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Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories by L. Sprague de Camp;Frederik Pohl;David Drake;S. M. Stirling;Alexei; Cory Panshin is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Rarely do books have such a great influence on a genre as "Lest Darkness Fall" has had on science fiction. Frequently quoted as one of the favorite books of many of the masters of the field, this book by L. Sprague de Camp helped establish time-travel as a solid sub-genre of science fiction. An indication of the influence and longevity of the book is by the number of best-selling writers who have written stories in direct response to, or influenced by, "Lest Darkness Fall." This new volume also includes three such stories by Frederik Pohl, David Drake and S. M. Stirling written over a period of forty-three yearsa testament to the timelessness of the book. Similar, thematically, to Mark Twains "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court", the book tells the tale of Martin Padway who, as he is walking around in modern Rome, is suddenly transported though time to 6th Century Rome. Once in ancient Rome, Padway (now Martinus Paduei Quastor) embarks on an ambitious project of single-handedly changing history. L. Sprague de Camp was a student of history (and the author of a number of popular works on the subject). In Lest Darkness Fall he combines his extensive knowledge of the workings o

Who reads Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories?

Author

L. Sprague de Camp;Frederik Pohl;David Drake;S. M. Stirling;Alexei; Cory Panshin

Publisher

Microsoft

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781612420165

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy

Rating

3.98 / 5 (207 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14