Simak, Clifford

• Way Station (6)

  • A classic story that won the Hugo in 1963, this is about a man who maintains a link to the Galactic "subway system" on Earth in his little house in the country. Things start to fall apart when he's discovered by his neighbors after several decades though. Some interesting ideas in this one. Worth reading if only for the historical perspective on the way sci-fi was written back then.

• City (5)

  • A group of seven short stories linked together by a common thread that they are glimpses of a very long history of the future evolution of man (as told by dogs, who are genetically developed to inherit the earth after man's "departure"). Written during the 30's and 40's, these books are also interesting for their historical perspective. The stories themselves vary in quality, but they make a decent and readable cohesive whole. I enjoyed Way Station more than this collection, but part of that revolves around my dislike of the short story genre.

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