Clifford D. Simak Books in Order

How many Clifford D. Simak books are there?

Clifford D. Simak has 76 books, released between 1932 and 2024. 24 of them were published after Clifford D. Simak's death in 1988. 12 of them belong to the Complete Short Fiction Of Clifford D. Simak series.

Clifford D. Simak Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 76 Clifford D. Simak books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of October 2026.

Clifford D. Simak books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Do you have to read Clifford D. Simak books in order?

You only need to read Clifford D. Simak books in order within the Complete Short Fiction Of Clifford D. Simak series, which holds 12 of the 76 Clifford D. Simak books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Clifford D. Simak

Start with Empire (1932), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Clifford D. Simak book?

The Thing in the Stone: And Other Stories (2024) is the newest Clifford D. Simak book released so far.

Is there a new Clifford D. Simak book coming?

No next Clifford D. Simak book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Clifford D. Simak has won

Wikidata records 12 awards and 20 nominations for Clifford D. Simak. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.

• Retro Hugo Award for Best Novelette2020Wonfor City
• Retro Hugo Award for Best Novelette2014Wonfor Rule 18
• Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement1987Won
• Nebula Award for Best Short Story1981Wonfor Grotto of the Dancing Deer
• Hugo Award for Best Short Story1981Wonfor Grotto of the Dancing Deer
• Locus Award for Best Short Story1981Wonfor Grotto of the Dancing Deer
• Jupiter Award1978Won
• Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award1977Won
• First Fandom Hall of Fame award1973Won
• Hugo Award for Best Novel1964Wonfor Way Station
• Hugo Award for Best Novelette1959Wonfor The Big Front Yard
• International Fantasy Award for Best Fiction1953Wonfor City

Clifford D. Simak at a glance

Died

Clifford D. Simak died in 1988, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to Clifford D. Simak are still being published after Clifford D. Simak's death in 1988; the newest appeared in 2024.

Release pace

Clifford D. Simak books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

9,702 pages across the 43 of 76 books with a recorded length, a median of 218 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Clifford D. Simak books, 17 of 76, were published in the 2010s.

When Clifford D. Simak books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Clifford D. Simak titles appeared. 1960s was the most productive decade with 17 titles.

What the Clifford D. Simak books are about

45 of the 76 Clifford D. Simak books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 26 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Science fiction 26 of 45 books
• Fiction in English 11 of 45 books
• Short stories 6 of 45 books
• Robots 3 of 45 books
• Science fiction, collections & anthologies 3 of 45 books
• Androids 2 of 45 books
• Human-alien encounters 2 of 45 books
• Life on other planets 2 of 45 books
• Science fiction, short stories 2 of 45 books
• Telepathy 2 of 45 books
• Time travel 2 of 45 books