The battle of a brave, young scientist against his blinkered superiorsĪnd the superstitious panic of the ignorant masses.

That's it for plot pretty well, except for Least one sun in sight-as far as its inhabitants have known.Ī once-every-two-thousand-years eclipse threatens to throw the planet With six suns is always bathed in light, as the sky is never without at 'Nightfall', the short story, is simplicity itself. Asimov himself was reportedly pleased with the novelization, saying it was absolutely faithful to his original story, but I'm not sure extending the original concept over more pages is a good thing in this case. Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of 21, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. It was prompted by a discussion between Asimov and John W. In 1941, Astounding Science Fiction magazine published a short story by. Major wimp-out in the promising theme of religion versus science. Nightfall, a 1941 novelette by Isaac Asimov, is possibly his most well-known and acclaimed work. Read 968 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers.

Poetic intensity of the original sharp story. By dragging out the story withoutĪdding any depth to the characterizations, the longer form dilutes the The novel Nightfall was expanded from the story in collaboration with the same Robert You can find it in manyĪnthologies, including Asimov's The Complete Stories and NightfallĪnd Other Stories, as well as in collections of classic sci-fi, suchĪs the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I, edited by Robert Has been acclaimed one of the greatest science fiction tales-if not the CRITIQUE The shorter the nightfall the betterįirst a word about the versions of this story. Nightfall is a 1941 science fiction short story by the American writer Isaac Asimov about the coming of darkness to the people of a planet ordinarily.

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