The World That Couldn’t Be by Clifford D. Simak
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Winner of three Hugo Awards a Nebula and a Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master, Clifford D. Simak was one of the most awarded science fiction authors of his time. It’s easy to fall in love with his writing. From Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine in January 1958 turn to page 108 for, The World That Couldn’t Be by Clifford D. Simak…
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