- Hardcover: 277 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday (1 Oct 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385416261
- ISBN-13: 978-0385416269
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,089,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Isaac Asimov's short story, "Nightfall", tells of a planet orbiting in a system containing 6 suns, where a configuration leading to the fall of darkness occurs only once in two millennia. In collaboration with Silverberg, he has expanded the story into a novel which explores the story's aftermath.
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Format:Paperback
An editor asked Asimov to write a story after discussing with him a quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson:
'If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown!'
The resulting story, also called Nightfall (Nightfall and Other Stories) was first published in 1941.
The novel-length adaptation was a collaboration between Asimov and Silverberg. It doesn't really add much to the story, what it does add is character development. As another reviewer pointed out, it's missing 'that special Asimov touch', particularly in the Daybreak section. However, it's still an incredibly imaginative and thought-provoking read.
Having re-read it multiple times over the past 15 years or so, it's still one of my all-time favourites.
'If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown!'
The resulting story, also called Nightfall (Nightfall and Other Stories) was first published in 1941.
The novel-length adaptation was a collaboration between Asimov and Silverberg. It doesn't really add much to the story, what it does add is character development. As another reviewer pointed out, it's missing 'that special Asimov touch', particularly in the Daybreak section. However, it's still an incredibly imaginative and thought-provoking read.
Having re-read it multiple times over the past 15 years or so, it's still one of my all-time favourites.
Format:Hardcover
A science-fiction novel with a twist and a hint of mystery.
Though set on a distant alien world Asimov makes the characters
so human and lifelike.
Though set on a distant alien world Asimov makes the characters
so human and lifelike.
Format:Paperback
This is a novel length expansion of one of the most famous of Asimov's short stories. This was a gripping read with interesting things to say about the nature of scientific discovery and the conflict and occasional synthesis of scientific and religious viewpoints. Before the disaster of Nightfall, it is the approach of Darkness the people of Kalgash fear, whereas in practice it turns out to be the appearance of the vast light given off by the multitude of stars whose existence they never expected that unhinges them, which is an interesting and slightly odd contradiction in view of their overwhelming need for the light of their suns. The only real flaw for me though was the resolution pursued by the main character in the last ten pages, which clashed with the flow of the rest of the story and didn't convince me.
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Imagine a world without nights
This science fiction novel is set on a planet Kalgash that is peculiar in that it has six suns. One of them is the brightest and considered the main sun. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Printul Noptilor
Best and Worst
I am a fan of Asimov, let's get that out of the way first, while this is the first Silverberg title I have read. Read more
Published on 14 July 2006 by Mr. Ik Johns
The Science Fiction Master
Isaac Asimov is, for me, the best Sci Fi writer in the world. The way we see mankind with all its faults exposed in different worlds and characters in his books does everything for... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2004 by Antonio Carlos Andrade
Nightfall - Issac Asimov
I read this book back in 1980 in its original short story form and later in 1994 in its, now, extended form and was not disapointed. Read more
Published on 1 May 2003 by "hornbygrange"
First part is good the second part is not !
First part of the book is very good. It is fast paced and exciting. The second part describing Daybreak is pretty bleak with a lot of loose ends. The climax is not satisfying. Read more
Published on 10 May 2002
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