The Thing in the Stone : And Other Stories

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These are works of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2017 the Estate of Clifford D. Simak

All stories reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“The Thing in the Stone” © 1970 by Universal Publishing & Distributing Corporation. © 1998 by the Estate of Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in IF, v. 20, no. 3, March, 1970. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“The World of the Red Sun” © 1931 by Gernsback Publications, Inc. © 1959 by Clifford D. Simak. First published in Wonder Stories, v. 3, no. 7, Dec., 1931. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“Skirmish” (originally published under title of “Bathe Your Bearings in Blood!”) © 1950 by Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. © 1978 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in Amazing Stories, v. 24, no. 12, Dec., 1950. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“Aesop” © 1947 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. © 1975 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in Astounding Science Fiction, v. 40, no. 4, Dec., 1947. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“The Hangnoose Army Rides to Town!” © 1945 by Fictioneers, Inc. © 1973 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in Ace-High Western Stories, v. 10, no. 2, Sept., 1945. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“Univac: 2200” © 1973 by Macmillan Publishing Company, Inc. © 2001 by the Estate of Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in Frontiers 1: Tomorrow’s Alternatives, edited by Roger Elwood. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“The Creator” © 1935 by Fantasy Publications. © 1963 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in Marvel Tales, March-April, 1935. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“The Spaceman’s Van Gogh” © 1956 by Columbia Publications, Inc. © 1984 by Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in (Original) Science Fiction Stories, v. 6, no. 5, March, 1956. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“Hunch” © 1943 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. © 1971 by Clifford D. Simak. First published in Astounding Science Fiction, v. 31, no. 5, July, 1943. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

“Construction Shack” © 1973 by UPD Publishing Corp. © 2001 by the Estate of Clifford D. Simak. Originally published in “Worlds of If”, v. 21, no. 9, January-February, 1973. Reprinted by permission of the Estate of Clifford D. Simak.

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