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Asimov and Silverberg's Nightfall novel seems related- a great sci-fi story about a civilization on an alien planet that isn't prepared for the long cycle of as
by dakom 3y ago
Asimov and Silverberg's Nightfall novel seems related- a great sci-fi story about a civilization on an alien planet that isn't prepared for the long cycle of astronomical movements (they go crazy during an eclipse every 2000 years or so). Fun read :)
- KineticLensman 3y agoAsimov and Silverberg confused me for a moment - Nightfall was an Asimov-only short story from 1941. Still think it's one of his best. TIL there was a collaborative novel as well, which carried on after the events of the short story. * * * If you like novels that explore civilisations that have long astronomical cycles, the other classic is the Helliconia trilogy by Brian Aldiss. It's set in a double star system where the main planetary orbit takes 2500 Earth years, and the seasons last for Earth centuries. Civilisation tends to collapse when winter comes, but gradually approaches semi-industrial levels of technology by autumn.