Clifford Simak SF Gateway Omnibus

Having never read Simak before, this was a fascinating collection of some of his work. Although nominally science fiction, his interest lies less with the science (which is hand-waving at best) and more with people's motivations and reactions. All three tales are essentially “What Ifs...”, with a heavy dose of metaphysics.

Of the three stories, the last (A Choice Of Gods) was both the most satisfying and the least dated. Oddly, Way Station, which appears to be the most generally well-regarded story, felt the most dated and least consequential.

If nothing else, it revived my faith in mid-20th Century science fiction, which has seldom lived up to my expectations or the recollections of my youth.