The Laglashians are sceptical at the idea of darkness, and dismiss it as hearsay. The planet’s history speaks of at least nine past civilizations, which were burnt to crisp at the very height of their culture, at recurring intervals of time, along with the coming of a rare night, or eclipse.
As one would expect, the planet almost never sees darkness. “Nightfall”, is a story about a planet (Laglash) which is illuminated by seven suns. A very well written book, it perfectly blends psychology with science fiction, talking about the fall of civilizations at the hand of an unknown phenomenon. In 1990, it was adapted into a novel with Robert Silverberg. “Nightfall”, by Isaac Asimov started off as a short story in 1941.
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