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Nightfall and Other Stories

Nightfall and Other Stories

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  • Author：Isaac Asimov
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Summary

A collection of early Asimov short stories， showcasing the development of the author's oeuvre。 The title comes from Asimov's breakthrough short story。

CONTENTS:
Nightfall - Astounding， Sept 1941
Green Patches - Galaxy， Nov 1950
Hostess - Galaxy， May 1951
Breeds There a Man 。 。 。 ？ - Astounding， June 1951
C-Chute - Galaxy， Oct 1951
In a Good Cause - "New Tales of Space & Time"， 1951
What If--- - Fantastic， Summer 1952
Sally - Fantastic， June 1953
Flies - F&SF， June 1953
Nobody Here But--- - Star SF #1， 1953
It's Such a Beautiful Day - Star SF #3， 1954
Strikebreaker - Original SF Stories， Jan 1957
Insert Knob A in Hole B - F&SF， Dec 1957
The Up-to-Date Sorcerer - F&SF， July 1958
Unto the Fourth Generation - F&SF， April 1959
What is this Thing Called Love？ - Amazing， March 1961
The Machine That Won the War - F&SF， Oct 1961
My Son， the Physicist - Scientific American， Feb 1962
Eyes Do More Than See - F&SF， April 1965
Segregationist - Abbottempo， Book 4， 1967

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Reviews

Abigail ，

As is the case with most story collections， some I really enjoyed while some less so。 I enjoy SFF short stories for the little bites of interesting ideas， and there's no shortage here。 As is the case with most story collections， some I really enjoyed while some less so。 I enjoy SFF short stories for the little bites of interesting ideas， and there's no shortage here。 。。。more

Reveiws by Gabriel ，

The writing is very descriptive and as such makes it easy to imagine and step into the scene。 At times， I lost myself to the storyline。

Snodgrass Reviews ，

Definitely one for those with a shortstories heart。

Andrea ，

Only read to page 93。 I really only got it to read “Nightfall，” which I enjoyed， mostly。 The 2-3 others I read left me less impressed， see m seeing the types of stories we’d read in high school English textbooks - with strange endings - and while I am not opposed to reading more of those， there are so many other things I would much rather read。

D。C。 Stout ，

Rightfully declared one of the greatest science fiction stories of all time。

Luffy ，

This series of gem like stories， each crafted， seemingly， with loving care， but was probably written for a magazine with a deadline， is the best that American SCI FI literature can offer us。I do consider Nightfall the best short story collection I've ever read。 The second is The Complete Short Stories of Hercule Poirot and the 3rd is the Jungle Books by Kipling。Isaac Asimov never bettered this collection of short stories。 Most of his books are unreadable。 He was prolific but his work ethic and h This series of gem like stories， each crafted， seemingly， with loving care， but was probably written for a magazine with a deadline， is the best that American SCI FI literature can offer us。I do consider Nightfall the best short story collection I've ever read。 The second is The Complete Short Stories of Hercule Poirot and the 3rd is the Jungle Books by Kipling。Isaac Asimov never bettered this collection of short stories。 Most of his books are unreadable。 He was prolific but his work ethic and his upbringing in a nascent Cold War with Russia blunted his longevity in most cases。 But not here。 This is science fiction at its finest。 。。。more

Israeliano ，

I have never read Nightfall before， and always heard that it is one of the best sci-fi stories ever。 And indeed， it is。 By some coincidence， a few days before reading Nightfall， I was having a discussion about the stability of the Solar System which is a problem directly related to the one discussed by the scientist of the story。 Anyway， Nightfall is a very smart story and interesting from beginning to end。 Sadly， the same cannot be said about most of the stories in this collection。Besides Night I have never read Nightfall before， and always heard that it is one of the best sci-fi stories ever。 And indeed， it is。 By some coincidence， a few days before reading Nightfall， I was having a discussion about the stability of the Solar System which is a problem directly related to the one discussed by the scientist of the story。 Anyway， Nightfall is a very smart story and interesting from beginning to end。 Sadly， the same cannot be said about most of the stories in this collection。Besides Nightfall， the few other interesting or good stories are:C-ChuteSallyNobody Her But。。。It's Such a Beautiful DayStrikebreakerInsert Knob A in Hole BThe Machine That Won the WarStrikebreaker could have been better， the ending just fell short， and both "Insert Knob A in Hole B" and "The Machine That Won the War" are really fun stories。The eleven remaining stories range between bad to lame。 。。。more

Rohit ，

As the title goes， Nightfall is clearly the standout。 The other stories are quite mediocre。 But having said that， it's a glimpse into the great writing mind of Asimov in it's early， rough stage which still produced a diamond that is Nightfall As the title goes， Nightfall is clearly the standout。 The other stories are quite mediocre。 But having said that， it's a glimpse into the great writing mind of Asimov in it's early， rough stage which still produced a diamond that is Nightfall 。。。more

Alger Smythe-Hopkins ，

“Nothing ages so quickly as yesterday's vision of the future。” --Richard Corliss Asimov had his good points as a writer。 Some of his non-fiction work provided me with a solid grounding in the sciences as they were in 1960s， and his stolid faith in empiricism and logic conditioned me to welcome post-structuralism。 As a writer of fiction though， Asimov was a supremely influential voice in Sci-Fi for radical equality and inclusion。 This ise true even though he did very little to remedy the sexist w “Nothing ages so quickly as yesterday's vision of the future。” --Richard Corliss Asimov had his good points as a writer。 Some of his non-fiction work provided me with a solid grounding in the sciences as they were in 1960s， and his stolid faith in empiricism and logic conditioned me to welcome post-structuralism。 As a writer of fiction though， Asimov was a supremely influential voice in Sci-Fi for radical equality and inclusion。 This ise true even though he did very little to remedy the sexist white nationalism of his peers， he just presented an alternative vision。 "Nightfall" is an excellent example of how Asimov countered the riptide of pulp conventions。 When "Nightfall" was published in 1941 the John Campbell dominated world of science fiction almost entirely consisted of men with Swedish sounding names landing on a planet， encountering some monster， then subjugating it。 In essence， the Astounding Stories before 1941 were pulpy men's magazine tales where the attacking gorilla was replaced with a BEM。 This was perfectly in keeping with the 19th century imagination of John Campbell。"Nightfall" on the other hand is a signpost to the more complicated world that Science Fiction was helping to create， and plants both feet firmly in the 20th century。 At its heart， "Nightfall" is a simple parable of the conflict between faith and science that preoccupied Asimov for most of his writing career。 More deeply it is a thought experiment testing a world where the mystics have better information than the scientists。 Still， for Asimov faith will always equate to fanaticism and conservatism， while science is beautifully agnostic and the royal road to a perfected humanity。 Even though this is a break with the old fisticuffs and little green men of previous tales， this tale is still an artifact of when it was written。 The entire staff and the mob coming to destroy the heretical observatory is a stag party， and the stage set is a low cost version of Mount Whitney grafted onto a town in the state of Iowa in 1940。 People wear lab coats if they are scientists， and a print journalist has an important role。 There is a landline telephone。 Oddly this helps the story along these days since the premise needs a society that is a little backward since it has to reinvent itself every 2700 years， but really it is just a low fidelity copy of the United States at the end of the Great Depression。Beyond the titular story there is a host of the usual Asmovian space opera， but these are the good ones， where the plots led to someplace unexpected。 Asimov was never short on plot ideas， his limitations were in dialogue and character development， which is why his best stories are built around machines or madness。 The stilted phrasings that are really odd between actual humans serve to accentuate the alien minds of robots and men gone insane。 。。。more

Marsha Valance ，

20 early short stories， from 1941 thru 1959， show the author's development。 A Science Fiction Book Club selection。 20 early short stories， from 1941 thru 1959， show the author's development。 A Science Fiction Book Club selection。 。。。more

Harsh ，

A good collection of short stories that show the way Asimov thought and wrote and improved。 Useful for aspiring writers。

Craig McMahon ，

I think I prefer Asimov as a short story writer than as a novelist， since he's better at conjuring up and then exploring big ideas than he is at characterisation。 This is an outstanding collection！ I think I prefer Asimov as a short story writer than as a novelist， since he's better at conjuring up and then exploring big ideas than he is at characterisation。 This is an outstanding collection！ 。。。more

Lakmus ，

Some of the stories were kind of meh， but some were top-notch。 The real interesting part of the book are little notes from the author before every story （at least my edition had them） – I was surprised to find Asimov was a lil' petty queen sometimes （often）， which sheds a whole new light on old sci-fi like the stories themselves never could。To my pleasant surprise， the guy was aware he couldn't write women and avoided writing them whenever possible， and avoided writing romance on similar grounds Some of the stories were kind of meh， but some were top-notch。 The real interesting part of the book are little notes from the author before every story （at least my edition had them） – I was surprised to find Asimov was a lil' petty queen sometimes （often）， which sheds a whole new light on old sci-fi like the stories themselves never could。To my pleasant surprise， the guy was aware he couldn't write women and avoided writing them whenever possible， and avoided writing romance on similar grounds。 For old sci-fi author， that's like a medal right there。 。。。more

Ryan Mahuron ，

Nightfall - Very， very cool story。 Fun watching another society come up with science。 Definitely left me wanting more but a very well done short story。 Green Patches - I really liked this one。 Very eerie。 I thought the ending might be a slight cop out， but other than that it was very good。 Fun idea of aliens。Hostess - Excellent。 Maybe the best short story in the entire。 The ending/explanation is so clever。 Definitely re-read。Breeds There a Man 。 。 。 ？ - Very cool story。 Worth re-reading。 I find Nightfall - Very， very cool story。 Fun watching another society come up with science。 Definitely left me wanting more but a very well done short story。 Green Patches - I really liked this one。 Very eerie。 I thought the ending might be a slight cop out， but other than that it was very good。 Fun idea of aliens。Hostess - Excellent。 Maybe the best short story in the entire。 The ending/explanation is so clever。 Definitely re-read。Breeds There a Man 。 。 。 ？ - Very cool story。 Worth re-reading。 I find the premise clever。C-Chute - Somewhat fun。 Humans trapped in a room。 Iffy on whether or not I would need to read again。 In a Good Cause - Eh。 Nothing special for me。What If-- - Very cute story。 Basically 'It's a Wonderful Life'Sally - Cute story also。 Basically predicted a lot of stuff about driverless cars， including a lyft/uber style robo-taxi system。Flies - Really liked this。 Only a page or two， but loved the feeling this short story invoked。Nobody Here But - Weaker story。 Didn't find it funny or ending that special。It's Such a Beautiful Day - Really nice story。 Cliche， but really liked it nonetheless。 Strikebreaker - Pretty good story。 Decently predictable ending， but I thought it still brought up some good issues nonetheless。Insert Knob A in Hole B - Funny， one page little story。 Ending was predictableThe Up-to-date Sorcerer - Was supposed to read 'The Sorcerer' by Gilbert and Sullivan to get a lot of these jokes。 Without it， it was still kind of funny， but not as funny as "What is this Thing Called Love"Unto the Fourth Generation - Pretty dang cool story。 Lots of mystery。 What is this Thing Called Love？ - I actually laughed out loud several times。 Especially the ending。 Definitely， definitely worth rereadng。The Machine that Won the War - Weaker story。 I thought the twist was kind of dumb。My Son， the Physicist - Probably weakest story to me in the anthology。 Eyes Do More than See - Was probably mind blowing at the time。 Interesting read。 Segregationist - Pretty good ending to this story。 Interesting thoughts and probably a good story for the times we're living in 。。。more

Plamen Nenchev ，

This is not a very good collection: Nightfall is as awe-inspiring as the first time I read it， 25 years ago， and there are a couple of other stories， mostly older stuff， like Sally， Breeds There a Man or C-Chute whose message is as resonant as ever。 However， most of the stories， especially those written in the 60s， are completely atrocious。 I cannot imagine a reason why any writer would himself include， except under duress （and a gun pointed to his head） stories like Flies， The Up-to-Date Sorcer This is not a very good collection: Nightfall is as awe-inspiring as the first time I read it， 25 years ago， and there are a couple of other stories， mostly older stuff， like Sally， Breeds There a Man or C-Chute whose message is as resonant as ever。 However， most of the stories， especially those written in the 60s， are completely atrocious。 I cannot imagine a reason why any writer would himself include， except under duress （and a gun pointed to his head） stories like Flies， The Up-to-Date Sorcerer or， in particular （！！） Playboy and the Slime God in a collection that supposedly should give a representative look at his work in three entire decades。 Come on， Isaac， you had better stuff than this！ 。。。more

Peter Black ，

"There is a penicillin ring on our intellect，" says the author in one of his stories and it seems to indeed be the case。 This collection of short stories chronologically details different influences， interests and ideas the brave and seemingly cold-hearted and calculated legend Isaac Asimov had throughout different periods of his life。 It also shows the influences of outside factors on his general writing。 "There is a penicillin ring on our intellect，" says the author in one of his stories and it seems to indeed be the case。 This collection of short stories chronologically details different influences， interests and ideas the brave and seemingly cold-hearted and calculated legend Isaac Asimov had throughout different periods of his life。 It also shows the influences of outside factors on his general writing。 。。。more

Sean Randall ，

"Segregationist" is one of my favourites。 "Nightfall"， as the opening and titular story， is of course hugely well-known。 "C-Shoot" remains a classic， and the dramatised version is still available on Youtube， and "Insert Knob A in Hole B" " delivers a marvellous punch。In all， a great collection with numerous jumping-off points to explore more of Asimov's canon。 "Segregationist" is one of my favourites。 "Nightfall"， as the opening and titular story， is of course hugely well-known。 "C-Shoot" remains a classic， and the dramatised version is still available on Youtube， and "Insert Knob A in Hole B" " delivers a marvellous punch。In all， a great collection with numerous jumping-off points to explore more of Asimov's canon。 。。。more

Red7paulbrennan ，

Most of the stories were great but the best part was the anecdotes around them。

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Gwenyth Scott ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I got more from this book as a writer than I did as a reader。 There were plenty of short stories in this anthology that just didn’t do it for me。 I was unimpressed by the story， by the writing， it didn’t live up to the hype。。。 whatever the reason was， this was certainly not my favorite anthology collection。HOWEVER， Asimov did have some really interesting and well executed stories in this anthology。 I tended to like the shorter stories that were only a few pages long。 As a writer， I feel I strugg I got more from this book as a writer than I did as a reader。 There were plenty of short stories in this anthology that just didn’t do it for me。 I was unimpressed by the story， by the writing， it didn’t live up to the hype。。。 whatever the reason was， this was certainly not my favorite anthology collection。HOWEVER， Asimov did have some really interesting and well executed stories in this anthology。 I tended to like the shorter stories that were only a few pages long。 As a writer， I feel I struggle the most with an ending， and reading something so short that has a clear timeline or progression from beginning to end was insightful。 Asimov has a brilliant way of making his stories come full circle。 Reading some of these stories was definitely a teachable moment for me。I particularly like his two short stories “Insert Knob A Into Hole B” and “Segregationist。” The first presents two astronauts struggling to assemble all the materials they need。 They request a machine to be sent to them， which will assemble their tools and save them a lot of time and frustration。 But when their solution finally arrives， it too， must be assembled before use。 This short story was only two pages long but I found it to be clever， and I liked that their solution to the problem was as much a problem itself。The second tells the story of a surgeon who is trying to convince a patient prepping for heart replacement surgery， to go with plastic rather than metal。 In this world， injuries， broken bones， failing organs， can all be replaced in order to elongate life。 The patient clearly wants metal because of the aesthetics， but the doctor tries to convince him to use plastic instead， based on the possibility of an electrical breakdown。 The patient refuses and the doctor relents， but makes it clear to the nurse accompanying him for the surgery how he feels about people merging with metal。 The reasoning for his strong， and segregationist talk （hence the title） is revealed at the end of the short story。Both of these short stories taught me the kind of writing needed for short stories， something with which I have not had much experience。 Asimov has several other short stories within this anthology that were thought-provoking， interestingly written， and delightfully scientific。In the future， I plan to pick up more stories from him。 Perhaps a novel that I’m already familiar with would be interesting to see how the writing changes。 。。。more

Tomlikeslife ，

Short SF stories from the 1950s。 Some fascinating story lines。

Zeynep ，

Such an interesting story。 I am not an expert in science fiction but I’d think this story describes the basic nature of a world after an apocalypse。 While I was reading the scenes from Starwars or more recent movies i。e。 What happened to Monday？came in front my eyes and made all the descriptions more realistic。To be honest， this is the first time I realized the connection and inter disciplinary relations between astronomy and archaeology and to some extend psychology at this level。 This is obvio Such an interesting story。 I am not an expert in science fiction but I’d think this story describes the basic nature of a world after an apocalypse。 While I was reading the scenes from Starwars or more recent movies i。e。 What happened to Monday？came in front my eyes and made all the descriptions more realistic。To be honest， this is the first time I realized the connection and inter disciplinary relations between astronomy and archaeology and to some extend psychology at this level。 This is obviously my mistake， not having this conclusion until this book but I made it at the end， didn’t I？ 。。。more

Andreas Tyrberg ，

The short novels in this collection are great and most are actually good stories that lead to reflections even now， more than half a century after its publication。

Edwin Horlings ，

Interesting but outdated

Mike Smith ，

I'm not sure when I started reading science fiction--sometime in the mid-1970s， when I was around 12 or 13。 But I know the short stories of Asimov were among the first I read （along with those of Arthur C。 Clarke; Heinlein came a little later）。 Through SF short stories like these， I learned about spaceships and computers and robots long before those topics came up in school。This collection is vintage Asimov， selected by the author himself and presented in the order in which they were originally I'm not sure when I started reading science fiction--sometime in the mid-1970s， when I was around 12 or 13。 But I know the short stories of Asimov were among the first I read （along with those of Arthur C。 Clarke; Heinlein came a little later）。 Through SF short stories like these， I learned about spaceships and computers and robots long before those topics came up in school。This collection is vintage Asimov， selected by the author himself and presented in the order in which they were originally published， from 1941's "Nightfall" to 1967's "Segregationist"。 Twenty stories in all that I must admit I haven't read for many， many years。 Each is prefaced by a brief introduction from Asimov describing the circumstances around the story's creation and publication。 Frankly， the introductions are as interesting as the stories， covering as they do a period when science fiction grew from a niche genre in pulp magazines to a major publishing phenomenon and Asimov grew from university student to biochemistry professor to full-time writer。"Nightfall" is a classic， about a planet with so many suns in the sky that night comes only once in a thousand years。 There are stories of alien encounters （such as "Green Patches"， "Hostess"， "C-Chute"， "In A Good Cause--"， and "What Is This Thing Called Love？"） where， more often than not， humans are at war with alien civilizations。 There are stories about the （perhaps unanticipated） consequences of new technologies such as self-driving cars （1953's （！） "Sally"）， computers and artificial intelligence （"Nobody Here But--" and "The Machine That Won The War"）， and teleportation （"It's Such A Beautiful Day"）。 A few stories are more out there， with plot elements verging on the magical， or at least relying on science far beyond what we currently understand （such as "Breeds There A Man。。。？"， "What If--"， "Unto The Fourth Generation"， and "Eyes Do More Than See"）。 For all of Asimov's technological speculation and invention， I find it interesting that he appears to have utterly missed two of today's most ubiquitous technologies: mobile networking and digital content。Asimov's writing is clear and straightforward。 I recall reading somewhere that Asimov strove to make his writing "invisible"， in the sense that you noticed the story， not the writing。 Some of the vocabulary and idioms are now outdated but， for me， nostalgic。 For example， he uses "atomic" where we would today use "nuclear" （as in "atomic power"）。 Many of the stories （and the introductions） have Asimov's particular brand of sly， dry humour。This is a great trip into the early years of science fiction and into the mind of one of its great masters。 。。。more

Annette ，

Best part of this collection of short stories is the author’s comments before each one， they’re homy and comfy and so revealing of the author’s real feelings。 （such as; he commented on his wife’s+his infertility - and then becoming parents， and then what the editor wanted for the title but how he changed it back or not to his original choice in this collection。） Great old-fashioned real science fiction。

Austin Wright ，

The greatest collections of Asimov are the ones with his commentary prefacing each story。 For me， "C-chute" and "Segregationist" are the highlights of this collection。 Asimov's Complete Collected Stories was never actually collected， so I am going through them on my own time。 The greatest collections of Asimov are the ones with his commentary prefacing each story。 For me， "C-chute" and "Segregationist" are the highlights of this collection。 Asimov's Complete Collected Stories was never actually collected， so I am going through them on my own time。 。。。more

Marko ，

I have the german edition: Und Finsternis wird kommen

Mmiller400m ，

A collection of 20 short stories by Isaac Asimov。 Most of the stories are sci fi but there are a couple fantasy stories as well。 I had been reading Asimov’s autobiography In Memory Yet Green and many of these stories were mentioned in there and I’ve been wanting to read Nightfall for some time。 Of the 20 stories， 12 were new to me。 Although the number of stories that I skipped over amounts to 40% of the book， they were much shorter on average than the 12 I read and only made up about 25% in page A collection of 20 short stories by Isaac Asimov。 Most of the stories are sci fi but there are a couple fantasy stories as well。 I had been reading Asimov’s autobiography In Memory Yet Green and many of these stories were mentioned in there and I’ve been wanting to read Nightfall for some time。 Of the 20 stories， 12 were new to me。 Although the number of stories that I skipped over amounts to 40% of the book， they were much shorter on average than the 12 I read and only made up about 25% in pages。 Asimov wrote 455 short stories which are scattered throughout many different books。 If I’m ever going to read the majority of them I won’t be able to read cover to cover every story collection。 These 12 new stories bring me up to 78 read and only 377 to go。 。。。more

Wade ，

There were some really fantastic stories here， and plenty others that I just couldn't get interested in。 I really enjoyed some of his speculative stuff about what the future might look like， and his ideas of what some alien species might look like was fascinating， but overall， I think his imagination far eclipses his ability to draw people in， as a pure writer; so where the idea itself is enough to carry the story， they are great stories， and where they aren't there just wasn't quite enough left There were some really fantastic stories here， and plenty others that I just couldn't get interested in。 I really enjoyed some of his speculative stuff about what the future might look like， and his ideas of what some alien species might look like was fascinating， but overall， I think his imagination far eclipses his ability to draw people in， as a pure writer; so where the idea itself is enough to carry the story， they are great stories， and where they aren't there just wasn't quite enough left， in my opinion。 Here are some more specific thoughts on some of the stories:This is the story that spawned from the man who would later be known as "The Grandmaster of Science Fiction"， when he read these words "If 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！" -EmersonWhile Emerson's original is an interesting sentiment， Asimov looks at it as "ok， but really， what would it have to be like for this to actually happen？"。 For starters， what sort of world would it have to be for night to only fall once in a thousand years？ Given that the sun（s） would give light all day， every day， all year long， what sort of path would sociological and scientific developments follow？ Would people ever be drawn to explore space if they could not see the starry sky？。。。 And then， the ultimate question: what would happen， when a society that has never known darkness， is forcibly plunged into it？Asimov himself brings to light his lack of training as a real writer， he simply has ideas and writes them all down。 Some turn into stories， many do not。 So while this might not， technically， be a great work， the imagination and extrapolation at work here are what have caused him to be so highly regarded。 This story is intriguing and I can see why it has been so highly spoken of over the years。Green PatchesAsimov has a recurring theme of a planetary hivemind that becomes a single entity with each individual serving as a small piece of the perfectly unified whole。 It comes out some in his Foundation series and comes out here as well。 It is an interesting concept and here， it had some interesting results。。。HostessOn the surface， this was a rather unique look at a almost mundane situation: a middle aged couple is having a guest for dinner; the catch: that guest is an alien species from another planet。 This was an interesting look into a strange speculative future， unfortunately the story took some turns that made it a little more conventional。 Still a cool story and the turn that bothered me at first led to some intriguing developments。Breeds There a Man。。。？This was an interesting idea， is all of humanity just a bacteria culture in a petri dish？ This story explores this idea， in a round about way， through the story of a strange genius， and his theory that the "scientists" studying humanity， don't want to us to make certain progresses。 。。。more

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