The Big Front Yard

The Big Front Yard is a science fiction short story by Clifford D. Simak which was given the Hugo Award in 1959 as best novelette of the year. The story is about the conversion of an ordinary house into an interplanetary portal by mysterious alien beings who apparently have taken up the task of exploring the space for habitable planets and connect them to each other, thus allowing civilizations to swap ideas easily. In the story, a tinkerer and t... more

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  • Oct 1958

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Clifford D. Simak

Clifford Donald Simak (August 3, 1904 - April 27, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award, and was named the third Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) in 1977. Clifford Donald Simak was born in Millville,...
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