![]() ![]() Asimov believed that the unusual plot of "Nightfall" distinguished it from others, but " The Last Question" was his own favorite story. Asimov's name appeared on the cover of Astounding for the first time, and the story made him-who later said that before "Nightfall" neither he nor anyone else other than perhaps Campbell considered him more than a "third rater"-one of the industry's top writers. Īt more than 13,000 words "Nightfall" was Asimov's longest story yet, and including a bonus from Campbell he received US$166 ( 1 1⁄ 4 cents per word), more than twice any previous payment for a story. ![]() If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!Ĭampbell's opinion was to the contrary: "I think men would go mad". Campbell asked Asimov to write the story after discussing with him a quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson: ![]() It was the 32nd story by Asimov, written while he was a graduate student in chemistry at Columbia University. Written from 17 March to 9 April 1941 and sold on 24 April, the short story was published in the September 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction under editor John W. ![]()
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