&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Night_of_Power_first_edition_cover.jpg) Night of Power cover, Baen hardcover first edition | |
| Author | Spider Robinson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | David Willson |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 287 pp |
| ISBN | 0-671-55944-3 (first edition hardback) ISBN 978-0-671-55944-1 |
| OCLC | 11496630 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3568.O3156 N5 1985 |
Night of Power is a novel by Spider Robinson. This is a speculative fiction tale about a race war that could have happened in New York. The book, written in 1984[1] although first published a year later, is set in the year 1996. The story revolves around an interracial family that has to deal with a black revolution in New York.
The title alludes to the Islamic holy day of Laylat al-Qadr, which is sometimes translated as "Night of Power".
- ^ "Spider Robinson: Books". Robinson's official website. Retrieved 2008-12-16.