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| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nightfall Isaac Asimov, 1991 An expanded version of Asimov's short story, Nightfall, reveals a world on the brink of chaos, torn between religious fanaticism and scientific denial and faced with the end of civilization |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nightfall Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, 2011-11-09 On a planet with six suns, night is about to fall for the first time in two thousand years . . . The planet Kalgash is on the brink of chaos—but only a handful of people realize it. Kalgash knows only the perpetual light of day; for more than two millennia, some combination of its six suns has lit up the sky. But twilight is now gathering. Soon the suns will set all at one—and the terrifying splendor of Nightfall will call forth a madness that signals the end of civilization Isaac Asimov's short story “Nightfall” first appeared in 1941. It has since become recognized as a classic, its author a legend. But the short story isn't the whole story. Now, Dr. Asimov has teamed with multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner Robert Silverberg to explore and expand one of the most awe-inspiring concepts in the history of science fiction. In this novel, you will witness Nightfall—and much more. You will learn what happens at Daybreak. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nightfall Two Isaac Asimov, 1969 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nightfall and Other Stories Isaac Asimov, 2021-07-13 A collection of twenty classic short stories by Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation series, featuring the definitive and only in-print version of “Nightfall” From one of history’s most influential writers of science fiction comes this collection of twenty short works of fiction, arranged in order of publication from 1941 to 1967. Compiled by Asimov himself, who prefaced each story with an introduction, it begins with “Nightfall,” the tale of a world with eternal sun that is suddenly plunged into total darkness and utter madness. Published when the author was only twenty-one, “Nightfall” was arguably Asimov’s breakout work, making such an impression that, almost thirty years later, the Science Fiction Writers of America voted it the best science-fiction short story ever written. The other stories in the collection span far and wide: Machines that learn to think for themselves—and direct their thoughts to overturning the establishment. The discovery that Earthlings are being destroyed by a mysterious kind of psychological virus. A day when walking outdoors becomes a sign of psychosis. And many more. Twenty stories: each riveting, each a classic. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: The Complete Stories Isaac Asimov, 1990 Collection of 48 science fiction stories by Isaac Asimov. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: The Early Asimov Isaac Asimov, 1972 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Misbegotten Missionary Isaac Asimov, 2024-05-15 It was a lovable little creature anxious to help solve the troubles of the world. Moreover it had the answer! But what man ever takes free advice? |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nemesis Isaac Asimov, 2008-11-19 “A totally new and original work that stretches his talents to their fullest . . . welcome back, champ!”—The Detroit News In the twenty-third century pioneers have escaped the crowded earth for life in self-sustaining orbital colonies. One of the colonies, Rotor, has broken away from the solar system to create its own renegade utopia around an unknown red star two light-years from Earth: a star named Nemesis. Now a fifteen-year-old Rotorian girl has learned of the dire threat that nemesis poses to Earth’s people—but she is prevented from warning them. Soon she will realize that Nemesis endangers Rotor as well. And so it will be up to her alone to save both Earth and Rotor as—drawn inexorably by Nemesis, the death star—they hurtle toward certain disaster. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Let All the Children Boogie Sam J. Miller, 2021-01-06 From the Nebula-Award-winning author of The Art of Starving comes Sam J. Miller's sci-fi time traveling tale, Let All the Chlidren Boogie, a Tor.com Original As the Cold War stalls and the threat of nuclear warfare dominates the news, small-town misfits Laurie and Fell bond over a shared love of music and the mystery of the erratic radio messages that hint at the existence of a future worth reaching out for. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nightfall and Other Stories Isaac Asimov, 2021-07-13 A collection of twenty classic short stories by Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation series, featuring the definitive version of “Nightfall” From one of history’s most influential writers of science fiction comes this collection of twenty short works of fiction, arranged in order of publication from 1941 to 1967. Compiled by Asimov himself, who prefaced each story with an introduction, it begins with “Nightfall,” the tale of a world with eternal sun that is suddenly plunged into total darkness and utter madness. “Nightfall,” published when the author was only twenty-one, was arguably his breakout work, making such an impression that, almost thirty years later, the Science Fiction Writers of America voted it the best science-fiction short story ever written. The other stories in the collection span far and wide: A dedicated scientist who whips up his own love potion. Machines that learn to think for themselves—and direct their thoughts to overturning the establishment. The discovery that Earthlings are being destroyed by a mysterious kind of psychological virus. A day when walking outdoors becomes a sign of psychosis. And many more. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nightfall Jake Halpern, Peter Kujawinski, 2015 On a distant island where day and night exist on fourteen-year cycles, and the islanders migrate south each sunset, three children get left behind and must find a way off the island before the Night finds them-- |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: The Naked Sun Isaac Asimov, 1991-11-01 The bestselling Robot series continues in this sequel to The Caves of Steel, with detective Elijah Baley taking on the dangerous role of double agent when he’s sent to Solaria to solve a brutal murder—and uncover a weakness in Earth’s most powerful neighbor. “With his fertile imagination, his wit, and his prolific output, Isaac Asimov truly laid the foundation for all future generations of science fiction writers.”—Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling co-author of the Dune prequel series On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations. The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection. Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on. Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities: Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots—unthinkable under the laws of Robotics—or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence! Isaac Asimov’s Robot series chronicles the sometimes uneasy partnership between human and humanoid: I, ROBOT • THE CAVES OF STEEL • THE NAKED SUN • THE ROBOTS OF DAWN |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: It's Such a Beautiful Day Isaac Asimov, 1985 When Richard Hanshaw, Jr., acts strangely, his mother suggests a probe by a psychiatrist. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: A Red Sun Also Rises Mark Hodder, 2014-01-16 A man without faith. A woman without hope. My name is Aiden Fleischer, and today my assistant and I awoke on another planet. On Ptallaya, we are welcomed by the Yatsill. The creatures transform their society into a bizarre version of our own, and we find a new home beneath the worldâe(tm)s twin suns. But there is a darkness in my soul, and as the two yellow globes set âe¦ A RED SUN ALSO RISES ... and with it comes an evil more horrifying than any on Earth. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Dawn Dean McLaughlin, 2006 In the only known world where one of the six suns always stands in the sky, Isak has realised that soon a time of darkness will come. To the priests, such knowledge is preposterous, and they would eliminate Isak for his blasphemy. Soon Isak is caught in a web of intrigue, heralded by some as a true Prophet who will bring deliverance. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Inconstant Moon Larry Niven, 1974 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Masterpieces Orson Scott Card, 2004-03-02 A collection of the best science fiction short stories of the 20th century as selected and evaluated by critically-acclaimed author Orson Scott Card. Featuring stories from the genre's greatest authors: Isaac Asimov • Arthur C. Clarke • Robert A. Heinlein • Ursula K. Le Guin • Ray Bradbury • Frederik Pohl • Harlan Ellison • George Alec Effinger • Brian W. Aldiss • William Gibson & Michael Swanwick • Theodore Sturgeon • Larry Niven • Robert Silverberg • Harry Turtledove • James Blish • George R. R. Martin • James Patrick Kelly • Karen Joy Fowler • Lloyd Biggle, Jr. • Terry Bisson • Poul Anderson • John Kessel • R.A. Lafferty • C.J. Cherryh • Lisa Goldstein • Edmond Hamilton In much of the science fiction of the past, the twenty-first century existed only in the writers’ imaginations. Now that it’s here, it’s time to take a look back at the last one hundred years in science fiction through the works of the most celebrated and acclaimed authors of the century—to see where we’ve been and just how far we’ve come. Along with a critical essay by Orson Scott Card reassessing science fiction in the twentieth century, Masterpieces includes short fiction by writers who have forged a permanent place for science fiction in the popular culture of today...and tomorrow. It offers a glimpse of the greatest works that mixed science with fiction in trying to figure out humanity’s place in the universe. Featuring bold, brave, and breathtaking stories, this definitive collection will stand the test of time in both this century and those to come. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Foundation D. G. Leahy, 1996-01-01 This book presents the ontological and logical foundation of a new form of thinking, the beginning of an absolute phenomenology. It does so in the context of the history of thought in Europe and America. It explores the ramifications of a categorically new logic. Thinkers dealt with include Plato, Galileo, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Peirce, James, Dewey, Derrida, McDermott, and Altizer. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nightfall Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, 1990-10 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! Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Foundation Isaac Asimov, 2004-06-01 The first novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future—to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire—both scientists and scholars—and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation. The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are among the most influential in the history of science fiction, celebrated for their unique blend of breathtaking action, daring ideas, and extensive worldbuilding. In Foundation, Asimov has written a timely and timeless novel of the best—and worst—that lies in humanity, and the power of even a few courageous souls to shine a light in a universe of darkness. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nightfall Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, 1990 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: The Bicentennial Man Isaac Asimov, 1978 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: The Collapsing Universe Isaac Asimov, 1977 In a time of spectacular developments in the new astronomy, the concept of black holes captures top honors. As scientific evidence for them mounts, black holes loom as an ominous development in the life, measured in billions of years, of the universe. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Distress Greg Egan, 2010-12-30 On the utopian, man-made island, Stateless, Nobel Prize winner Violet Mosala is close to solving the greatest problem of her career - the quest for the ultimate Theory of Everything (TOE) is almost over. Burned out by recording the abuses of biotech for his TV news syndicate, Andrew Worth grabs the chance to follow Violet's story. In contrast the world of theoretical physics seems like an anaesthetised mathematical heaven, where everything is cool and abstract. He could not have been more wrong. One by one Mosala's rival quantum physicists are disappearing from the scientific summit at Stateless. But why? Is it something to do with Violet herself, or is there some other, more esoteric, force at work undermining the Theory of Everything Conference? |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: The Legend of Nightfall Mickey Zucker Reichert, 2019-02-19 He has been known by countless names and terrifying deeds throughout the lands of mankind-thief, magic wielder, swordsman, assassin, adventurer. But chief among those names and perhaps the most dangerous of his personae is that of Nightfall, a man-or perhaps the legendary demon himself-gifted with unique powers which any sorcerer would kill to possess. Yet though Nightfall has always escaped his pursuers by moving on to new realms, new identities, and new enterprises, even the cleverest of beings must occasionally slip. And when this master of the night finally falls prey to a royal trap, he finds the consequences beyond even his ability to evade. Bound by sorcery and oath to guard and guide a young prince on his quest, Nightfall will need every trick and talent at his command to keep both himself and his idealistic young charge from death at the hands of unknown betrayers. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: The High Crusade Poul Anderson, 2003 In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an army to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing event occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture beside the little village of Ansby in North East Lincolnshire. The Wersgorix, whose scouting ship it is, are quite expert at taking over planets, and having determined from orbit that this one was suitable, they initiate standard world-conquering procedure. But this time it's no mere primitives the Wersgorix seek to enslave - they've launched their invasion against Englishmen! In the end, only one alien is left alive - and Sir Roger's grand vision is born. He intends for the creature to fly the ship first to France to aid his King, then on to the Holy Land to vanquish the infidel! |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Concepts in Physics Isaac Asimov, 1973 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Masters of Space E. Everett Evans, 2016-02-27 Edward Everett Evans (November 30, 1893 - December 2, 1958) was an American science fiction author and fan. His works included the novels Man of Many Minds (1953), The Planet Mappers (1955), Alien Minds (1955), and the posthumously-published collaboration with E. E. Doc Smith Masters of Space (1976); and the collection Food for Demons (1971). |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Out Around Rigel Robert H. Wilson, 2016-04-24 This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Puzzles of the Black Widowers Isaac Asimov, 1990 This fifth collection of the popular Black Widower stories includes two never-before-published puzzles. A sure treat for Asimov fans and mystery lovers. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nightfall Two Isaac Asimov, 1971 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Lieu Various, Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Marion Bradley, Philip K. Dick, Randall Garrett, Frank Herbert, Fritz Leiber, Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, Kurt Vonnegut, 2015-02-18 Nine short stories from a few of the greatest names in science fiction on the topic of exchange, replacement, upgrade, and masquerade. Ranging from true short story length through novelette and originally published in science fiction magazines in the 1950s, these brief escapes into improbable worlds have it all: humor, suspense, betrayal, mystery, twists, and of course-robots and aliens. THE BIG TRIP UP YONDER by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. THE JUDAS VALLEY by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg THE MOON IS GREEN by Fritz Leiber OLD RAMBLING HOUSE by Frank Herbert PIPER IN THE WOODS by Philip K. Dick SENTIMENT, INC. by Poul Anderson THE TUNNEL UNDER THE WORLD by Frederik Pohl YEAR OF THE BIG THAW by Marion Zimmer Bradley YOUTH by Isaac Asimov |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: The Mammoth Book of Short Science Fiction Novels Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles Gordon Waugh, 1986-01 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Nightfall: And Other Stories (The Complete Stories) Isaac Asimov, 2023-11-09 The second volume in an extraordinary collection published shortly after the author’s death. There are 23 science fiction stories, ranging from the very surprising heart-tugger The Ugly Little Boy to the overwhelming vision of Nightfall. In these stories, Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: The Robot Novels ISAAC ASIMOV, 1956 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: The Asimov Chronicles Isaac Asimov, 1991 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: How We Found Out about the Earth Being Round Isaac Asimov, 1983 Discusses the theories that led to the discovery that the earth was round. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: Through a glass, clearly Isaac Asimov, 1974 |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: A Study Guide for Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall" Gale, Cengage Learning, 2016 A Study Guide for Isaac Asimov's Nightfall, excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs. |
| nightfall book isaac asimov: SHORT STORIES FOR STUDENTS CENGAGE LEARNING. GALE, 2016 |
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Nightfall is a clear examination of how a radical new understanding of the universe impacts people who are wholly unprepared for it. In this way, Nightfall mirrors phenomena that have …
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‘‘Nightfall,’’ one of Isaac Asimov’s earliest and best-known short stories, presents an alien world in crisis. Lagash has six suns and perpetual daylight, yet it is populated by humans ...
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In Nightfall, the Apostles of Flame are portrayed as somewhat unpredictable even before the night descends, so they remain peculiar following the catastrophic event. Interestingly, Asimov and ...
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Analysis and discussion of characters in Isaac Asimov's Nightfall. Theremon 762. Theremon 762, a reporter for the Saro City Chronicle, is one of the most complex characters in Nightfall.Initially ...
