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| Title | : | Nightfall |
| Author | : | Isaac Asimov |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Spectra |
| Pages | : | Pages: 339 pages |
| Published | : | January 27th 2012 by Bantam Books (first published October 1st 1990) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction |
Isaac Asimov
Paperback | Pages: 339 pages Rating: 4.05 | 29888 Users | 777 Reviews
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Imagine living on a planet with six suns that never experiences Darkness. Imagine never having seen the Stars. Then, one by one your suns start to set, gradually leading you into Darkness for the first time ever. Image the terror of such a Nightfall.
Scientists on the planet Kalgash discover that an eclipse - an event that occurs only every 2049 years - is imminent, and that a society unfamiliar with Darkness will be plunged into madness and chaos. They realize that their civilization will end, for the people of Kalgash have a proven fear of Darkness, but they are unable to predict the insanity and destruction that will accompany the awesome splendor of Nightfall.
Details Books To Nightfall
| Original Title: | Nightfall |
| ISBN: | 0553290991 (ISBN13: 9780553290998) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Sheerin 501, Siferra 89, Beenay 25, Theremon 762 |
| Setting: | Planet Kalgash |
Rating Containing Books Nightfall
Ratings: 4.05 From 29888 Users | 777 ReviewsArticle Containing Books Nightfall
I was and still am a big Isaac Asimov fan, both of his fiction and his non-fiction. I was in particular a big fan of his short stories and I loved the original short story version of Nightfall, however when I read the long extended version that was made into a book, I wasn't as thrilled.I was, however, only 8-years-old, when I read the book version, but I still remember thinking this is too long, too wordy and that Isaac Asimov is right in the assessment that Golden Age science fiction writersAaron King1/29/12Per. 6Book Review: Nightfall by Isaac Asimov Reading has always been a seminal part of the human experience. It keeps the mind sharp and open to new ideas. Reading also maintains ones vocabulary. If one never reads, he or she is more susceptible to the same rusting that an adolescents brain suffers over a long summer. On the other end of the literary spectrum, reading also helps the writers. Authors can use their writing to express emotions and ideas and, in a sense, transmit
Fifteen Minutes in the DarkThe best science fiction looks backwards into the past as well as speculating forward into the future, linking things we think (or thought) were sure of with things that dont exist. Comparing the two can be sobering as well as enlightening. Asimov writes just this kind of inter-temporal story in Nightfall. On the one hand it anticipates things like the debates about climate change and dark matter that wouldnt emerge more articulately for decades. On the other, it
This book was FANTASTIC. It takes place on a distant planet in a distant system. The planet orbits five suns, all various sizes and distances away, so that the inhabitants have never known night. Even though they are an advanced society, even the astronomers have no clue that there is anything in the universe besides their planet and the five suns. When scientists discover the existence of a previously unknown planet that will make a close pass and indeed blot out the tiniest of the suns while
This is a sci-fi novel about the end of the world. Sort of.Isaac Asimov is the master of sci-fi short stories. He's a little-known author that has written one or two books. One of his stories is called "Nightfall", and is well worth reading. You should probably get a collection of his that includes that story, but if you search around enough, you can find the text online.Asimov works the short story perfectly. Many sci-fi books have to present an idea or explanation for some technology of
Meh. -_-" A complete waste of my precious time! Apart from a few deep thoughts at the end, the book had nothing, absolutely NOTHING to offer. "The dazzling brightness of the stars was terrifying! Eek!" How lame. :P Like seriously, why would everyone turn crazy if they went through darkness?!! Okay, it is kinda believable since the planet Kalgash is lit up by four or six suns all day and there's nothing called night. God I can't believe I'm even narrating this. I'm so lame. Pfft. But seriously,
Doubts and nightmare of an atheist.The original short story is better than the novel written by R. Silverberg.
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