Nightfall (issaac Asimov)

[MG1962]

Originally Posted by icundell

Nope. Nightfall (more fully Nightfall and other stories) and Nightfall Two were short story collections. I came across them under the old Panther imprint, for those who remember Granada Publishings epic contribution to 60s and 70s SF publishing.

Yeah thats how I read it - far too many years ago - The short story nightfall used to regularly find it's way into top ten short story lists

[AcesHigh]

Originally Posted by Connavar

I saw in the library a Nightfall book he apparently wrote with some other writer.

Yes, with Robert Silverberg.

The original Nightfall was a short story. It made success so with Silverberg, it was turned into a novel. But beware... the short story is part ONE of the novel. Part 2 was created just for the novel... but its not as good as part one.

[aussie3]

Nightfall was and is a brilliant story BUT DO NOT EVER BUY THE MOVIE OF THAT NAME.

I bought it and found it to be a very cheap and very bad Bollywood type production that really had virtually nothing in common with the book. Boy was I disappointed.

[AE35Unit]

I have read the short story and would love to find the issue of Astounding that featured it-great story. Also I had the Silverberg collaboration from the 90s,quite good too.

[aussie3]

September 1941 is the Astounding issue that had nightfall.

[pnerd]

well, i didn't read the short story. i only read the novel (by Silverberg). the story was really good. but the ending seemed to me to be a bit of an anticlimax.

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by pnerd

well, i didn't read the short story. i only read the novel (by Silverberg). the story was really good. but the ending seemed to me to be a bit of an anticlimax.

It's been a while, and I admit I prefer the short story to the novel, but I'd like to ask... in what way?

[AE35Unit]

I really enjoyed Nightfall. Not sure how much was Asimov and how much Agberg but it was an enjoyable read!

[pnerd]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

I admit I prefer the short story to the novel, but I'd like to ask... in what way?

During the whole novel, the protagonists opposed the religious group. But at the end, suddenly they reconciled with that very group. That was something totally unexpected (and NOT in a good way) to me. But I have to say that the rest of the story was just brilliant.

Edit: I just noticed that in the name of this post, "Isaac" is spelled as "issaac"

[AE35Unit]

I think that,the religion issue,would be Silverberg's voice.

[pnerd]

Originally Posted by AE35Unit

I think that,the religion issue,would be Silverberg's voice.

Maybe you are right about that.

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by AE35Unit

I think that,the religion issue,would be Silverberg's voice.

If you mean the way it was handled at the end, and such... perhaps (as I said, it's been quite some time since I read the novel, so the details are foggy); but as far as the overall inclusion of that element, that dates back to the original short story, written and published in the early 1940s....

[AE35Unit]

Originally Posted by pnerd

Maybe you are right about that.

Well i've not read much Silverberg but he is definitely a softer sf writer than the hard sf Asimov