Nightfall
These two renowned writers have invented a world not unlike our own--a world on the edge of chaos, torn between the madness of religious fanaticism and the stubborn denial of scientists. Only a handful of people on the planet Lagash are prepared to face the truth--that their six suns are setting...
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These two renowned writers have invented a world not unlike our own--a world on the edge of chaos, torn between the madness of religious fanaticism and the stubborn denial of scientists. Only a handful of people on the planet Lagash are prepared to face the truth--that their six suns are setting all at once for the first time in 2,000 years, signaling the end of civilization!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553290998 (0553290991)
ASIN: 553290991
Publish date: January 27th 2012
Publisher: Bantam Books
Pages no: 339
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
Book Club,
American,
Speculative Fiction,
Short Stories,
Apocalyptic,
Post Apocalyptic
"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!"In "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov, Robert SilverbergThe story, of course, being about how it doesn't quite work out like...
From the blurb: "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...
been a long time, esse.i see, you central park east secondary school library reading nook circa 1991.i see you.
I read this book years ago and still find myself thinking about it.
An amazing short story, rewritten as a novel by popular demand. Or maybe just Asimov's determination to keep 'improving' perfectly good work. Sadly, this is exactly the same short story as the original Nightfall, just with more words to slow it down a bit and the 'assistance' of another author who i...
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