Short Fiction

Clifford D. Simak, a prolific author of science fiction, wrote over 125 short stories. They often focus on the human scale more than the space opera scale, and are often tinged with horror. Included in this collection are stories of time travel, unreliable perceptions, and the difficulty in applying human understanding to different forms of life. The short stories in this collection are those currently known to have passed into the U.S. public domain, and are arranged in order of publication. Perfect for readers who crave thoughtful science fiction that explores the human condition rather than grand space battles, this collection showcases Simak's masterful ability to blend wonder with unease. These tales of time travel, alien encounters, and shifting realities will captivate fans of classic sci-fi who appreciate stories that linger in the mind long after the final page. The source for this public-domain ebook is Standard Ebooks (standardebooks.org). Ebooks from other sources often have typos, inconsistent spelling, missing accent marks, and missing punctuation. Ebooks from Standard Ebooks are proofread line by line against a scan of the original printed pages, then proofread again from cover to cover. They are also formatted and typeset following a professional-grade style manual, resulting in new editions supporting state-of-the-art ereader technology: automatic hyphenation, popup footnotes, complete and consistent metadata, high-resolution and scalable vector graphics, and ereader-compatible tables of contents. All of this makes the finished ebooks accurate, functional, and beautiful, a pleasure to read. (Waking Lion Press is not affiliated with or endorsed by Standard Ebooks.)