#178 in Classics
Nightfall
- 339
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
"Nightfall" is a 1941 science fiction short story by the American writer Isaac Asimov about the coming of darkness to the people of a planet ordinarily illuminated by sunlight at all times. It was adapted into a novel with Robert Silverberg in 1990. The short story has appeared in many anthologies and six collections of Asimov stories. In 1968, the Science Fiction Writers of America voted "Nightfall" the best science fiction short story written prior to the 1965 establishment of the Nebula Awards and included it in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 207 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 58% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 29 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 178 | 86% |
Frequently asked
How long is Nightfall?
It has 339 pages — shorter than 72% of the ranked books in Classics.
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