Roberto, Here's my updated list. Stories: THE SITTERS ALL THE TRAPS OF EARTH GROTTO OF THE DANCING DEER NEIGHBOR GOOD NIGHT, MR. JAMES Novels: CITY WAY...
Interesting. Gary Westfahl really does think that Simak's story was important to the story of WALL-E. He mentions it again at the conclusion of the review. ...
Out of Their Minds is, to my mind at least, a fantasy. He posits a world in which what can be imagined can become real. That, I think, is outside the bounds of...
I don't really like to list my preferences, because I don't know what they are, but I'll go for: Time and Again Way Station A Heritage of Stars The Werewolf...
Sorry I haven't responded right away. My Internet was down until today. Votes for short stories: Eternity Lost The Big Front Yard Horrible Example Novels: ...
Roberto: Thanks! Unfortunately, my computer had to go into teh shop so I've missed a good deal here... Five is much more reasonable, though picking five...
Pretty difficult to narrow down, but here's what I came up with. Novels: Way Station City (a minor cheat, but my Gnome Press edition says it's a novel, so...) ...
As ever, I don't know who wrote what first or derived what from who....But I'm struck by a similarity between Kindergarten (1953) and Close Encounters. I...
The most memorable image for me in Ring around the Sun is in chapter 32. After trekking for days/weeks through wilderness, he's finally caught sight of the...
There is a lot in this book. One of the things I got out of it is the fact that his characters can arrive in a strange world with only what is in their...
Yes, it is a memorable moment. Very Simakian. SImak's use of a "house" as a "place of comfort and refuge", and of course, the electronic butler, so to...
Map Quest is remarkable. Good luck with your group work. Many Thanks Hugh Afterthought: now would I agree to a simakian robot in my house? Have to think about...
At the Technovelgy.com site: <http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1750> Shows a virtual shooting range. Remember the practice range...
We saw the movie over the weekend. A tad less "pastoral" than Simak, but the robots felt Simakian to me! Good movie. Recommended. FPK3 ... conclusion ... else...
Hi folks. As it often happens, SciFi anticipated realty. Roberto Da: simak-fan@yahoogroups.com [mailto:simak-fan@yahoogroups.com] Per conto di recursive_loop ...
My take on Epilogue is not that robots could not serve humanity but that human beings were incorrigible. The story of City, and most of it is on Simak's dark...
Bill So I'm curious as to why "The Answers" depresses you (perhaps you didn't put it quite like that in Roberto's survey). I'd have thought that it fitted...
Hi Hugh, Thanks for the comment. The Answer is that there is no answer. Life in the universe is nothing but an accident--pure chance, no meaning or purpose....
And Hi Bill Thank you for taking the time to explain. My particular take on "The Answers" is a positive, and for me it's not a dead end. I doubt that we see it...
I finished re-reading City last night, and was left with some conflicting thoughts (undoubtedly Clifford was writing with some conflicts as well). There was...
Hope I wasn't going up against a list member...but a copy of "The Goblin Reservation" came up on eBay, hardcover with the dustjacket. I have it in paperback...
I wouldn't have ever said that prices were that high. When I purchased several Simak's book at Amazon I paid much, much less. I cannot remember exactly how...
You're seeing a manifestation of collector's fever, Roberto. Some editions are scarcer than others which drives up the price. Dust jackets usually get torn and...
The hardcover of "Goblin", especially with the dustjacket is something that I've only seen...well..once. And that was the one time. I bought a battered...
Wasn't me. $81 is a bit rich for my blood. Autographed, different story. Kevin ... From: recursive_loop <recursive_loop@...> Subject: [simak-fan] The...
I think if it were autographed the price would rise by some magnitude. I myself would probably pay 10 times that, or more. - depending on my finance at that...
Hugh, That was a thoughtful answer. Yes, there is more right than wrong in the ending of The Answer. My view is that we must return to a pastoral existence...
