The Collected Works of Clifford D. Simak (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Empire, The World That Couldn't Be, The Street That Wasn't There, Hellhounds of the CosmosBy Clifford D. Simak
Length12h 21m
About this audiobook
The Collected Works of Clifford D. Simak gathers the fiction of one of American science fiction's most humane and quietly radical voices. Across pastoral futures, alien encounters, time-haunted frontiers, and philosophical speculations, Simak tempers cosmic wonder with Midwestern plainness and moral reflection. His prose is lucid, understated, and deceptively gentle, standing apart from the harder-edged technocratic traditions of the genre while remaining central to its Golden Age and postwar evolution. Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988), long associated with Wisconsin and a career in journalism, brought to science fiction the habits of a reporter and the sensibility of a rural observer. His work often reflects skepticism toward conquest, bureaucracy, and human exceptionalism, favoring instead humility, neighborliness, and curiosity. These concerns helped produce such enduring classics as City and Way Station, and they inform the breadth of this collection. This volume is recommended for readers seeking science fiction of intellectual depth without emotional coldness. Scholars, genre enthusiasts, and newcomers alike will find in Simak a writer who expands the universe while keeping faith with the human heart.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (13)
Includes Goodreads
GenreScience Fiction, General Fiction
Length12 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 14, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Collected Works of Clifford D. Simak (Annotated)
26CHAPTER XXI
2Introduction
27The World That Couldn't Be
3Historical Context
28CHAPTER I
4Synopsis (Selection)
29CHAPTER II
5Empire
30CHAPTER III
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6CHAPTER I
31CHAPTER IV
7CHAPTER II
32CHAPTER V
8CHAPTER III
33CHAPTER VI
9CHAPTER IV
34The Street That Wasn't There
10CHAPTER V
35Hellhounds of the Cosmos
11CHAPTER VI
36Project Mastodon
12CHAPTER VII
37CHAPTER I
13CHAPTER VIII
38CHAPTER II
14CHAPTER IX
39CHAPTER III
15CHAPTER X
40CHAPTER IV
16CHAPTER XI
41CHAPTER V
17CHAPTER XII
42CHAPTER VI
18CHAPTER XIII
43CHAPTER VII
19CHAPTER XIV
44CHAPTER VIII
20CHAPTER XV
45CHAPTER IX
21CHAPTER XVI
46CHAPTER X
22CHAPTER XVII
47CHAPTER XI
23CHAPTER XVIII
48CHAPTER XII
24CHAPTER XIX
49CHAPTER XIII
25CHAPTER XX
50CHAPTER XIV
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