Hellhounds of the Cosmos

Clifford D. Simak

Lightning Source Incorporated, Feb 28, 2009 - Fiction - 60 pages

Clifford D. Simak spent most of his professional career working in Minnesota for the "Minneapolis Star and Tribune," but nowadays he's remembered mostly for his science fiction writing -- novels like "Mastodonia" (1978), "The Visitors" (1980), "Project Pope" (1981), "Where the Evil Dwells" (1982), "Special Deliverance" (1982), "Highway of Eternity" (1986). But Simak had a long, long career -- as witness this story, which first saw print in 1932, when Simak was 28. You can see that Simak grew a great deal as a writer over his lifetime -- or perhaps the original editor had at it a bit too roughly with his blue pencil. But even so -- it's Simak, and it's got a quality that rises over that . . .

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Review: Hellhounds of the Cosmos

User Review  - Byron 'Giggsy' Paul - Goodreads

has some interesting ideas on the 4th dimension (and evolution), but in the end comes short of being a classic piece. very readable though.

About the author

Winner of the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America, he also won an International Fantasy Award in 1953 for his novel "City" and the 1964 Hugo for best novel for "Way Station," as well as Nebula and Locus Awards for novels and short stories.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hellhounds of the Cosmos
• Author: Clifford D. Simak
• Publisher: Lightning Source Incorporated, 2009
• ISBN: 160664369X, 9781606643693
• Length: 60 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary; Fiction / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure; Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera