Night_of_Power_(novel)
Night of Power (novel)
1985 novel by Spider Robinson
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".