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Nightfall and Other Stories

Nightfall: Book 1

Isaac Asimov

A collection of twenty classic short stories by Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation series, featuring the definitive version of "Nightfall"

From one of history’s most influential writers of science fiction comes this collection of twenty short works of fiction, arranged in order of publication from 1941 to 1967. Compiled by Asimov himself, who prefaced each story with an introduction, it begins with "Nightfall," the tale of a world with eternal sun that is suddenly plunged into total darkness and utter madness. "Nightfall," published when the author was only twenty-one, was arguably his breakout work, making such an impression that, almost thirty years later, the Science Fiction Writers of America voted it the best science-fiction short story ever written.

The other stories in the collection span far and wide: A dedicated scientist who whips up his own love potion. Machines that learn to think for themselves—and direct their thoughts to overturning the establishment. The discovery that Earthlings are being destroyed by a mysterious kind of psychological virus. A day when walking outdoors becomes a sign of psychosis. And many more.

Table of Contents:

  • What Is This Thing Called Love? - (1961)
  • Strikebreaker - (1957)
  • Sally - (1953)
  • Nightfall - (1941)
  • Segregationist - (1967)
  • Eyes Do More Than See - (1965)
  • Green Patches - (1950)
  • Hostess - (1951)
  • Breeds There a Man...? - (1951)
  • Flies - (1953)
  • The Up-to-Date Sorcerer - (1958)
  • Unto the Fourth Generation - (1959)
  • The Machine That Won the War - (1961)
  • My Son, the Physicist! - (1962)
  • It's Such a Beautiful Day - (1955)
  • Insert Knob A in Hole B - (1957)
  • "In a Good Cause--" - (1951)
  • The C-Chute - (1951)
  • Biographical Comments in "Nightfall and Other Stories" - essay by Isaac Asimov
  • "Nobody Here But--" - (1953)
  • What If-- - (1952)

Compulsory

The Murderbot Diaries

Martha Wells

Even the humans think about killing the humans, especially here. I hate mines, and mining, and humans who work in mining, and of all the stupid mines I can remember, I hate this stupid mine the most. But the humans hate it more. My risk-assessment module predicts a 53 percent chance of a human-on-­human massacre before the end of the contract.

This Murderbot short story was published by WIRED magazine as part of their series "The Future of Work", on December 17, 2018.

Read this story for free at WIRED Magazine.

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory

The Murderbot Diaries

Martha Wells

This Murderbot short story, set just after the 4th novella, Exit Strategy, was published on Tor.com, April 19, 2021.

Read this story for free at Tor.com.