Night of Power (novel)

Night of Power

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
Dewey Decimal	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".