
2015 |
Buy |
| Grotto of the Dancing Deer and Other Stories |
2016 |
Buy |
| No Life of Their Own and Other Stories |
2016 |
Buy |
| New Folks’ Home and Other Stories |
2016 |
Buy |
| A Death in the House and Other Stories |
2016 |
Buy |
| Good Night, Mr. James and Other Stories |
2016 |
Buy |
| Earth for Inspiration and Other Stories |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Shipshape Miracle and Other Stories |
2017 |
Buy |
| Dusty Zebra and Other Stories |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Thing in the Stone and Other Stories |
2017 |
Buy |
The Golden Age of Science Fiction Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Golden Age of Science Fiction, Vol. |
2010 |
N/A |
| The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume VI |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume IV |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume X |
2018 |
Buy |
The Pulp Writers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V1 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V2 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V3 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V4 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V5 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V6 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V7 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V8 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V9 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V10 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V11 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V12 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V13 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V15 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V17 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V18 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V20 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V21, the Pulp Writers |
2013 |
Buy |
| Anthology of Sci-Fi V22 |
2013 |
Buy |
Clifford D. Simak (1904-1988) was one of science fiction’s most distinctive voices, known for setting his stories in quiet rural landscapes rather than gleaming futures. A newspaper journalist by day, Simak wrote fiction that emphasized compassion, wonder, and the relationship between humans and the larger universe.
His masterwork City (1952) imagines a future where humanity leaves Earth and dogs develop their own civilization. Way Station (1963) won the Hugo Award for its story of a Civil War veteran who secretly operates an alien transit station in rural Wisconsin. Simak was named the third Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1977.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Clifford D. Simak written?
Clifford D. Simak has written 147 books across nine series.
What was Clifford D. Simak's first book?
Clifford D. Simak’s first book is Empire, published in 1932.
What is Clifford D. Simak known for?
Simak is known for his warm, humanistic approach to science fiction. His novel City (1952) imagines a future where dogs inherit civilization, and Way Station (1963) won the Hugo Award. His stories often feature rural Midwestern settings rather than the space-age cities typical of the genre.