Title: Way Station

Title: Way Station Title Record # 6698
Author: Clifford D. Simak
Date: 1963-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: The human operator of a transfer station for aliens traveling between planets, kept secret from the human race, deals with discovery by the US government and interplanetary political crisis, as well as his own emotional issues.

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Translations

Serializations

Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1963^ⓘThis is a translation of the serial as it appeared in Galaxy, not the expansion that became the novel Way Station. Translated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	Qui si raccolgono le stelle
1964^ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch	French	Au carrefour des étoiles^?Au carrefour des etoiles
1964^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Raumstation auf der Erde
1966^ⓘTranslated by José Ribera Mas.	Spanish	Estación de tránsito
1966^ⓘTranslated by 船戸牧子 (Funato Makiko)	Japanese	中継ステーション^?ちゅうけいステーション Chūkei Sutēshon Chuukei Suteeshon [as by クリフォード・D・シマック^?Kurifōdo D. Shimakku ]
1968^ⓘTranslated by Gilberto de Freitas	Portuguese	Estação de trânsito
1968^ⓘTranslated by J. Willems	Dutch	Ruimtestation op aarde
1972^ⓘTranslated by Fin Andersen.	Danish	Mellemstation
1974^ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina	Italian	La casa dalle finestre nere
1984^ⓘ Translated by Žika Bogdanović & Ognjen Bogdanović	Serbian	Tranzitna stanica [as by Kliford Simak]
1995^ⓘTranslated by Mihai Samoilă	Romanian	Halta
2005^ⓘTranslated by А. Корженевский (A. Korzhenevsky)	Russian	Пересадочная станция^?Peresadochnaya stancziya [as by Клиффорд Саймак^?Klifford Saymak Clifford Simak ]
2021^ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti	French	Au carrefour des étoiles^?Au carrefour des etoiles
2023^ⓘTranslated by Davide De Boni.	Italian	Way station

Year	Title
1963	Here Gather the Stars (Part 1 of 2)
1963	Here Gather the Stars (Part 2 of 2)

Year	Language	Title
1964^ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch	French	Au carrefour des étoiles (Part 1 of 2)
1964^ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch	French	Au carrefour des étoiles (Part 2 of 2)
1964^ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina	Italian	La casa dalle finestre nere (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1964 Hugo	Best Novel
Nominations Below Cutoff	1964 Hugo	Best Short Fiction
25	1987 Locus	All-Time Best SF Novel
31	1998 Locus	All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990
Preliminary Nominees ^ⓘNomination is for the translator, Pierre-Paul Durastanti. (as Au carrefour des étoiles^?Au carrefour des etoiles )	2022 Imaginaire	Traduction

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Way Station	1963-00-00	Clifford D. Simak	Doubleday		$3.50^?$: US dollar	210	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ronald Fratell
Galaxy Magazine, June 1963	1963-06-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Galaxy Publishing Corporation		$0.50^?$: US dollar	196	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	McKenna
Galaxy Magazine, August 1963	1963-08-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Galaxy Publishing Corporation		$0.50^?$: US dollar	196	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Pederson
Way Station	1963-11-00	Clifford D. Simak	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20^?$: US dollar	210	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ronald Fratell
Way Station	1964-00-00	Clifford D. Simak	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))		16/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	210	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Way Station	1964-11-00	Clifford D. Simak	Macfadden Books	60-198	$0.60^?$: US dollar	190	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Richard Powers
Way Station	1964-11-00	Clifford D. Simak	Macfadden Books	60-198	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar	190	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Richard Powers
Way Station	1965-05-00	Clifford D. Simak	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	97		210	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	John Griffiths
Way Station	1966-00-00	Clifford D. Simak	Pan Books	X572	3/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	208	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Way Station	1969-04-00	Clifford D. Simak	Macfadden-Bartell	60-397	$0.60^?$: US dollar	190	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Faragasso
Way Station	1969-04-00	Clifford D. Simak	Macfadden-Bartell	60-397	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar	190	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Faragasso
Way Station	1973-08-00	Clifford D. Simak	Manor Books	95270	$0.95^?$: US dollar	190	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jack Faragasso
Way Station	1975-00-00	Clifford D. Simak	Manor Books	12285	$1.25^?$: US dollar	190	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Way Station	1976-11-00	Clifford D. Simak	Methuen Paperbacks	0-413-36900-5	£0.65^?£: UK pound	189	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Moore
Way Station	1980-03-00	Clifford D. Simak	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28420-8	$1.95^?$: US dollar	236	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	H. R. Van Dongen
Way Station	1980-05-00	Clifford D. Simak	Robert Bentley	0-8376-0440-0	$10.00^?$: US dollar	210	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Way Station	1984-00-00	Clifford D. Simak	Methuen	0-413-36900-5	£1.95^?£: UK pound	189	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Moore
Way Station	1985-10-00	Clifford D. Simak	Doubleday / SFBC	05710	$4.98^?$: US dollar	182	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Jill Bauman
Way Station	1986-06-00	Clifford D. Simak	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33246-6	$2.95^?$: US dollar	236	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	H. R. Van Dongen
Way Station	1988-00-00	Clifford D. Simak	The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)			[10]+ 210+ [3]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Way Station	1988-04-00	Clifford D. Simak	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33246-6	$2.95^?$: US dollar	236	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	H. R. Van Dongen
Way Station	1993-00-00	Clifford D. Simak	Collier / Macmillan (Collier Nucleus Science Fiction Classic)	0-02-024871-7	$9.00^?$: US dollar	210	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Barclay Shaw
Way Station	1993-01-00	Clifford D. Simak	Collier / Macmillan (Collier Nucleus Science Fiction Classic)	0-02-024871-7	$9.00^?$: US dollar	210	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Barclay Shaw
Way Station	1994-08-00	Clifford D. Simak	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-33246-6	$5.99^?$: US dollar	236	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	H. R. Van Dongen
Way Station	2000-10-00	Clifford D. Simak	Gollancz (SF Collectors' Editions)	0-575-07138-9	£9.99^?£: UK pound	189	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Way Station	2004-08-00	Clifford D. Simak	Old Earth Books	1-882968-27-1	$27.00^?$: US dollar	225	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Randy J. Lagana
Way Station	2008-07-14	Clifford D. Simak	Audible Studios				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
Way Station	2011-09-29	Clifford D. Simak	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-12241-3	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Way Station	2012-03-05	Clifford D. Simak	Gateway / Orion (Gateway Essentials)	978-0-575-12241-3	$7.57^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Time Is the Simplest Thing / Way Station / A Choice of Gods	2013-11-28	Clifford D. Simak	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-12232-1	£18.99^?£: UK pound	496	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Chris Moore
Time Is the Simplest Thing / Way Station / A Choice of Gods	2013-12-12	Clifford D. Simak	Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-1-4732-0195-8	£9.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	Chris Moore
Way Station	2015-07-21	Clifford D. Simak	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-1321-5	$12.99^?$: US dollar	228	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Way Station	2015-07-21	Clifford D. Simak	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-1318-5	$7.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
American Science Fiction: Eight Classic Novels of the 1960s	2019-11-05	Gary K. Wolfe	The Library of America	978-1-59853-635-5	$75.00^?$: US dollar	xx+ 718+ xx+ 742	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Paul Lehr , Paul Lehr , Paul Lehr
American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1960-1966	2019-11-05	Gary K. Wolfe	The Library of America (The Library of America #321)	978-1-59853-501-3	$37.50^?$: US dollar	xx+ 718	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Paul Lehr
American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1960-1966	2019-11-05	Gary K. Wolfe	The Library of America (The Library of America #321)	978-1-59853-636-2	$17.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	Paul Lehr
Way Station	date unknown	Clifford D. Simak	Manor Books	0-532-15305-7	$1.50^?$: US dollar	190	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Way Station	date unknown	Clifford D. Simak	Audible Studios				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel

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Reviews

Review by Avram Davidson (1964) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1964
Review by Lester del Rey (1964) in Amazing Stories, March 1964
Review by Leslie Flood (1964) in New Worlds Science Fiction, March
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1964) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, April 1964
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1965) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, July 1965
Review [French] by
Demètre Ioakimidis^?Demetre Ioakimidis
(1969) in Fiction, #183
Review by Philippa Grove-Stephensen (1977) in Paperback Parlour, February 1977
Review [French] by Jean-Marc Ligny (1979) in Fiction, #297
Review by John DiPrete (1981) in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1981
Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1986)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1987)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1997)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (2014)
Review by Robert J. Ewald (1986) in Fantasy Review, February 1986
Review by Mike Resnick (1997) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1997
Review [French] by Pierre-Paul Durastanti (2001) in Bifrost, #22
Review [Spanish] by Luis G. Prado (2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX
Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels
Review [Portuguese] by Ricardo Guilherme dos Santos (2014) in Somnium, Março 2014
Review by Jo Walton (2018) in An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 , reprinted in:
An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 (2018)
Review by Penny Tesarek (2022) in Paperback Fantastic, Volume 1: Science Fiction