Science Fiction · WarmA Civil War veteran runs an interstellar way station on his family farm, until the government takes notice
Way Station
A farmhouse that doubles as a way station for travelers between the stars
Galaxy Magazine serialized the novel in two parts in June and August 1963 under the title Here Gather the Stars, and Doubleday published it as Way Station the same year. Enoch Wallace, a Civil War veteran born in 1840, is recruited by an alien, whom he names Ulysses, to run an interstellar way station on his family farm. Decades later, the US government becomes aware of him and assigns a CIA agent to investigate.
More about this book
Who
Enoch Wallace, the alien Ulysses, Lucy, Claude Lewis and Winslowe Smith.
World
A family farm that serves as an interstellar way station.
What makes it different
The magazine title was Here Gather the Stars, but the Hugo-winning book is titled Way Station. Netflix announced a film adaptation in September 2019.
Feel
Gentle and rural.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- Way StationWikipedia