Nightfall
Nightfall by Isaac Asimovby Isaac Asimov
Shares rank 18 of 32 short stories by recommenders
People recommend Nightfall for its goosebump-inducing short fiction. The one caveat raised is that the first page of a listed edition is an ad for a Robert Silverberg adaptation.
People recommend Nightfall for its goosebump-inducing short fiction. The one caveat raised is that the first page of a listed edition is an ad for a Robert Silverberg adaptation.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Goosebump-inducing short stories
“killed it with his two goosebump-good shorts”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “Quanta to publish popular math and physics books by Terence Tao and David Tong”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
First page is an ad for Silverberg adaptation
“The first page is an ad for a Robert Silverberg book adaptation of the Nightfall short story.”
Comment from 24 May 2026 in “Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers”
Other short stories people recommend
The four most recommended other short stories, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Questionby Isaac Asimov | 50 | 2 | 96% | 6 | 52 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| There Will Come Soft Rainsby Ray Bradbury | 27 | 3 | 90% | 4 | — | Approved |
| They're Made Out of Meatby Terry Bisson | 17 | 4 | 81% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Lenaby qntm | 16 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Nightfallby Isaac AsimovThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The first page is an ad for a Robert Silverberg book adaptation of the Nightfall short story.”
“killed it with his two goosebump-good shorts”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.