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Against the Fall of Night is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Originally appearing as a novella in the November 1948 issue of the magazine Startling Stories, it was revised and expanded in 1951 and published in book form in 1953 by Gnome Press.
Against the Fall of Night centers on Alvin, the youngest member of the city of Diaspar. Diaspar is the last remnant of human civilization on Earth, the lone oasis in a literal world desert.
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Jan 10, 2021 · Benford, Gregory, 1941- Beyond the fall of night Boxid IA40031819 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier urn:oclc:record:1244223623 urn:lcp:againstfallofnig0000clar:lcpdf:0a69bed0-2a4a-4c8f-ae3c-59de15b5d067
May 2, 2019 · The renowned science fiction author's landmark novel of the last human born on a far future world-and his quest for the truth about existence....
Apr 11, 1991 · The 10-billion-year-old metropolis of Diaspar is humanity's last home. Alone among immortals, the only man born in 10 million years desperately wants to find what lies beyond the City. His quest will uncover the destiny of a people-and a galaxy.
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AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT is one of Arthur C. Clarke's earliest extended works of fiction. It tells the story of a young man, Alvin, the only child to be born in the enclosed...
In the year ten billion A.D., Diaspar is the last city on Earth. Agelss and unchanging, the inhabitants see no reason to be curious about the outside world. But one child, Alvin - only seventeen and the last person to be born in Diaspar - finds that he is increasingly drawn to what lies outside the city walls.
