![]() ![]() The smoke drifted like thin, grey wisps of fog above the tortured earth and the shattered fences and the peach trees that had been whittled into toothpicks by the cannon fire. It shows a reluctance for war and a joy of life – and some memorable aliens too. ![]() Way Station is perhaps more typical Simak. His fix-up novel City was memorable from the first read, as an homage to nature and the creatures therein. This quiet and unassuming writer spent most of his life writing sf that was quite different to the usual robots and spaceships (although there were some of them too, truth be told.) Whilst holding down a full-time job as a reporter, he would write science fiction and fantasy that was gently humorous, quirky and homely. I’ve mentioned before how much of a fan I am of Clifford D. ![]()
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