In a heritage of stars, he boldly displays the heart, intelligence, and awesome imaginative powers that have established him as one of the alltime greatest authors of speculative fiction. Simak and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Simak was one of the giants of the science fiction field. He was honored by fans with three hugo awards and by colleagues with one nebula award. City is a 1952 science fiction fixup novel by american writer clifford d. The original version consists of eight linked short stories, all originally published between 1944 and 1951, along with brief notes on each of the stories. Clifford donald simak august 3, 1904 april 25, 1988 was an american science fiction writer.
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