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This collaboration by two masters of the genre expands on Asimov's classic short story first published in 1941. Kalgash is a planet with six suns, a world where darkness is unnatural. Scientists realize that an eclipse--an event that occurs only every 2049 years--is imminent, and that a society completely unfamiliar with darkness will be plunged into madness and chaos. The novel traces events leading to this discovery, and the fates of the main characters immediately following the apocalypse. While the premise is convincing in the context of a short story, this longer version brings up too many unresolved questions. The original tale was tightly written, succinct and stunning, but the novelization seems flabby and drawn-out--the reader recognizes the significance and consequences of the impending events long before the characters do. An abrupt and simplistic ending further mars a hallowed SF tale. 100,000 first printing.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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YA-- Because of its six suns, the planet Kalgash is bathed in perpetual sunlight. However, once every 2,049 years all six suns are eclipsed, plunging the planet into total darkness and causing widespread madness that results in the civilization's complete destruction, thus allowing the cycle to begin again. Night fall , expanded from Asimov's 1941 award-winning short story, lets readers experience the cataclysmic event through the eyes and biases of a newspaperman, an astronomer, an archaeologist, a psychologist, and a religious fanatic. This novel improves upon the original through the use of better developed characters and an expanded, more textured story that results in an absorbing, richer tale.
- John Lawson, Fairfax County Public Library, Fairfax,
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
- John Lawson, Fairfax County Public Library, Fairfax,
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An wonderful insight into an alternate world,
By Ben Hanna (MI, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nightfall (Mass Market Paperback)
Nightfall is a great sci-fi novel which is expanded from the original short story by Isaac Asimov. The book sets itself in a star system where there are six suns shining on the planet of Kalgash. On this planet darkness is a concept that naturally scares people and severly effects their mental state. The book really delves into the topic of mental insanity related to the effects of darkness on these light-dependent people, and it makes you think how realistic it could be if our solar system was the same as theirs. I won't tell you any more than that about the story, but this is a very good book. The character development in the story is outstanding, and the book definitely has the feeling of being a thriller. I agree with some people that the book did seem a little drawn out at times and also seemed to fall off somewhat about two-thirds of the way through the book, but nonetheless, I thought it was fantastic. If you like sci-fi read this book.
3.0 out of 5 stars
half good, half bad,
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This review is from: Nightfall (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is worth reading--for the ideas and themes if not for the story. I've read other Asimov works (The Foundation Trilogy is one of my favorite series of all time), but this one seemed stretched thin, possibly because it was co-authored.The first third of this book, up until Nightfall, is chilling and thrilling. The second half wanders, and though I don't want to give anything away, has a very anticlimactic ending. After finishing it, I felt the last section 'Daybreak" could have been left off almost completely and the novel would have actually benefitted. Some of the ideas in the novel should have been further developed, while others, especially a quasi-romance subplot, made the story drag in places. To sum things up, the first half or so is excellent, true to Asimov-form. The second half is boring, disappointing, and un-Asimov. For a 5 star start and a 1 star finish, I give 3 stars. I would be interested to know who wrote which parts of this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good stuff,
By A Customer
This review is from: Nightfall (Mass Market Paperback)
Like all of Asimov's better works (because not all of his works are all that great), this is both entertaining and insightful. I greatly enjoyed it.
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