The Environment Envir. Against the fall of night.
Every parent has a special place in their heart for their firstborn.
There's something indescribable, something magical about the moment when a part of you comes into existence for the first time. Be it a child, a work of art, or an invention, the feeling is something you never forget. So it is with Arthur C. Clarke and his firstborn story, Against the Fall of Night . Often placed in 1956 and listed in bibliographies as his fifth or sixth work, Clarke actually began writing the piece in 1936 and it was finally published in Startling Stories in November 1948, following several rejections. The story was later expanded into a full-length novel entitled The City and the Stars , which was published in 1956.