An expanded version of Asimov's short story, "Nightfall," reveals a world on the brink of chaos, torn between religious fanaticism and scientific denial and faced with the end of civilization.
Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 1990 "This novel is based on the ... story "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov which first appeared in "Astounding Science Fiction" in 1941"--T.p. verso