Grotto of the Dancing Deer: And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak Book 4)

Grotto of the Dancing Deer and Other Stories collects ten short science fiction tales by Clifford D. Simak. The title story, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, follows a man who has carried an ancient secret for millennia and finally breaks his silence after experiencing profound loneliness. Other stories in the collection include "Over the River," written in memory of Simak's grandmother Ellen, which depicts children from a troubled future sent back to their ancestors in a peaceful past for safety. "Day of Truce" portrays residents of a suburban subdivision forced to barricade themselves against roving attackers, with the gates opening only one day each year. Each story is accompanied by an introduction from David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook. Simak was the third author honored as a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and received three Hugo Awards, a Nebula Award, an International Fantasy Award, and a Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award.