Small, very faint damp marks at upper edges of front and rear paste-downs, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket with light dust soiling to rear panel and to several areas along spine folds. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 39. Winner of the 1964 Hugo award for best novel. A sentimental but effective story." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1032. It carries Simak's perennial message that all sentient beings can and must get along, or perish the various galactic races face the same danger from themselves as do Earth's own warring peoples. "The story gets its effect from casual juxtaposition of bizarre alien visitors and artifacts with realistic southwestern Wisconsin locale.
A simply written, deeply felt pastoral which shows this author at his best." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. "A Civil War veteran who farms a lonely corner of Wisconsin is contacted by aliens who want him to become the keeper of their interstellar 'way station.' He agrees, and they reward him with longevity. Heinlein that “to read science-fiction is to read Simak.Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. A cautionary tale that is at once ingenious, evocative, and compassionately human, it brilliantly supports the contention of the late, great Robert A. Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Way Station is a magnificent example of the fine art of science fiction as practiced by a revered Grand Master. though the cure could ultimately prove more terrible than the disease. Simak Open Road Media, Fiction - 236 pages 36 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. Still, one final hope remains for the human race. But the gifts of knowledge and immortality that his intergalactic guests have bestowed upon him are proving to be a nightmarish burden, for they have opened Enoch’s eyes to humanity’s impending destruction. The truth is, Enoch is the last surviving veteran of the American Civil War and, for close to a century, he has operated a secret way station for aliens passing through on journeys to other stars. Living a secluded life in the backwoods of Wisconsin, he carries a nineteenth-century rifle and never seems to age-a fact that has recently caught the attention of prying government eyes.
Hugo Award Winner: In backwoods Wisconsin, an ageless hermit welcomes alien visitors-and foresees the end of humanity.
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