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#162 The back of beyond: Way Station (1963) by Clifford D. Simak

Author
Andy Johnson
Published
Fri 27 Jun 2025
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The backwoods of Wisconsin may not seem like the likeliest place for humanity's future in the stars to be decided, but only outside of a Clifford D. Simak story. Wisconsin was his preferred setting, particularly the woodsy Wisconsin of his youth. With his novel Way Station, he parlayed this nostalgic affection into the 1964 Hugo Award for Best Novel. 

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