 Dust cover of first edition | |
| Author | L. Sprague de Camp |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | S. M. Adler and H. Lubalin |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Alternate history |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
Publication date | 1941 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 379 |
Lest Darkness Fall is a 1939 alternate history science fiction novel by the American author L. Sprague de Camp. Lest Darkness Fall is similar in concept to Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, but the treatment is very different.
The later alternate history author Harry Turtledove has said it sparked his interest in the genre as well as his desire to study Byzantine history.[1]
- ^ Auden, Sandy (2005). "A Moment in Time – An Interview with Harry Turtledove". SF Site. Retrieved 17 March 2010.