15 must-read short stories books like The Big Front Yard (Astounding Science Fiction. Vol. LXII. No. 2. October 1958) by Clifford D. Simak

Cover of The Big Front Yard (Astounding Science Fiction. Vol. LXII. No. 2. October 1958) by Clifford D. Simak

The Big Front Yard (Astounding Science Fiction. Vol. LXII. No. 2. October 1958)

By: Clifford D. Simak

3.95

Format: 41 pages, Paperback

A handyman named Hiram Taine who runs a shop in a little village to fix broken things and collects …

If you liked the short stories plot in The Big Front Yard (Astounding Science Fiction. Vol. LXII. No. 2. October 1958) by Clifford D. Simak , here is a list of 15 books like this:

1. Exploration Team

By: Murray Leinster

3.75

Format: 320 pages,

The novelette is set in a future time during which humanity has begun colonizing planets in other s… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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2. Universe

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.91

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

"There's a lot of space out there. Those stars may be as big as this ship," said Joe. Imagine a … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
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3. With Folded Hands...

By: Jack Williamson

4.11

Format: 53 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Seemingly perfect robotic "Humanoids" appear in the town of Two Rivers and offer residents a life f… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
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4. The Ballad of Lost C'mell

By: Cordwainer Smith

3.51

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Rogue Moon

By: Algis Budrys

3.93

Format: 233 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Rogue Moon is a short sf novel by Algis Budrys, published in 1960. It was a 1961 Hugo Award nominee… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2B) by Isaac Asimov, E.M. Forster, Clifford D. Simak, Frederik Pohl, Ben Bova, James Blish, James H. Schmitz, Theodore R. Cogswell, Jack Vance, Algis Budrys, Wilmar H. Shiras, T.L. Sherred

6. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2B)

By: Isaac Asimov , E.M. Forster , Clifford D. Simak , Frederik Pohl , Ben Bova , James Blish , James H. Schmitz , Theodore R. Cogswell , Jack Vance , Algis Budrys , Wilmar H. Shiras , T.L. Sherred

4.35

Format: 104 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
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7. The Martian Way and Other Stories

By: Isaac Asimov

3.87

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

This collection of four famous science fiction tales masterfully exemplifies author Isaac Asimov's … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
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8. Who Goes There?

By: William F. Nolan , John W. Campbell Jr.

3.80

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

"Who Goes There?" is the novella that formed the basis of John Carpenter's film The Thing. Campbell… read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • audiobook

9. The Machine Stops

By: E.M. Forster

3.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction

10. The Midas Plague

By: Frederik Pohl , Barry N. Malzberg

3.12

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Although the three part serial beginning in the June 1952 issue in collaboration with Cyril Kornblu… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
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11. The Witches of Karres (The Witches of Karres, #1)

By: James H. Schmitz

4.03

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

Blazing interstellar adventure by the creator of Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee. Captain Pausert… read more

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  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction

12. Earthman, Come Home (Cities in Flight, #3)

By: James Blish

3.85

Format: 128 pages,

When the cities left Earth, they exchanged a simple environment for one of constant, sometimes shat… read more

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13. Nerves

By: Lester del Rey

4.11

Format: 288 pages,

At the great atomic plant in Kimberly, a congressional committee makes a surprise inspection raisin… read more

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14. . . . And Then There Were None

By: Eric Frank Russell

3.80

Format: 275 pages,

A short science-fiction book depicting a Terran ship, whose crew generally ascribe to social hierar… read more

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15. The Marching Morons

By: C.M. Kornbluth

3.62

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Kornbluth's nickname, during his tragically short life, was "the Great Tale-Twister." He could take… read more

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16. The Moon Moth

By: Jack Vance

4.21

Format: 43 pages, ebook

A short story by Jack Vance, first published in the Galaxy Magazine, August 1961. It has also appea… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
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17. The Spectre General: The Golden Age Science Fiction Classic

By: Theodore R. Cogswell

3.82

Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition

500 years after the Galactic Empire's collapse, the 427th Light Maintenance Battalion of the Imperi… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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18. The Big Front Yard (Astounding Science Fiction. Vol. LXII. No. 2. October 1958)

By: Clifford D. Simak

3.95

Format: 41 pages, Paperback

A handyman named Hiram Taine who runs a shop in a little village to fix broken things and collects … read more

Similar categories in Clifford D. Simak's The Big Front Yard (Astounding Science Fiction. Vol. LXII. No. 2. October 1958) book and Clifford D. Simak's The Big Front Yard (Astounding Science Fiction. Vol. LXII. No. 2. October 1958)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • audiobook

19. In Hiding

By: Wilmar H. Shiras

4.08

Format: None pages, None

Timothy is a 13-year-old sent to the school psychologist by his teacher because he just doesn’t qui… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • audiobook

20. Allamagoosa

By: Eric Frank Russell

3.65

Format: 13 pages, Paperback

A short story by Eric Frank Russell read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Roads Must Roll by Robert A. Heinlein

21. The Roads Must Roll

By: Robert A. Heinlein

3.79

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

Robert Anson Heinlein was an American novelist and science fiction writer. Often called "the dean o… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook

14 Best fiction books like The Big Front Yard (Astounding Science Fiction. Vol. LXII. No. 2. October 1958) by Clifford D. Simak

Transform Your Habits

Universe

Robert A. Heinlein

3.91

Transform Your Habits

With Folded Hands...

Jack Williamson

4.11

Transform Your Habits

The Ballad of Lost C'mell

Cordwainer Smith

3.51

Transform Your Habits

Rogue Moon

Algis Budrys

3.93

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14 Top fiction books like The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B (The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, #2B) by Isaac Asimov, E.M. Forster, Clifford D. Simak, Frederik Pohl, Ben Bova, James Blish, James H. Schmitz, Theodore R. Cogswell, Jack Vance, Algis Budrys, Wilmar H. Shiras, T.L. Sherred

Transform Your Habits

With Folded Hands...

Jack Williamson

4.11

Transform Your Habits

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964

Isaac Asimov , Robert Silverberg , Robert A. Heinlein , Clifford D. Simak , Ray Bradbury , Fritz Leiber , Arthur C. Clarke , Roger Zelazny , Damon Knight , Alfred Bester , Richard Matheson , Daniel Keyes , James Blish , Murray Leinster , Theodore Sturgeon , C.M. Kornbluth , Lester del Rey , Fredric Brown , A.E. van Vogt , Jerome Bixby , Anthony Boucher , Tom Godwin , Cordwainer Smith , Judith Merril , John W. Campbell Jr. , Stanley G. Weinbaum , Lewis Padgett

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Ballad of Lost C'mell

Cordwainer Smith

3.51

Transform Your Habits

Rogue Moon

Algis Budrys

3.93

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