Synopsis
With 6 suns, the planet never sees darkness, nor the stars, save once every 2,049 years when everything aligns.
Notes
Story available at Web page link.
External Links
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Novelette | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Retro Hugo Award | Best Short Story | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (149)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1941 | Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1941 | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 9 |
| September 1941 | Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1941 | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | MAGAZINE | 2 |
| 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space | Random House | Anthology | 378 |
| August 1946 | Adventures in Time and Space | Random House | Anthology | 378 |
| 1952 | Adventures in Time and Space | Grayson & Grayson | Anthology | 266 |
| February 1952 | The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | Simon & Schuster | Anthology | 105 |
| February 1952 | The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | Simon & Schuster | Anthology | 105 |
| 1953 | Adventures in Time and Space | Random House | Anthology | |
| 1953 | The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | Simon & Schuster / SFBC | Anthology | 105 |
| February 1955 | More Adventures in Time and Space | Bantam Books | Anthology | 67 |
| December 1956 | The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | Berkley Books | Anthology | 5 |
| 1957 | Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space | Modern Library | Anthology | 378 |
| 1957 | Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space | Random House | Anthology | 378 |
| October 1961 | Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 145 |
| December 1961 | Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 145 |
| 1962 | Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 145 |
| 1963 | Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 145 |
| 1964 | The Best of Sci-Fi (Three) | Mayflower-Dell | Anthology | 121 |
| January 1964 | The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | Berkley Medallion | Anthology | 7 |
| February 1964 | Great Science Fiction Stories | Dell Laurel-Leaf Library | Anthology | 121 |
| 1965 | Beyond Tomorrow | Harper & Row | Anthology | 173 |
| 1965 | The Second Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | Four Square Books | Anthology | 7 |
| 1965 | Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 145 |
| 1965 | Beyond Tomorrow | Harper & Row | Anthology | 173 |
| 1965 | Beyond Tomorrow | Longmans (Canada) | Anthology | |
| September 1965 | Beyond Tomorrow | Harper & Row | Anthology | 173 |
| 1966 | Penguin Science Fiction | Penguin Books | Anthology | 145 |
| September 1966 | More Adventures in Time and Space | Bantam Books | Anthology | 67 |
| 1967 | Science Fiction | Longmans | Anthology | 120 |
| December 1967 | Selections from The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | Berkley Medallion | Anthology | 7 |
| February 1968 | Beyond Tomorrow | Gollancz | Anthology | |
| 1969 | Nightfall and Other Stories | Doubleday | Collection | |02 |
| 1969 | Beyond Tomorrow | Fawcett Gold Medal | Anthology | 139 |
| June 1969 | Great Science Fiction Stories | Dell Laurel-Leaf Library | Anthology | 121 |
| December 1969 | Nightfall and Other Stories | Doubleday / SFBC | Collection | 2 |
| 1970 | Science Fiction | Longman | Anthology | 120 |
| April 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | Doubleday | Anthology | 112 |
| May 1970 | The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction | Canfield Press | Anthology | 55 |
| May 1970 | The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction | Harper & Row | Anthology | 55 |
| May 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 112 |
| June 1970 | Nightfall and Other Stories | Rapp & Whiting | Collection | |02 |
| November 1970 | Nightfall and Other Stories | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 11 |
| 1971 | Nightfall One | Panther | Collection | 11 |
| July 1971 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Avon | Anthology | 145 |
| July 1971 | The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction | Sidgwick & Jackson | Anthology | 55 |
| July 1971 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Avon | Anthology | 145 |
| 1972 | The Astounding-Analog Reader: Volume One | Doubleday | Anthology | 168 |
| 1972 | Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol One | Sphere | Anthology | 147 |
| 1972 | Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol One | Sphere | Anthology | 147 |
| July 1972 | Great Science Fiction Stories | Dell Laurel-Leaf Library | Anthology | 121 |
| November 1972 | The Other Dimension | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 51 |
| November 1972 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Avon | Anthology | 145 |
| 1973 | A Science Fiction Reader | Charles Scribner's Sons | Anthology | 201 |
| 1973 | Nightfall One | Panther / Granada | Collection | 11 |
| January 1973 | The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction | Perennial Library / Harper & Row | Anthology | 48 |
| February 1973 | The Other Dimension | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 51 |
| March 1973 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Sphere | Collection | 31 |
| April 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Avon | Anthology | 145 |
| June 1973 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 126 |
| August 1973 | Beyond Tomorrow | Pan Books | Anthology | 135 |
| October 1973 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Sidgwick & Jackson | Collection | |
| October 1973 | The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book 1 | Sphere | Anthology | 199 |
| October 1973 | Great Science Fiction Stories | Dell Laurel-Leaf Library | Anthology | 121 |
| 1974 | Anthropology Through Science Fiction | St. Martin's Press | Anthology | |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction | Anchor Press / Doubleday | Anthology | 70 |
| 1974 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 126 |
| 1974 | Nightfall One | Panther | Collection | 11 |
| 1974 | Anthropology Through Science Fiction | St. Martin's Press | Anthology | 309 |
| 1974 | Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol One | Sphere | Anthology | 147 |
| 1974 | Modern Science Fiction | Anchor Press / Doubleday | Anthology | 70 |
| January 1974 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Sphere | Collection | 31 |
| February 1974 | The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction | Perennial Library / Harper & Row | Anthology | 48 |
| February 1974 | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | Anthology | 55 |
| June 1974 | Great Science Fiction Stories | Dell Laurel-Leaf | Anthology | 121 |
| September 1974 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Doubleday | Collection | 17 |
| October 1974 | Great Science Fiction Stories | Dell Laurel-Leaf | Anthology | 121 |
| 1975 | Science Fiction | Longman | Anthology | 120 |
| 1975 | The Best of Isaac Asimov 1939-1952 | Sphere | Collection | |
| 1975 | Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time | Avon | Anthology | 145 |
| August 1975 | Adventures in Time and Space | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 378 |
| 1976 | Nightfall One | Panther | Collection | 11 |
| 1976 | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | Anthology | 55 |
| 1976 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 126 |
| January 1976 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 32 |
| June 1976 | Modern Science Fiction | Gregg Press | Anthology | 70 |
| July 1977 | Nightfall and Other Stories | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 11 |
| 1978 | Nightfall One | Granada | Collection | 11 |
| 1978 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 126 |
| March 1978 | Adventures in Time and Space | Del Rey / Ballantine | Anthology | 378 |
| October 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age | Harper & Row | Anthology | 233 |
| December 1978 | Adventures in Time and Space | Del Rey / Ballantine | Anthology | 378 |
| 1979 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age | BCA - Book Club Associates | Anthology | 233 |
| 1979 | Science Fiction | Longman | Anthology | 120 |
| 1979 | Nightfall One | Granada | Collection | 11 |
| 1979 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age | Robson Books | Anthology | 233 |
| February 1979 | From Wells to Heinlein | Mentor / New American Library | Anthology | 475 |
| February 1979 | From Wells to Heinlein | Mentor / New American Library of Canada | Anthology | 475 |
| December 1979 | Adventures in Time and Space | Del Rey / Ballantine | Anthology | 378 |
| 1980 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 126 |
| March 1980 | The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941 | DAW Books | Anthology | 263 |
| March 1980 | The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 3, 1941 | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Anthology | 263 |
| 1981 | Nightfall One | Panther / Granada | Collection | 11 |
| 1982 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest / Ballantine | Collection | 32 |
| 1983 | Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | Anthology | 263 |
| December 1984 | Nightfall and Other Stories | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 11 |
| 1985 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 126 |
| 1985 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest / Ballantine | Collection | 32 |
| July 1985 | The Edge of Tomorrow | Tor | Collection | 334 |
| 1986 | Analog's Expanding Universe | Longmeadow Press | Anthology | 171 |
| 1986 | Nightfall One | Grafton | Collection | 11 |
| 1986 | The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 126 |
| March 1986 | The Edge of Tomorrow | Harrap | Collection | 334 |
| July 1986 | The Edge of Tomorrow | Tor | Collection | 334 |
| July 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Avon | Anthology | 145 |
| 1987 | Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov | Avenel Books | Omnibus | 355 |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology | Harper & Row | Anthology | 127 |
| May 1989 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Dark Harvest | Collection | 37 |
| May 1989 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Dark Harvest | Collection | 37 |
| 1990 | Astounding Stories: The 60th Anniversary Collection (Vol. 2) | The Easton Press | Anthology | 3 |
| January 1990 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 1990 | Davis Publications | MAGAZINE | 245 |
| July 1990 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!: Volume One | Ace Books | Collection | 45 |
| August 1990 | Adventures in Time and Space | Random House / SFBC | Anthology | 383 |
| November 1990 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation | Collection | 334 |
| November 1990 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation | Collection | 334 |
| 1991 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Legend | Collection | 33 |
| March 1991 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation / SFBC | Collection | 334 |
| July 1991 | Nightfall and Other Stories | Grafton / HarperCollinsPublishers | Collection | 11 |
| October 1991 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov: Volume One | Legend | Collection | 33 |
| March 1993 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | |
| January 1995 | The Complete Stories: Volume Two | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 55 |
| 1997 | The Complete Stories: Volume Two | Voyager | Collection | 55 |
| August 1998 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 112 |
| January 2000 | Beyond Tomorrow | HarperCollins | Anthology | |
| 2001 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | The Easton Press | Anthology | 112 |
| November 2001 | Adventures in Time and Space | Science Fiction Book Club | Anthology | |
| October 2002 | From Wells to Heinlein | Scarecrow Press | Anthology | 449 |
| February 2003 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 | Tor | Anthology | 113 |
| February 2005 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 | Orb | Anthology | 113 |
| April 2007 | Escape Pod, EP100 | Escape Artists, Inc. | MAGAZINE | |
| October 2007 | Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2007 | Dell Magazines | MAGAZINE | 88 |
| November 2007 | A Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | 89 |
| November 2007 | A Science Fiction Omnibus | Penguin Books | Anthology | |08 |
| June 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction | Wildside Press | Anthology | |66 |
| December 2011 | Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction | Wildside Press | Anthology | |66 |
| December 2017 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964 | Blackstone Audio | Anthology | |112 |
| February 2018 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 | Tor | Anthology | |
| July 2021 | Nightfall and Other Stories | Del Rey | Collection | 3 |
| November 2023 | The Complete Stories: Volume Two | Harper Voyager (UK) | Collection | |55 |
| November 2024 | Nightfall: And Other Stories | Harper Voyager (UK) | Collection | 47 |