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Description edit
Clifford Simak, winner of Hugo, Nebula, Grand Master, and other science fiction awards, was never more clearly a master of modern SF than in this novel of a simple farmer who bridged the gap between humanity and the stars. This powerfully entertaining and thought-provoking work is one of the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Enoch Wallace: Civil War veteran and keeper of the Way Station.
- Claude Lewis: Intelligence agent investigating Enoch Wallace.
- Dr. Erwin Hardwicke: Doctor at the National Academy.
- Ulysses: Alien that supervises Enoch.
- Lucy Fisher: Deaf-mute daughter of Enoch's neighbor, Hank Fisher.
- Winslowe Grant: Enoch's mailman.
- Mary: A shadow person.
- David Ransome: A shadow person.
- Hank Fisher: Enoch's neighbor.
- Roy Fisher: Hank Fisher's son, Lucy Fisher's brother.
- Ma Fisher: Lucy Fisher's mother.
Quotes edit
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“Well it don't matter much what any of us are, just so we get along with one another. If some of the nations would only take a lesson from some small neighborhood like ours - a lesson in how to get along - the world would be a whole lot better.”
Winslowe Grant
Setting & Locations edit
- Millville, Wisconsin: The farm where Enoch Wallace was born is a few miles from the town of Millville, WI. The farm is the location of the Way Station.
Organizations edit
- Galactic Central: Organization of many alien societies that established the Way Station.
- Central Intellegence Agency: Add a description of this organization.
First Sentence edit
The noise was ended now.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Clifford D. Simak (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday Company, Inc.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1963
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 225
Publisher: Doubleday Company, Inc.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1963
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 225
Awards edit
- Hugo Award (1964: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ3.S5884 Way
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
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