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'Cair da Noite', onde o homem se mostra incapaz de entender o Universo em toda a sua grandeza e complexidade, é considerada uma das melhores novelas de Asimov. Por outro lado, 'O Mestiço' é um exemplo notável da utilização da ficção cientifica para denunciar a discriminação racial.
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Jan 23, 2017Jokoloyo rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Nightfall is one of my early reads in SF genre, and after all these years I can still feel the eerie feeling that I felt after read the last word of the story.
My rating could be bias for some people. As in other Asimov stories, we seek the gems in the ideas. So, if some people said the characterizations or plots of his works are not great, I can't disagree. But Nightfall has good world building and surprisingly better than average execution for Asimov's works. The execution successfully made me...more
My rating could be bias for some people. As in other Asimov stories, we seek the gems in the ideas. So, if some people said the characterizations or plots of his works are not great, I can't disagree. But Nightfall has good world building and surprisingly better than average execution for Asimov's works. The execution successfully made me...more
Aug 12, 2017Jerry Jose rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Lagash is a fictional Earth like planet, with a double Trisolaris situation - system of six suns, that keeps the planet perpetually lit. Lagash-ians have never experienced any darkness during their recorded history of civilization and the system of six suns is pretty much their accepted universe in its entirety. (view spoiler)[So imagine, how darkness and appearance of millions of stars in sky would affect the people, during the occurrence of an event like night. (hide spoiler)]
Asimov's novelett...more
Aug 28, 2017Peter Tillman rated it really liked it · review of another editionAsimov's novelett...more
Shelves: short-fiction, freebies, science-fiction
Online text: (may be temp copy)
http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/A...
The Asimov classic. As others note, the original novelette is far superior th the novelization. If you haven't read it, you should.
Times read: many, over the years. Not lately.
http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/A...
The Asimov classic. As others note, the original novelette is far superior th the novelization. If you haven't read it, you should.
Times read: many, over the years. Not lately.
Mar 28, 2018Martin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
The long night had come again.
I am deeply impressed by this sci-fi short by Isaac Asimov from 1941.
Set in a world that is influenced by not one, but six suns, the people of Lagash only know eternal day. The sunlight never fades anywhere on the planet, since one of the six suns is always on the sky.
This had led to mankind evolving with an inherent fear of the dark. It is one of the most primal instincts that babies are born with on planet Lagash.
Theremon 762 is a journalist who investigates som...more
May 17, 2015Rhonda rated it really liked it · review of another editionI am deeply impressed by this sci-fi short by Isaac Asimov from 1941.
Set in a world that is influenced by not one, but six suns, the people of Lagash only know eternal day. The sunlight never fades anywhere on the planet, since one of the six suns is always on the sky.
This had led to mankind evolving with an inherent fear of the dark. It is one of the most primal instincts that babies are born with on planet Lagash.
Theremon 762 is a journalist who investigates som...more
Shelves: favorites, cool-book-covers, favorite-authors, drama-drama-drama, scyfy, classics, science-fiction, so-so-so-sad, four-stars
The thought of gazing upward to the stars driving any creature to complete madness is a difficult concept to fathom, nonetheless that's the driving force behind the story of Nightfall.
Picture a planet with six suns and no other way to light people's world. Every light they utilize, inside or out, comes from their suns. A few select scientist discovered there will be a total eclipse of all six suns and total darkness will ensue.
They're cognizant concerning the stars, though they're a bit shaky on...more
Picture a planet with six suns and no other way to light people's world. Every light they utilize, inside or out, comes from their suns. A few select scientist discovered there will be a total eclipse of all six suns and total darkness will ensue.
They're cognizant concerning the stars, though they're a bit shaky on...more
Feb 01, 2018Tom Van Boening rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Enjoyable. A cool concept of a night that only comes every 2000 years on a far away world.
Me thinks Pitch Black was inspired by this in some way.
I subtracted a star because I cannot believe that a world that far in the future would operate without artificial lights. Oh well. Minor problem in an otherwise classic story.
Me thinks Pitch Black was inspired by this in some way.
I subtracted a star because I cannot believe that a world that far in the future would operate without artificial lights. Oh well. Minor problem in an otherwise classic story.
Aug 02, 2018Catherine ♡ rated it really liked it · review of another edition
This was the kind of story that was bizarre and yet wholly believable. A science fiction classic.
Apr 01, 2019ashley c rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A nice palate-cleanser - short, creative, refreshing. Considered one of the best classic scifi short stories by many.
This has been expanded into a full novel by Asimov himself.
This has been expanded into a full novel by Asimov himself.
Jul 04, 2018Elena B. rated it liked it · review of another edition
'But if it turns out that four hours pass - and another four - and nothing happens?' asked Theremin softly.
'Don't let that worry you. Enough will happen.'
It would be hard to stand, I admit, because I'd have to make you all out to be a bunch of gibbering idiots, but if I can get people laughing at you, they might forget to be angry.
There just isn't any place in the universe you could put a million sun's - unless they touch one another.
Supposing you have an universe in which there was a planet wit...more
Jun 11, 2019Ian added it · review of another edition
Well, indeed. My early life. I recall reading this story many years back, in my early HS days. I was amazed and captivated by the ideas and imagery expressed. Though the story is obviously dated today, it is pleasant to let one's mind wander back to its earlier days, also to imagine the far off days of 1941, when the young Asimov wrote this story. A different world.
Jun 01, 2018Mina Soare rated it it was amazing · review of another edition Shelves: dark, religion-issues, sf, psychological, mystery, social, short-stories
This story was written in answer to a quote attributed to poet Ralph Waldo Emerson:
Asimov disagrees.
Short and sweet, don't read after dark, strongly recommend.
Apr 08, 2015Simon rated it did not like it · review of another editionIf 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!
Asimov disagrees.
Short and sweet, don't read after dark, strongly recommend.
Shelves: disappointed-first-read, science-fiction, short-stories
This story is terrible in every way except for writing style. Implausible concept, characters colorless, too numerous, confusing beginning, too long. The idea behind it is neat, but meatless, and it just doesn't work.
I expected much more of supposedly one of the greatest sci-fi stories ever by the famous Asimov. (included in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. 1, voted in by sci-fi writers)
spoilery discussion of the story concept:
so on a permanently lit planet with 6 stars, there's a total ecl...more
I expected much more of supposedly one of the greatest sci-fi stories ever by the famous Asimov. (included in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. 1, voted in by sci-fi writers)
spoilery discussion of the story concept:
so on a permanently lit planet with 6 stars, there's a total ecl...more
Dec 22, 2015Uzma rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Now this is the story worth reading. It was one of the first books written by Asimov that I read. Even though Asimov is known for his science-fiction, I started with his mystery novels and I loved the way he wrote. So I continued to hunt down anything he had written and I came across this in one of the anthologies that collected his short stories. I never looked back. This story is my favorite of his stand-alone short stories and I'll tell you why.
Asimov analyses our society in a way where scien...more
Asimov analyses our society in a way where scien...more
Mar 30, 2019Roman Mirov rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I chose Asimov’s first critically acclaimed sci-fi short as my “keystone book” to ease me back to reading as I used to years ago, with its noteworthy Socratic dialogue-between-the-characters style of giving the reader background information and well thought out story of an imagined civilization. In 13,000 words, Nightfall explores the development (and redevelopment) of a “human” civilization that evolved on a planet with perpetual sunlight and the effect on this civilization of a quite a long lu...more
Jul 14, 2018Douglas Debner rated it liked it · review of another edition
I did not finish this book simply because I wasn't in the mood for a thoughtful study of what nightfall would mean to a planet with 6 suns. As a result of its unique circumstances, nightfall only comes once every 2000 plus years. Society has only recently advanced to the point where it is able to excavate the ruins of prior nightfalls and predict the coming nightfall. An ancient religion is ahead of science in that it is able to predict nightfall from its records. Psychology is at a loss, as dem...more
Dec 10, 2017Çağatay Turan rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Imagine a planet, where no one saw darkness before, how terriyfing it would be for them to be left out in complete darkness? Taking place in a University in Lagash, the fictional planet surrounded by six stars, a decisive news reporter tries to interview with the scientists in the University who are trying to calculate the time of one of their star Beta’s death. During this nervous wait for their apocalypse, all the characters face the thrilling reality of soon to come darkness which they have n...more
Aug 04, 2017Ben rated it really liked it · review of another edition
As the first Asimov story i ever had the chance to read, and probably one of the first real Sci-Fi novellas, i was approaching this book with suspicion at first.
The short story drew me in immediately and i was flooded with Asimov's ability to create a fantastic world from darkness (which is also a huge theme of this novella).
Asimov's description of human fears was spot on and hooked me in. I will probably read more of his stuff, and I will consider quite strongly reading the full novel based on...more
The short story drew me in immediately and i was flooded with Asimov's ability to create a fantastic world from darkness (which is also a huge theme of this novella).
Asimov's description of human fears was spot on and hooked me in. I will probably read more of his stuff, and I will consider quite strongly reading the full novel based on...more
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Oct 26, 2017A.N. Mignan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
We are plunged into an alien world where the concept of night does not exist. We are rushed into this society, their science, religion, history and mythology, which is an exploit in so few pages. I felt as if I was there, the hour before an apocalyptic event. Will it really happen or are the astronomers wrong? will an eclipse put the whole world into pitch-black darkness, making everyone mad, or will the scientists be ridiculed when nothing happens? We feel the anguish, we feel the strangeness o...more
Dec 03, 2017Crystal rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
this story is AMAZING, i sat enthralled the whole way through. this is a great example of my favorite kind of sci-fi, the kind that stretches your mind, twists it a little, and is ridiculously relevant. what a concept.. asimov, you genius.
if you like sci-fi at all and you haven't read this yet, stop what you're doing and read this. the 27 page pdf can be found here. in my opinion, the less you know going in, the better; it makes the discovery and build-up that much more gripping.
if you like sci-fi at all and you haven't read this yet, stop what you're doing and read this. the 27 page pdf can be found here. in my opinion, the less you know going in, the better; it makes the discovery and build-up that much more gripping.
Aug 30, 2017Karen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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I normally hate short stories. Just as I get into them, they end. My favourite short story of all time, and the one time you'll hear me say the short story was better than the longer book version. More bang. It's wonderful.
Imagine you lived on a planet with multiple suns, so it was always light. Except, once every 2,000 years when all the suns are eclipsed. You see the night sky. You see the stars. The world goes mad.
With the 2017 eclipse, a perfect story for the time!
Imagine you lived on a planet with multiple suns, so it was always light. Except, once every 2,000 years when all the suns are eclipsed. You see the night sky. You see the stars. The world goes mad.
With the 2017 eclipse, a perfect story for the time!
Feb 26, 2019Ariel Stavri rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Quite a unique situation to think about. Although the circumstances as very different of Earth and this planet, you could definetly relate to the people in the story from their point of view. Asimov did a wonderful job of putting you in their shoes.
I say 4/5 because although a good story and great writing, the novella was slow at times to where I had no interest.
I say 4/5 because although a good story and great writing, the novella was slow at times to where I had no interest.
Mar 03, 2019Sean S rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Quite a twist for an Asimov story, no logical deduction of mystery, but suspenseful nonetheless. A solid allegory for science pressing for understanding based on the parameters of its situation. There are six suns, so night would presumably never come and be a truly foreign concept. The interplay of science versus religion/superstition is an apt one.
Apr 26, 2019Linda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Always spoiler free. This short story is brilliant. I've only read a few of Asimov's works and I am now convinced he was a master of his craft. The characters, settings, and events were exceptionally well presented. The story line was interesting, compelling, and with increasing tension as I read to it's uncertain ending. I recommend the masterful tale to everyone.
Mar 08, 2018Muffins rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Lots of interesing ideas here! Really enjoyed it.
Jun 25, 2018Alex Shrugged rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
An essential classic. I read it as a young man, and was floored. A more fleshed out version of Nightfall has been co-authored with Robert Silverberg.. I haven't read that one yet.
Jun 24, 2019Austin Wright rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I really like this story better the second time I read it! Written in 1941!
Dec 21, 2016Bill S. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition Shelves: science-fiction, american-classics, short-stories, sci-fi-classic-short-stories
This is said to be the classic science fiction short story. Considering it was written in 1941 by a 21 year old, it is a remarkable feat. Personally, I prefer Bradbury's 'There Will Come Soft Rains' and Asimov's 'Evidence,' 'Reason,' and 'The Last Question.'
But this aside, it is a wild concept that I loved - A planet with six suns sits in round the clock light except for a brief time every 2049 years when an unseen body creates an eclipse with the one sun visible at that time. The moment is pre...more
But this aside, it is a wild concept that I loved - A planet with six suns sits in round the clock light except for a brief time every 2049 years when an unseen body creates an eclipse with the one sun visible at that time. The moment is pre...more
Nov 29, 2014Andrew rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Set on a world of constant light due to the planet's orbit around six suns, Nightfall tells the story of the one night every 2000+ years when all the suns set at the same time, plunging the world into assumed darkness. I say assumed because none of the residents of the world have any record of the previous 'nightfalls.' Instead, archaeologists have found multiple cyclical collapses of civilization containing evidence of massive fires. The 'Apostles of Flame' - a cult on the world - teach that th...more
Jan 25, 2016Siisso rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
To the non scientific mind, unknown phenomena can be a source of plentiful pitfalls and problems. When not being confused with facts, it is dwelling on irate or superficial thoughts. Following a cult is an even incomprehensible leaning, but the less an average to below average human is aware of the actualities of events, the more they will need word (especially assured) from figures they have attributed authority/their thinking to. Nightfall captures the downfall of a cabal of mortals caught up...more
Nov 29, 2016Maddy rated it liked it · review of another edition
The idea of a people so utterly terrified of darkness, who live their entire lives in sunlight and to whom the stars and darkness are an inconceivable horror, was novel and fun. The scattered ideas about belief and the unknown and intelligence were fun, too, although the anti-religion sentiment was a little heavy. Still: just light a fucking campfire, guys. No need to destroy civilisation.
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Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
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