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Tag Archives: clifford simak
They Walked Like Men, by Clifford Simak
In the comments of my last review of Simak’s work, a 1970 novel named Out of Their Heads, it was suggested (in agreement with the critical convention), that the book was published after the author’s creative prime. I ended up giving … Continue reading
Out of Their Minds, by Clifford D. Simak
Clifford Simak (1904-1988) was a journalist and science fiction writer whose stories steadily appeared from the 1940s through the 1970s. His life, and most of his fiction, took place in the towns, cities and (especially) countryside of the upper Midwestern … Continue reading