“Twilight”
1934-11-00
short story
By John W. Campbell, Jr.

Twilight 1


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Synopsis

A man is found in the Nevada desert. He claims to be a time traveler and tells the story of his visit to the world seven million years from now. It is a world where there are almost no men and great machines still continue on.

History

First publication: Amazing Stories November 1934

Written as by Don A. Stuart.

Review

This is the sort of story I love most about science fiction! It reminds me of The Time Machine and The House on the Borderland. This story is really all world-building, a description of a vision of the far future of Earth. There really isn’t a plot or any real character, but I don’t care. The wild imagination here makes this story great! Recommended to anybody who loves the sense of wonder in science fiction.


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We have the story in these editions:

The Best of John W. Campbell, hardcover, Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, 1976-05-00

The Best of John W. Campbell, paperback, Ballantine Books, 1976-06-00



All of the stories in the Twilight series:
1 Twilight
2 Night