BEST SCIENCE FICTION STORIES OF CLIFFORD D. SIMAK [Mass Market Paperback]

Clifford D. Simak (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 253 pages
• Publisher: Paperback Library; First Thus edition (June 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446658081
• ISBN-13: 978-0446658089
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,273,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Other "Robot Guy", March 7, 2005

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Rence Reeves (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BEST SCIENCE FICTION STORIES OF CLIFFORD D. SIMAK (Mass Market Paperback)

Man! I can't believe the lack of reviews for one of the best, most prolific and long-lived SF authors ever. And it's a "BEST OF" collection!

Reading Simak at times is like floating down a lazy river or taking a liesurely stroll with an old friend. He's got a country bumpkin type of approach. I love it.

I like Simak's "Robot Stories" better than Asimov's because of his style. In fact, my favorite story in this collection was a robot story. ALL THE TRAPS OF EARTH examines what it would be like to be a robot with hundreds of years of memories and suddenly be faced with the threat of having all those memories taken away. Then to runaway from that situation and become an instantly recognizable fugitive, hitch a ride on the side of a spaceship and the effect warp-drive would have on a robot's uninsulated positronic brain. Oh, there's so much more to the story, but I can't tell you.

CRYING JAG is definately a "feel good" story, as almost all of them are.

This is good stuff and definately "a keeper" on my shelf.