What would they feel and think if they experienced the night for the first time in their life amid everybody’s panic and unrest? Would they marvel at the stars or try to create new suns by setting their town on fire?Īsimov, Isaac. In the modern world on Earth, many people are afraid of the dark, even if it comes every day with or without bright stars in the sky. What will come? Only the time will show.Īmong several themes like vulnerability, the fanatic and scientific view of new world conditions, the theme of light and darkness seems especially exciting and mysterious. The whole story is a process of preparing for the night to fall on the planet. They also tried to recreate a dark world with stars and found that it did not have the same effect as total darkness. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates Audience Reviews for Isaac Asimovs Nightfall.

They tried to ride a dark tunnel for a few minutes – a local entertainment that made many people go mad. There are no critic reviews yet for Isaac Asimovs Nightfall.

Will everything be just dark? Will they see the stars? This time around, a group of astronomers is preparing to explore the event from the scientific point of view and leave information about the reasons for the eclipse and people’s reactions towards the nightfall for the next generations. Nightfall and Other Stories Isaac Asimov 4.27 13,299 ratings280 reviews A collection of science fiction stories which examine various reactions to altered environmental conditions or bizarre psychological situations Genres Science Fiction Fiction Short Stories Anthologies Science Fiction Fantasy Fantasy Collections. What made this happen? Were people not able to cope with total darkness they have never seen before? Did they light everything they could on fire to recreate the brightness of their usual multiple suns? It is also known from the previous generations that this darkness brought worldwide disasters that destroyed nations. However, it is known that around every 2000 years, the eclipse covers the suns and the world sinks into darkness. Their planet Lagash has six suns that keep the world in perpetual light. Nightfall, written by young (just 21!) writer Isaac Asimov describes a planet where people have never seen nighttime.

The nightfall by isaac asimov