That revulsion was so intense that Simak contemplated the extinction of his own species and its replacement by a better one. “The series was written in a revulsion against mass killing and as a protest against war.” Perhaps because we, by which I mean the post-WW II generations, have grown up aware of the deepest, most evil tendencies of humanity, it’s difficult to appreciate completely the anger and despair over what happened during the 1930s and 40s. It is a book conceived of in anger and despair, yet one that strives to posit a better, more humane world - even if it’s one devoid of humans. It’s a fix-up of nine stories, eight written between 19, and one more, added to later editions, in 1973. Simak, unfolds over thousands of years, telling of the end of humanity, the rise of dogs and robots to terrestrial preeminence, and finally, the near abandonment of Earth. Then each family circle gathers at the hearthstone and the pups sit silently and listen and when the story’s done they ask many questions:Ĭity (1952), by Clifford D. These are the stories that the Dogs tell when the fires burn high and the wind is from the north.
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