>> It brings to mind one of my all time favourite sci fi short
>> stories. Azimov's "Nightfall" There was a re-write to
>> novella length, but it was nowhere near as good as the
>> original.
>>
>> josephine
>
>What can they know of darkness, who never darkness knew?
>
>I have problems with Azimov, Josephine -- his robots are too human and his
>humans are too robotic.
>
Robin
That's very true, although back in the 40s & 50s of that old last century,
that was pretty standard for SF. On the other hand, the short story form
was fine for that sort of thing, & 'Nightfall' is a fine example of SF
parable, which was a pretty major form at the time...
Oh yeah: it's Asimov, & his robots are a lot of fun (although my favorite
authors then [& thinking of the period still, still are] were Bester,
Kornbluth, & Sturgeon...).
We've had many better, & more interesting, writers since, I believe...
Doug
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