Clifford D. Simak

About Clifford D. Simak An American newspaperman for the majority of his life, Clifford D. Simak was also an extremely well regarded author as well. Mostly focusing on the fantasy and science-fiction genres, he was able to entertain and engage his many readers worldwide, something which he continues to do to this day.

The best place to start is the Stellar series, the earliest of Clifford D. Simak's multi-book series: it opens with Stellar #1 (1974) and runs to 8 books across 1974–1981, ending with Stellar #7 (1981). Clifford D. Simak's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Clifford D. Simak has 142 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1932 and 2024. 42 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being The Pulp Writers series with 19 books — and 100 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Clifford D. Simak's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Stellar (1974–1981, 8 books), The Pulp Writers (2013, 19 books) and The Complete Short Fiction Of Clifford D. Simak (2015–2017, 12 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Clifford D. Simak's 142 books into 4 named series and 100 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Pulp Writers (19 books, 2013); The Complete Short Fiction Of Clifford D. Simak (12 books, 2015–2017); Stellar (8 books, 1974–1981); The Golden Age of Science Fiction (3 books, 2016–2018).