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Lest Darkness Fall

L. Sprague De Camp

1941124 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1941
first published
  • 1973Remploy · 174 pages · ENGISBN 9780706605235
  • 1975Ballantine · 208 pages · ENGISBN 9780345248473
  • 1996Baen Books · 336 pages · ENGISBN 9780671877361
  • 2016CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 124 pages · ENGISBN 9781537027500
  • 1974Ballantine Books · ENGISBN 9780345241399
  • 1979Del Rey · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9780345282859
  • 1983Del Rey · 208 pages · ENGISBN 9780345310163
  • 1979Sphere · 224 pagesISBN 9780722129319

Archeologist Martin Padway is visiting Rome in Italy. He is struck by lightning and catapulted back to Rome of the sixth century A.D. The Western Roman Empire has fallen to the Goths, and civilization teetering on the brink of falling into the Dark Ages. As Mysterious Martinus, can Martin win through the life and death perils of religious controversy, political intrigue and international diplomacy to twist the course of history and avoid that fall into darkness? This is a science fiction classic.

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