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The Black Cloud

Fred Hoyle

1957191 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1957
first published
  • 1957Harper · 200 pages · ENG
  • 1959New American Library · 191 pages · ENG
  • 1970Buccaneer Books · ENGISBN 9780899683447
  • 1971Penguin · ENGISBN 9780140014662
  • 1978Heinemann Educational Books · 264 pages · ENGISBN 9780435120474
  • 1979Heinemann · 250 pages · ENGISBN 9780434349197
  • 2010Penguin Books · ENGISBN 9780141196404
  • 2015Valancourt Books · 238 pagesISBN 9781941147429

The novel's plot revolves around the consequences of the Earth's sun being blocked out by an "intelligent" black cloud.

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