The Big Front Yard

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"The Big Front Yard"
Author Clifford D. Simak
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction
Published in Astounding Science Fiction
Publication type magazine
Media type Print (Paperback)
Publication date October 1958

The Big Front Yard is a science fiction short story by Clifford D. Simak which was given the Hugo Award in 1959 as best novelette of the year.

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A tinkerer and Yankee trader finds his house invaded by secretive creatures who repair things at night. He finds an impenetrable material embedded in the ceiling. And then things really start to get out of hand.

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