{"title":"Clifford D. Simak","description":"During his fifty-five-year career, CLIFFORD D. SIMAK produced some of the most iconic science fiction stories ever written. Born in 1904 on a farm in southwestern Wisconsin, Simak got a job at a small-town newspaper in 1929 and eventually became news editor of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune,  writing fiction in his spare time.","products":[{"product_id":"epilog-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Epilog: And Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA volume of eleven stories from the Hugo Award-winning science fiction author that explore inner space, future worlds, and the peculiar lives of robots.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the twentieth century's most pioneering science fiction authors, Clifford D. Simak had a special fondness for robots. Not only did these thinking machines represent the boundless possibilities of technology, they also had the potential to bring--in his words--\"the kindness and the courage that I thought were needed in the world.\" The stories in this volume offer a variety of Simak's unique robot visions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"Lulu,\" a robot built for planetary exploration takes on a female identity, causing unforeseen challenges for her three-man crew. An examination of an unknown planet reveals the celestial body to be a single, gigantic computer whose origins and purpose are a mystery, in \"Limiting Factor.\" And in the title story, Simak returns to his longest-running robot character, Jenkins, who reflects on all that has come and gone one last time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEach story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104846811359,"sku":"9781504083126","price":31.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/coEsBfO36b9781504083126.webp?v=1781111439"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/clifford-d-simak.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}