Nightfall | Related Titles

Nightfall is based on Asimov's 1941 short story "Nightfall," but according to Asimov's memoirs, this novelization of his celebrated short story was actually written by Silverberg, with only a little editorial help from Asimov. The story was a significant one in Asimov's career. It was anthologized many times, providing Asimov with income with each republication; it helped him build a writing career partly out of steady income from reprintings of his stories and helped him to see how he might become a full-time writer. The story itself is almost a legend in its own right. Its...

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