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Nightfall

Isaac Asimov

First published September 1941
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

With 6 suns, the planet never sees darkness, nor the stars, save once every 2,049 years when everything aligns.

Notes

Story available at Web page link.

External Links

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Novelette Runner-up
2016 Retro Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (149)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1941 Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1941 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 9
September 1941 Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1941 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 2
1946 Adventures in Time and Space Random House Anthology 378
August 1946 Adventures in Time and Space Random House Anthology 378
1952 Adventures in Time and Space Grayson & Grayson Anthology 266
February 1952 The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Simon & Schuster Anthology 105
February 1952 The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Simon & Schuster Anthology 105
1953 Adventures in Time and Space Random House Anthology
1953 The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Simon & Schuster / SFBC Anthology 105
February 1955 More Adventures in Time and Space Bantam Books Anthology 67
December 1956 The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Berkley Books Anthology 5
1957 Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space Modern Library Anthology 378
1957 Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space Random House Anthology 378
October 1961 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 145
December 1961 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 145
1962 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 145
1963 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 145
1964 The Best of Sci-Fi (Three) Mayflower-Dell Anthology 121
January 1964 The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Berkley Medallion Anthology 7
February 1964 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 121
1965 Beyond Tomorrow Harper & Row Anthology 173
1965 The Second Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Four Square Books Anthology 7
1965 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 145
1965 Beyond Tomorrow Harper & Row Anthology 173
1965 Beyond Tomorrow Longmans (Canada) Anthology
September 1965 Beyond Tomorrow Harper & Row Anthology 173
1966 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 145
September 1966 More Adventures in Time and Space Bantam Books Anthology 67
1967 Science Fiction Longmans Anthology 120
December 1967 Selections from The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Berkley Medallion Anthology 7
February 1968 Beyond Tomorrow Gollancz Anthology
1969 Nightfall and Other Stories Doubleday Collection |02
1969 Beyond Tomorrow Fawcett Gold Medal Anthology 139
June 1969 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 121
December 1969 Nightfall and Other Stories Doubleday / SFBC Collection 2
1970 Science Fiction Longman Anthology 120
April 1970 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One Doubleday Anthology 112
May 1970 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Canfield Press Anthology 55
May 1970 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Harper & Row Anthology 55
May 1970 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 112
June 1970 Nightfall and Other Stories Rapp & Whiting Collection |02
November 1970 Nightfall and Other Stories Fawcett Crest Collection 11
1971 Nightfall One Panther Collection 11
July 1971 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Avon Anthology 145
July 1971 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Sidgwick & Jackson Anthology 55
July 1971 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Avon Anthology 145
1972 The Astounding-Analog Reader: Volume One Doubleday Anthology 168
1972 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol One Sphere Anthology 147
1972 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol One Sphere Anthology 147
July 1972 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 121
November 1972 The Other Dimension Scholastic Book Services Anthology 51
November 1972 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Avon Anthology 145
1973 A Science Fiction Reader Charles Scribner's Sons Anthology 201
1973 Nightfall One Panther / Granada Collection 11
January 1973 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Perennial Library / Harper & Row Anthology 48
February 1973 The Other Dimension Scholastic Book Services Anthology 51
March 1973 The Best of Isaac Asimov Sphere Collection 31
April 1973 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Avon Anthology 145
June 1973 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 126
August 1973 Beyond Tomorrow Pan Books Anthology 135
October 1973 The Best of Isaac Asimov Sidgwick & Jackson Collection
October 1973 The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book 1 Sphere Anthology 199
October 1973 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Library Anthology 121
1974 Anthropology Through Science Fiction St. Martin's Press Anthology
1974 Modern Science Fiction Anchor Press / Doubleday Anthology 70
1974 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 126
1974 Nightfall One Panther Collection 11
1974 Anthropology Through Science Fiction St. Martin's Press Anthology 309
1974 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol One Sphere Anthology 147
1974 Modern Science Fiction Anchor Press / Doubleday Anthology 70
January 1974 The Best of Isaac Asimov Sphere Collection 31
February 1974 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Perennial Library / Harper & Row Anthology 48
February 1974 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... Holt, Rinehart and Winston Anthology 55
June 1974 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Anthology 121
September 1974 The Best of Isaac Asimov Doubleday Collection 17
October 1974 Great Science Fiction Stories Dell Laurel-Leaf Anthology 121
1975 Science Fiction Longman Anthology 120
1975 The Best of Isaac Asimov 1939-1952 Sphere Collection
1975 Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time Avon Anthology 145
August 1975 Adventures in Time and Space Ballantine Books Anthology 378
1976 Nightfall One Panther Collection 11
1976 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... Holt, Rinehart and Winston Anthology 55
1976 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 126
January 1976 The Best of Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest Collection 32
June 1976 Modern Science Fiction Gregg Press Anthology 70
July 1977 Nightfall and Other Stories Fawcett Crest Collection 11
1978 Nightfall One Granada Collection 11
1978 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 126
March 1978 Adventures in Time and Space Del Rey / Ballantine Anthology 378
October 1978 Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age Harper & Row Anthology 233
December 1978 Adventures in Time and Space Del Rey / Ballantine Anthology 378
1979 Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age BCA - Book Club Associates Anthology 233
1979 Science Fiction Longman Anthology 120
1979 Nightfall One Granada Collection 11
1979 Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age Robson Books Anthology 233
February 1979 From Wells to Heinlein Mentor / New American Library Anthology 475
February 1979 From Wells to Heinlein Mentor / New American Library of Canada Anthology 475
December 1979 Adventures in Time and Space Del Rey / Ballantine Anthology 378
1980 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 126
March 1980 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941 DAW Books Anthology 263
March 1980 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941 DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 263
1981 Nightfall One Panther / Granada Collection 11
1982 The Best of Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest / Ballantine Collection 32
1983 Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 263
December 1984 Nightfall and Other Stories Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 11
1985 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 126
1985 The Best of Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest / Ballantine Collection 32
July 1985 The Edge of Tomorrow Tor Collection 334
1986 Analog's Expanding Universe Longmeadow Press Anthology 171
1986 Nightfall One Grafton Collection 11
1986 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 126
March 1986 The Edge of Tomorrow Harrap Collection 334
July 1986 The Edge of Tomorrow Tor Collection 334
July 1986 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Avon Anthology 145
1987 Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov Avenel Books Omnibus 355
1988 Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology Harper & Row Anthology 127
May 1989 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov Dark Harvest Collection 37
May 1989 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov Dark Harvest Collection 37
1990 Astounding Stories: The 60th Anniversary Collection (Vol. 2) The Easton Press Anthology 3
January 1990 Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 1990 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 245
July 1990 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!: Volume One Ace Books Collection 45
August 1990 Adventures in Time and Space Random House / SFBC Anthology 383
November 1990 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 Doubleday Foundation Collection 334
November 1990 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 Doubleday Foundation Collection 334
1991 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov Legend Collection 33
March 1991 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 Doubleday Foundation / SFBC Collection 334
July 1991 Nightfall and Other Stories Grafton / HarperCollinsPublishers Collection 11
October 1991 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov: Volume One Legend Collection 33
March 1993 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 HarperCollins (UK) Collection
January 1995 The Complete Stories: Volume Two HarperCollins (UK) Collection 55
1997 The Complete Stories: Volume Two Voyager Collection 55
August 1998 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 112
January 2000 Beyond Tomorrow HarperCollins Anthology
2001 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One The Easton Press Anthology 112
November 2001 Adventures in Time and Space Science Fiction Book Club Anthology
October 2002 From Wells to Heinlein Scarecrow Press Anthology 449
February 2003 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 Tor Anthology 113
February 2005 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 Orb Anthology 113
April 2007 Escape Pod, EP100 Escape Artists, Inc. MAGAZINE
October 2007 Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2007 Dell Magazines MAGAZINE 88
November 2007 A Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 89
November 2007 A Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology |08
June 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction Wildside Press Anthology |66
December 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction Wildside Press Anthology |66
December 2017 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964 Blackstone Audio Anthology |112
February 2018 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 Tor Anthology
July 2021 Nightfall and Other Stories Del Rey Collection 3
November 2023 The Complete Stories: Volume Two Harper Voyager (UK) Collection |55
November 2024 Nightfall: And Other Stories Harper Voyager (UK) Collection 47