The best sci-fi isn’t all alien invasions and pew-pew laser beams, sometimes the most affecting sci-fi stories are the ones that feel close to our reality but a little off. Crackling static from radio transmissions captured from the other side of the sun, bits of fragmented code that almost seem like they were generated by intelligent design, the shadow of conscious in the cold glow of a computer’s camera eye. Emotionally chilling and intellectually stimulating! These are 10 of the most haunting works of sci-fi, possibly penned by a ghost in the machine.
Nightfall
(Bantam Books)While it was adapted into a full length novel with Robert Silverberg, Issac Asimov’s Nightfall was at its best in its original short story format. Written when the sci-fi titan was still a budding author, Nightfall is the story of a planet that orbits multiple suns, and is washed in perpetual daylight for centuries. Ancient history on the planet tells of a once in a millennia occurrence: a celestial event where all suns set simultaneously, and mysterious objects called “stars” shine in the dark sky – driving people insane with a sense of cosmic dread. When rumors of the return of the “the long night” begin to spread across planet Lagesh, a group of scientists plan to study the event – and potentially lose their minds in the process. It’s one of the simplest and most effective cosmic horror stories ever written. Night is pretty damn scary, especially if your civilization hasn’t seen it in over a thousand years.
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