{"product_id":"9781612422268","title":"Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eRarely do books have such a great influence on a genre as \u003cem\u003eLest Darkness Fall\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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, \u003cem\u003eLest Darkness Fall\u003c\/em\u003e. This new volume also includes three such stories by Frederik Pohl, David Drake and S. M. Stirling written over a period of forty-three years—a testament to the timelessness of the book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilar, thematically, to Mark Twain’s \u003cem\u003eA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court\u003c\/em\u003e, the book tells the tale of Martin Padway who, as he is walking around in modern Rome, is suddenly transported though time to 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce in ancient Rome, Padway (now \u003cem\u003eMartinus Paduei Quastor\u003c\/em\u003e) embarks on an ambitious project of single-handedly changing history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eL. Sprague de Camp was a student of history (and the author of a number of popular works on the subject). In \u003cem\u003eLest Darkness Fall \u003c\/em\u003ehe combines his extensive knowledge of the workings of ancient Rome with his extraordinary imagination to create one of the best books of time travel ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Endlessly fascinating. The author knows a lot about Gothic Italy and almost as much about human nature, and he has a real gift for making the people of those days come alive.”—\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lest Darkness Fall [is] one of the best time travel stories ever written…”—\u003cem\u003eA Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Good fun.” \u003cem\u003e—The New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A work of real and stimulating imagination.” \u003cem\u003e—Saturday Review of Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arc Manor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041832059120,"sku":"9781612422268","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612422268_p0.jpg?v=1763845239","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612422268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}