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The Ghost of a Model T: And Other Stories (Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Vol 3)
The Ghost of a Model T And Other Stories - Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak, Vol 3 Author:Clifford D. Simak, David W. Wixon (Editor) Tales of nostalgia and loss in a world overrun by technology. Hank is walking home from the bar when the Model T pulls alongside him. It's been decades since he saw a car this old, and the sound of it takes him right back to his twenties. The door is open, and when he climbs in, the car takes off, without a driver. Be... more »fore he knows what's happened, Hank is right back at Big Spring Pavilion, where he spent his youth drinking bootleg whiskey and chasing pretty girls. He will find the past is not quite as he remembered it, but still a lovely place to go for a drive.
This collection includes some of the finest short fiction Clifford Simak ever wrote, including "City", the story that became the basis for his beloved novel of the same name. In the history of science fiction, no author has ever better understood that the Great Plains and the cosmos are closer together than we think. Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this book.
Contents:
Clifford D. Simak and "City": The Seal of Greatness (2015) • essay by David W. Wixon
Leg. Forst. (1958) / novelette by Clifford D. Simak
Physician to the Universe (1963) / novelette by Clifford D. Simak
No More Hides and Tallow (1946) / short fiction by Clifford D. Simak
Condition of Employment (1960) / short story by Clifford D. Simak
City [City] (1944) / novelette by Clifford D. Simak
Mirage (1950) / novelette by Clifford D. Simak (variant of Seven Came Back)
The Autumn Land (1971) / short story by Clifford D. Simak
Founding Father (1957) / short story by Clifford D. Simak
Byte Your Tongue! (1981) / novelette by Clifford D. Simak
The Street That Wasn't There (1941) / short story by Carl Jacobi, Clifford D. Simak (variant of The Lost Street)
The Ghost of a Model T (1975) / short story by Clifford D. Simak