Night of the Big Heat

Night of the Big Heat
First edition
AuthorJohn Lymington
Cover artistPeter Rudland
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
Publication date
1 January 1959
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages160 (first edition hardback)

Night of the Big Heat is a science fiction novel written in 1959 by John Lymington. It tells the story of a British island that is experiencing a bizarre and stifling heatwave. Although the island is unnamed it is described as being close to the mainland, and the town of Yarmouth is mentioned, both of which imply the story is set on the Isle of Wight.