Title: Lest Darkness Fall

Title: Lest Darkness Fall Title Record # 1638
Author: L. Sprague de Camp
Date: 1941-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Lest Darkness Fall
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Language: English

Synopsis: WorldCat: Archaeologist Martin Padway, struck by lightning while touring the Pantheon in Rome is thrown from the year 1938 to 6th century AD Rome, where he changes the course of history to prevent the fall of the Roman Empire and avoid the Dark Ages.

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Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1965^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack. This translation seems to correspond to the later german edition of the novel, but in fact this version is about 20 percent shorter and the later one also was slightly revised in the parallel parts	German	Das Mittelalter findet nicht statt
1972^ⓘTranslated by Renato Prinzhofer	Italian	Abisso del passato
1972^ⓘTranslated by Christian Meistermann.	French	De peur que les ténèbres^?De peur que les tenebres
1973^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack (as Heinz Nagel) This translation seems to correspond to the earlier German edition of the novel, but in fact this version is about 20 percent longer and also slightly revised in the parallel parts	German	Vorgriff auf die Vergangenheit
1978^ⓘTranslated by Riet Neehus-Aalderink	Dutch	Een fakkel voor het keizerrijk
1983^ⓘTranslated by Christian Meistermann.	French	De peur que les ténèbres...^?De peur que les tenebres... [as by Lyon Sprague de Camp]
1987^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	A Luz e as Trevas

Year	Title
1939	Lest Darkness Fall (Complete Novel)
2014	Lest Darkness Fall (Part 1 of 5)
2014	Lest Darkness Fall (Part 2 of 5)
2014	Lest Darkness Fall (Part 3 of 5)
2014	Lest Darkness Fall (Part 4 of 5)
2014	Lest Darkness Fall (Part 5 of 5)

Year	Language	Title
1959^ⓘTranslated by Gianni Atom	Italian	L'abisso Del Passato (Complete Novel)
1999^ⓘTranslated by Renato Prinzhofer	Italian	L'abisso Del Passato (Complete Novel)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Unknown, December 1939	1939-12-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.20^?$: US dollar	164	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag	Cartier
Lest Darkness Fall	1941-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Henry Holt		$2.50^?$: US dollar	ix+ 379	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	S. M. Adler , H. Lubalin
Lest Darkness Fall	1949-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Prime Press		$3.00^?$: US dollar	vii+ 233	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Robert Tschirsky
Lest Darkness Fall	1949-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Prime Press		$3.00^?$: US dollar	vii+ 233	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Hannes Bok
Lest Darkness Fall	1955-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Galaxy Publishing Corp. (Galaxy Science Fiction Novel #24)	24	$0.35^?$: US dollar	125	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	novel	Ed Emshwiller
Lest Darkness Fall	1955-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	William Heinemann		12/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	230	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
I Romanzi del Cosmo #42	1959-12-30	ed. Marco Paini	Ponzoni	42	Lit 150^?Lit: Italian lira	144	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Luigi Garonzi
Lest Darkness Fall	1963-02-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Pyramid Books	F817	$0.40^?$: US dollar	174	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Ed Emshwiller
Das Mittelalter findet nicht statt	1965-06-04	L. Sprague de Camp	Moewig (Terra Sonderband #97)	TSB97	DM 1.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	97	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	novel	Karl Stephan
Lest Darkness Fall	1969-08-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Pyramid Books	X-2056	$0.60^?$: US dollar	174	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Peter Bramley
Abisso del passato	1972-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #4)		Lit 2,000^?Lit: Italian lira	xxiv+ 218	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Luciana Tom Matalon
De peur que les ténèbres	1972-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Science Fiction^?Bibliotheque Marabout - Science Fiction #405)			254	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Vorgriff auf die Vergangenheit	1973-01-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #36 (2931))	3-548-02931-0	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	138	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Diane Dillon , Leo Dillon
Lest Darkness Fall	1974-08-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ballantine Books	0-345-24139-8	$1.25^?$: US dollar	208	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Stivers
Lest Darkness Fall	1974-08-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ballantine Books	0-345-24139-8	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	208	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Stivers
Lest Darkness Fall	1975-10-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ballantine Books	0-345-24847-3	$1.50^?$: US dollar	208	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell K. Sweet
Een fakkel voor het keizerrijk	1978-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Gradivus (Gradivus SF)	90-6317-771-2	ƒ12.90^?ƒ: Dutch guilder	223	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Paul Lehr
Lest Darkness Fall	1979-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Sphere	0-7221-2931-9	£1.25^?£: UK pound	220	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Lest Darkness Fall	1979-04-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ballantine Books / SFBC	3358	$2.49^?$: US dollar	182	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Gary Viskupic
Lest Darkness Fall	1979-08-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28285-X	$1.95^?$: US dollar	208	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell K. Sweet
Lest Darkness Fall	1979-08-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28285-X	C$2.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	208	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell K. Sweet
De peur que les ténèbres...	1983-02-00	Lyon Sprague de Camp	Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #70)	2-7304-0195-4	F25.00^?F: French frank	250	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Jean-Michel Nicollet
Vorgriff auf die Vergangenheit	1983-02-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ullstein (Ullstein Science Fiction & Fantasy #31046)	3-548-31046-X	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	138	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Lest Darkness Fall	1983-08-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31016-0	$3.25^?$: US dollar	208	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Darrell K. Sweet
Lest Darkness Fall	1986-10-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ballantine Books / SFBC	03358		182	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Gary Viskupic
A Luz e as Trevas	1987-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #361)			216	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	A. Pedro
Lest Darkness Fall	1988-00-00	L. Sprague de Camp	The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)			[10]+ 182+ [4]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Lest Darkness Fall / To Bring the Light	1996-08-00	ed. L. Sprague de Camp, David Drake	Baen	0-671-87736-4	$5.99^?$: US dollar	xi+ 336	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Ken Tunnell
Lest Darkness Fall	1996-09-00	L. Sprague de Camp	Ballantine Books / SFBC	13556	$7.98^?$: US dollar	182	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ron Walotsky
De peur que les ténèbres...	1999-03-00	Lyon Sprague de Camp	Les Belles Lettres (Le Cabinet Noir #28)	2-251-77129-1	F49.00^?F: French frank	285	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Rémi Hamoir^?Remi Hamoir
Urania #1361	1999-05-09	ed. Giuseppe Lippi	Mondadori	1361	Lit 5,900^?Lit: Italian lira	260	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	mag	Marco Patrito
Years in the Making: The Time-Travel Stories of L. Sprague de Camp	2005-02-00	L. Sprague de Camp	NESFA Press	1-886778-47-7	$25.00^?$: US dollar	377	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Years in the Making: The Time-Travel Stories of L. Sprague de Camp	2005-09-00	L. Sprague de Camp	NESFA Press / SFBC	1192207	$12.50^?$: US dollar	377	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories	2011-02-27	ed. uncredited	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-016-5	$9.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories	2011-03-11	ed. uncredited	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-015-8	$14.99^?$: US dollar	287	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Lest Darkness Fall	2011-09-29	L. Sprague de Camp	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-10332-0	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Lest Darkness Fall / Rogue Queen / The Tritonian Ring and Other Pusadian Tales	2014-02-27	L. Sprague de Camp	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-10367-2	£18.99^?£: UK pound	xiii+ 507	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Richard Yang
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 7, March 2014	2014-03-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-187-2	$3.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	mag
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 7: March 2014	2014-03-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-186-5	$5.99^?$: US dollar	120	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	mag
Lest Darkness Fall / Rogue Queen / The Tritonian Ring and Other Pusadian Tales	2014-03-27	L. Sprague de Camp	Gateway / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-1-4732-0191-0	£7.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 8: May 2014	2014-05-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-203-9	$3.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	mag
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 8: May 2014	2014-05-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-202-2	$6.99^?$: US dollar	120	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	mag
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 9: July 2014	2014-07-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-213-8	$3.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	mag
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 9: July 2014	2014-07-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-212-1	$6.99^?$: US dollar	124	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	mag
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 10: September 2014	2014-09-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-225-1	$3.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	mag
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 10: September 2014	2014-09-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-224-4	$6.99^?$: US dollar	120	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	mag
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 11, November 2014	2014-11-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-243-5	$3.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	mag
Galaxy's Edge, Issue 11: November 2014	2014-11-00	ed. Mike Resnick	Arc Manor/Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-242-8	$6.99^?$: US dollar	114	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	mag
Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories	2017-10-26	ed. uncredited	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-226-8	$29.99^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Lest Darkness Fall and Timeless Tales Written in Tribute	2021-02-16	ed. uncredited	CAEZIK SF & Fantasy	978-1-64710-012-4	$34.99^?$: US dollar	328	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth

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Reviews

Review by Donald A. Wollheim [as by DAW] (1941) in Stirring Science Stories, June 1941
Review by Isaac Asimov (1941) in Astonishing Stories, September 1941
Review by John Aiken [as by John K. Aiken] (1949) in Fantasy Review, Summer 1949
Review by The Editor (1949) in Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1949
Review by Morris Tish (1949) in Amazing Stories, December 1949
Review by August Derleth (1949) in The Arkham Sampler, Spring 1949 , reprinted in:
The Arkham Sampler: A Facsimile Edition (2010)
Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel , reprinted in:
'333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel (1953)
Review by Leslie Flood (1955) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #42 December 1955
Review by Randall Garrett (1956) in Takeoff!, (1980) , reprinted in:
Takeoff! (1986)
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1970) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1970
Review [French] by Bernard Blanc (1972) in Fiction, #228
Review by Fred Patten [as by Frederick Patten] (1979) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, August 1979 , reprinted in:
[as by Frederick Patten] Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
[as by Frederick Patten] Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
Review by Joseph Nicholas (1979) in Paperback Parlour, December 1979
Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
Review by C. J. Henderson [as by Chris Henderson] (1983) in Dragon Magazine, December 1983
Review by Algis Budrys (1984) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 1984
Review [French] by uncredited (1988) in 10 Récits sur le temps
Review by Russell Letson (1996) in Locus, #427 August 1996
Review [French] by
Éric Vial^?Eric Vial
(1999) in Galaxies, #13
Review by James Schellenberg (2003) in Challenging Destiny, June 2003
Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels