Nightfall

　　題材空前絕後，最具獨創性的作品，《正子人》作者艾西莫夫、席維伯格最精彩代表作品！

　　

　　凱葛星球的天空有著六個太陽，人們一生中從沒有遇過黑夜。天文學家預測出了日蝕的時間，每2049年一次的「夜幕低垂」；秘教寶典記錄著世界末日的事實，與記載不謀而合的事逐一的發生；考古學家挖出了古代遺跡，證明星球之前曾有極致文明的存在......，星球上的人們一步一步走上預言、進入宿命的軌道，2049年一次的文化摧毀，進化重演。日蝕的來臨，讓星球上的人們第一次見到了星斗，了解到自我渺小的存在，當自己不再是世界中心，人們因衝擊而陷入瘋狂，因懼怕而舉起了火焰，烽煙四起，文明毀滅。好似地球上聖經的記載，一場天火毀滅了自大的人們......。那地球的循環又在何時呢......

　　

　　本書最大的特點即是故事的獨創性，幾乎是一個空前絕後的題材，艾西莫夫將玄學、宗教、哲學、歷史、神話傳說融入科幻小說中，讀來氣勢壯闊；書中人物各有特色，諷刺意味十足。本書「原著短篇」被大多數科幻迷公認是艾西莫夫最精采的代表作，保證與眾不同，而且所有層次的讀者都能接受。



　　*本書中譯本<<夜幕低垂>>由天下文化出版。

On a planet with six suns, night is about to fall for the first time in two thousand years . . .

The planet Kalgash is on the brink of chaos--but only a handful of people realize it. Kalgash knows only the perpetual light of day; for more than two millennia, some combination of its six suns has lit up the sky. But twilight is now gathering. Soon the suns will set all at one--and the terrifying splendor of Nightfall will call forth a madness that signals the end of civilization

Isaac Asimov's short story "Nightfall" first appeared in 1941. It has since become recognized as a classic, its author a legend. But the short story isn't the whole story. Now, Dr. Asimov has teamed with multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner Robert Silverberg to explore and expand one of the most awe-inspiring concepts in the history of science fiction.

In this novel, you will witness Nightfall--and much more.

You will learn what happens at Daybreak.

作者簡介

艾西莫夫（Isaac Asimov, 1920-1992）

　　二十世紀三大科幻小說家之一，也是舉世聞名的 全能通俗作家。他生於白俄羅斯，三歲時隨父母移民美國定居紐約市，聰明絕頂的他十九歲即畢業於哥倫比亞大學，又陸續於該校獲得化學碩士與博士學位。一九四 九年他成為波士頓大學醫學院講師，一九五五年升副教授，三年後由於太過熱中寫作，遂辭去教職成為專業作家，直到生命最後一刻艾西莫夫無所不寫，一生著作近 五百本。但不論他自己或全世界的讀者，衷心摯愛的還是他的科幻作品。他生前曾贏得五次雨果獎、二次星雲獎以及科幻界最高榮譽的科幻大師獎，逝世後又陸續獲 頒三次雨果獎。近年兩部機器人科幻鉅片「變人」與「機械公敵」，便是根據他的名著改編。

　　Isaac Asimov began his Foundation Series at the age of twenty-one, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned pver 470 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to history, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas, which include the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. Named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decasdes. He died, at age of seventy-two, in April 1992.