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Clifford D. Simak

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• AESOP^*,  Astounding, December, 1947 USA (April 1948 - UK & Australia)
• City^**, Gnome, 1952
• The Great Science Fiction Series, ed. Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander, Harper & Row, 1980
• City, Ace, 1981
• The Thing In The Stone: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Tweleve, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, February 8, 2022


• ALL THE TRAPS OF EARTH, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Mar, 1960, USA
  • The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June, 1960, UK
  • All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, Doubleday, 1962
  • All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, MacFadden, 1963
  • All the Traps of Earth, Four Square Books, 1964
  • Best Science Fiction Stories of Clifford D. Simak, Faber and Faber, 1967
  • All the Traps of Earth, New English Library/Nel, 1968
  • Best Science Fiction Stories of Clifford D. Simak, Doubleday, 1971
  • Best Science Fiction Stories of Clifford D. Simak, Paperback Library, 1972
  • All the Traps of Earth, Manor Books, 1974
  • Skirmish, The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Berkley/Putnam, 1977 (hardcover)
  • Skirmish, The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Berkley/Putnam, 1977 (paperback)
  • All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, Avon, 1979
  • All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, Avon, 1988
  • The Creator and Other Stories, Severn House, 1993
  • I Am Crying All Inside And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume One) , Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, October 20, 2015
  
  
• AND THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE, Future Science Fiction, Mar, 1953, USA (May 1953 - UK);
  (also known as "The Answers")
  • Novelets of Science Fiction, ed. Ivan Howard, Belmont, 1963
  • Buckets of Diamonds: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Thirteen, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, June 13, 2023
  
  
• THE ANSWERS, Stories for Tomorrow, ed. William Sloane, Funk & Wagnalls, 1954
  (also known as "And The Truth Shall Make You Free")
  • Stories for Tomorrow, ed. William Sloane, Funk & Wagnalls, 1954
  • Stories for Tomorrow, ed. William Sloane, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955
  • Strangers in the Universe, Simon & Schuster, 1956
  • Strangers in the Universe, Berkley, 1957
  • Strangers in the Universe, Panther, 1962
  • Strangers in the Universe,Berkley, 1963
  • Strangers in the Universe, Berkley, 1968
  • The Creator and Other Stories, Severn House, 1993
  • The Collected Stories of Clifford D. Simak Volume I: Eternity Lost & Other Stories, ed. Phil Stephensen-Payne, Darkside Press 2005
  • Stories for Tomorrow, ed. William Sloane, Ishi Press, February 2010


• THE ASTEROID OF GOLD,  Wonder Stories, November, 1932
• Every Boy`s Book of Science Fiction, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Fredrick Fell , 1951
• The History of the Science Fiction Magazine Part. 1, 1926-1935, ed. Mike Ashley, New English Library, 1974
• The History of the Science Fiction Magazine Vol. 1, 1926-1935, ed. Mike Ashley, Henry Regnery Company, 1976
• The History of the Science Fiction Magazine Part One, 1926-1935, ed. Mike Ashley, New English Library, 1977
• Earth for Inspiration: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Nine, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, February 8, 2022


• AUK HOUSE,  Stellar #3
• Stellar #3, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1977
• Brother and Other Stories, Severn House, 1986
• Brother and Other Stories, Methuen, 1988
• Good Night, Mr. James and Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Eight, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, January 14, 2020


• THE AUTUMN LAND,  The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October, 1971
SF: Authors` Choice 4, ed. Harry Harrison, G.P. Putnam`s, 1974
• SF: Authors` Choice 4, ed. Harry Harrison, Berkley Books, 1974
• The Best of Clifford D. Simak, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1975
• The Best of Clifford D. Simak, Sphere Books, 1975
• Skirmish, The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Berkley/Putnam, 1977 (hardcover)
• Skirmish, The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Berkley/Putnam, 1977 (paperback)
• Grand Masters` Choice, ed. Andre Norton & Ingrid Zierhut, NESFA Press , 1989
• The Autumn Land and Other Stories, Mandarin, 1990
• Grand Masters` Choice, ed. Andre Norton & Ingrid Zierhut, Tor, 1991
• The Ghost of a Model T And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Three), Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, August 2, 2016


• BATHE YOUR BEARINGS IN BLOOD!,  Amazing, Dec, 1950, USA (March 1952 - UK);
  (also known as "Skirmish")
• Fantastic, February, 1969
• Madness From Mars - And Other Short Stories, lulu.com, April 10, 2017


• BEACHHEAD^***,  Beachheads in Space, Pellegrini Cudahy, 1952
   (also known as "You'll Never Go Home Again")
• Beachheads in Space, ed. August Derleth, Pellegrini Cudahy, 1952
• Beachheads in Space, ed. August Derleth, Weidenfeld Nicolson, 1954
• Strangers in the Universe, Simon & Schuster, 1956
• Strangers in the Universe, Berkley, 1957
• Strangers in the Universe, Faber and Faber, 1958
• Strangers in the Universe, Science Fiction Book Club UK, 1959
• Strangers in the Universe, Panther, 1962
• Strangers in the Universe,Berkley, 1963
• Beachheads in Space, ed. August Derleth, Four Square Books, 1964
• Strangers in the Universe, Berkley, 1968
• Explorers of Space, ed. Robert Silverberg, Thomas Nelson, 1975
• Perilous Planets, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Weidenfeld Nicolson, 1978
• Science Fiction. English and American Short Stories, ed. V. S. Muravyev, Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1979
• Perilous Planets, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Avon, 1980
• Perilous Planets, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Orbit, 1980
• Science Fiction. The Best American Short Stories, Raduga, 2002
• Classic Science Fiction Stores, Miles Kelly Publishing (July 1, 2011)
• New Folks` Home and Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Six, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, January 14, 2020


• THE BIG FRONT YARD,  Astounding, Oct, 1958, USA (January 1959 - UK & Australia)
• The Worlds of Clifford Simak, Simon & Schuster, 1960
• The Worlds of Clifford Simak, Avon, 1961
• The Hugo Winners, Volume 1, ed. Isaac Asimov, Doubleday, 1962
• The Hugo Winners, Volumes I and II, ed. Isaac Asimov, Nelson Doubleday, 1962
• The Hugo Winners, ed. Isaac Asimov, Avon, 1962
• The Hugo Winners, ed. Isaac Asimov, Dobson Books, 1963
• The Hugo Winners, ed. Isaac Asimov, Penguin, 1964
• The Hugo Winners, ed. Isaac Asimov, Penguin, 1968
• The Hugo Winners, Volume 1, ed. Isaac Asimov, Fawcett Crest, 1973
• The Hugo Winners, Volume 1, ed. Isaac Asimov, Fawcett Crest, ?
• Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two B, ed. Ben Bova, Doubleday, 1973
• Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume IIB, ed. Ben Bova, Avon, 1974
• Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Three, ed. Ben Bova, Victor Gollancz, 1974
• Aliens, ed. Ben Bova, Futura, 1977
• Skirmish, The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Berkley/Putnam, 1977 (hardcover)
• Skirmish, The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Berkley/Putnam, 1977 (paperback)
• Aliens, ed. Ben Bova, St. Martin's, 1978
• Analog Anthology #2, ed. Stanley Schmidt, Davis, 1982
• Analog: Readers` Choice, ed. Stanley Schmidt, Dial, 1982 (reprint of Analog Anthology #2)
• Astounding Stories: The 60th Anniversary Collection, Vol. 3, ed. James Gunn, Easton Press, 1990
• Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 20 (1958), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1990
• The Super Hugos, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Baen, 1992
• Over the River and Through the Woods, Tachyon Publications, 1996
• The Civilisation Game and Other Stories, Clifford Simak, Severn House , 1997
• THE SCIENCE FICTION HALL OF FAME : The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America - 3 V Matched Set, Edited By Robert Silverberg and Ben Bova, Easton Press, 2001
• The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of the Science Fiction Writers of America, Edited By Ben Bova, Tor Books, 2008
• Science Fiction Super Pack #1 [Paperback], CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (Positronic), May 6, 2013
• Science Fiction Super Pack #1 [Paperback], Positronic Publishing, May 6, 2013
• The Big Front Yard And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Two), Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, August 2, 2016
• The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two-B: The Great Novellas, Edited By Ben Bova, Phoenix Pick, August 28, 2020


• THE BIRCH CLUMP CYLINDER,  Stellar #1
• Stellar #1, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1974
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Fourth Annual Collection, ed. Lester del Rey, E.P. Dutton, U.S., 1975
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Fourth Annual Collection, ed. Lester del Rey, E.P. Dutton, U.K., 1975
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Fourth Annual Collection, ed. Lester del Rey, Ace, 1977
• The Marathon Photograph and Other Stories, Severn House, 1986
• The Marathon Photograph and Other Stories, Methuen, 1987
• The Collected Stories of Clifford D. Simak Volume II: Physician to the Universe & Other Stories, ed. Phil Stephensen-Payne, Darkside Press 2005
• A Death in the House: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Seven, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, January 14, 2020


• BROTHER,  The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October, 1977
• The 1978 Annual World`s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW, 1978, Hardcover
• The 1978 Annual World`s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW, 1978, Paperback
• The World's Best SF 5 , ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Dennis Dobson, 1980
• Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Seven, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1983, Paperback
• Brother and Other Stories, Severn House, 1986
• Brother and Other Stories, Methuen, 1988
• Good Night, Mr. James and Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Eight, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, January 14, 2020


• BUCKETS OF DIAMONDS,  Galaxy, April, 1969
• The Civilisation Game and Other Stories, Clifford Simak, Severn House , 1997
• The Collected Stories of Clifford D. Simak Volume I: Eternity Lost & Other Stories, ed. Phil Stephensen-Payne, Darkside Press 2005
• Buckets of Diamonds: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Thirteen, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, June 13, 2023


• BYTE YOUR TONGUE!,  Stellar #6
• Stellar #6, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1981
• Immigrant and Other Stories, Mandarin, 1991
• The Ghost of a Model T And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Three), Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, August 2, 2016


• THE CALL FROM BEYOND,  Super Science Stories, May, 1950
• The Space Magicians, ed. Alden H. Norton & Sam Moskowitz, Pyramid, 1971
• The Collected Stories of Clifford D. Simak Volume I: Eternity Lost & Other Stories, ed. Phil Stephensen-Payne, Darkside Press 2005
• I Am Crying All Inside And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume One) , Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, October 20, 2015


• CARBON COPY,  Galaxy, December, 1957, USA (February 1958 - UK)
• The Worlds of Clifford Simak, Simon & Schuster, 1960
• Aliens for Neighbours, Faber and Faber, 1961
• Other Worlds of Clifford Simak, Avon, 1962
• Aliens For Neighbours, Science Fiction Book Club, 1962
• The Collected Stories of Clifford D. Simak Volume I: Eternity Lost & Other Stories, ed. Phil Stephensen-Payne, Darkside Press 2005
• Earth for Inspiration: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Nine, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, February 8, 2022


• CENSUS^**,  Astounding, September, 1944, USA (December 1944 - UK & Australia)
• City, Gnome, 1952
• City, Ace, 1981
• Good Night, Mr. James and Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Eight, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, January 14, 2020


• CITY^**,  Astounding, May, 1944, USA (August 1944 - UK & Australia)
• City, Gnome, 1952
• Pollution! Omnibus, ed. Anon., Sidgwick & Jackson, 1971
• The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume One, ed. Harry Harrison & Brian W. Aldiss, Doubleday, 1972
• The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book Two, ed. Harry Harrison & Brian W. Aldiss, Sphere, 1973
• Science Fiction of the 40`s, ed. Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander, Avon, 1978
• City, Ace, 1981
• The Great SF Stories 6 (1944), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW , 1981
• The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Third Series, ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, Bonanza/Crown, 1984
• The Ghost of a Model T And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Three), Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, August 2, 2016


• THE CIVILISATION GAME,  Galaxy, November, 1958, USA (January 1959 - UK)
• Mind Partner and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy, ed. Horace L. Gold, Doubleday, 1961
• Mind Partner, and 8 Other Novelets from Galaxy, ed. Horace L. Gold, Permabooks/Pocket Books, 1963
• Tomorrow 1, ed. Robert Hoskins, Signet, 1971
• The Civilisation Game and Other Stories, Clifford Simak, Severn House , 1997
• Grotto of the Dancing Deer: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Four, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, January 14, 2020


• CLERICAL ERROR,  Astounding, August, 1940, USA & UK
• Buckets of Diamonds: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Thirteen, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, June 13, 2023



• CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT,  Galaxy, April, 1960, USA (May 1960 - UK)
• All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, Doubleday, 1962
• All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, MacFadden, 1963
• The Night of the Puudly, Four Square Books, 1964
• The Night of the Puudly, NEL/Four Square Books, 1968
• All the Traps of Earth, Manor Books, 1974
• The Night of the Puudly, White Lion, 1975 (Hardcover)
• All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, Avon, 1979
• StarStreak: Stories of Space, ed. Betty M. Owen, Scholastic, 1979
• All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, Avon, 1988
• The Ghost of a Model T And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Three), Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, August 2, 2016


• CONSTRUCTION SHACK,  Worlds of If, Jan/Feb, 1973, USA & UK
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Third Annual Collection, ed. Lester del Rey, E.P. Dutton, 1974
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Third Annual Collection, ed. Lester del Rey, Ace, 1974
• The Best from If, Volume II, ed. Editors of If, Award, 1974
• The 1974 Annual World`s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1974
• The 1974 Annual World`s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1974
• Wollheim's World's Best SF Series Three, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1974
• The World`s Best SF Short Stories No. 1, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Elmfield Press, 1974
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Third Annual Collection, ed. Lester del Rey, Readers Union, 1976
• Rod Serling`s Other Worlds, ed. Rod Serling, Bantam, 1978
• Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology, ed. Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander, Bluejay, 1986
• Off-Planet, Methuen, 1988
• The SF Collection, ed. Edel Brosnan, Chancellor Press, 1994
• Over the River and Through the Woods, Tachyon Publications, 1996
• The Thing In The Stone: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Tweleve, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, February 8, 2022


• CONTRAPTION,  Star Science Fiction Stories #1
• Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
• Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Boardman, 1954
• Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1972
• Strangers in the Universe, Simon & Schuster, 1956
• Argosy, July, 1957
• The Autumn Land and Other Stories, Mandarin, 1990
• No Life of Their Own: And Other Stories The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Five, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, January 14, 2020


• COURTESY^****,  Astounding, Aug, 1951, USA (February 1952 - UK & Australia)
• Crossroads in Time, ed. Groff Conklin, Perma Books, 1953
• Space, Space, Space, ed. William Sloane, Franklin Watts, 1953
• Space, Space, Space, ed. William Sloane, Grosset & Dunlap, 1953
• Tales of the Unanticipated #5, Spring/Summer, 1989
• The Autumn Land and Other Stories, Mandarin, 1990
• Dusty Zebra: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Eleven, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, October 12, 2021


• THE CREATOR,  Marvel Tales, Vol.1, No.4, Mar/Apr, 1935
• The Creator, Crawford Publications, 1946
• Fantastic Stories of Imagination, July 1961
• The Creator, Locus Press, 1981
• The Creator (hardover), Locus Press, 1981
• Creations: The Quest for Origins in Story and Science , ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & George Zebrowski, Crown, 1983
• Creations: The Quest for Origins in Story and Science , ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & George Zebrowski, Harrap, London, 1984
• The Creator and Other Stories, Severn House, 1993
• The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 2006
• The Complete Marvel Tales, ed. William L. Crawford, Lance Thingmaker, 2012
• The Thing In The Stone: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Tweleve, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, February 8, 2022


• CRYING JAG,  Galaxy, Feb, 1960, USA (March 1960 - UK)
• All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, Doubleday, 1962
• The Night of the Puudly, Four Square Books, 1964
• The Night of the Puudly, NEL/Four Square Books, 1968
• Best Science Fiction Stories of Clifford D. Simak, Faber and Faber, 1967
• Best Science Fiction Stories of Clifford D. Simak, Doubleday, 1971
• The Night of the Puudly, White Lion, 1975 (Hardcover)
• Best Science Fiction Stories of Clifford D. Simak, Paperback Library, 1972
• All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, Avon, 1979
• All the Traps of Earth and Other Stories, Avon, 1988
• The Collected Stories of Clifford D. Simak Volume II: Physician to the Universe & Other Stories, ed. Phil Stephensen-Payne, Darkside Press 2005
• Arkham: Tales from the Flipside: Fall 2020, Independently published, December 23, 2020
• Grotto of the Dancing Deer: And Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Volume Four, Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy, January 14, 2020


• THE CUBES OF GANYMEDE (assumed to be lost)^*****