num_pages: 208
description: Edition note: The 0345248473 ISBN is derived from the 345-24847-3-150 SBN that is on the spine and copyright page. A Step Out of TimeOne minute archaeologist Martin Padway is casually ambling through modern Rome. In an instant he is inexplicably hurtled back through time to 6th century Italy - just before the Dark Ages. With one foot firmly rooted in the 20th Century and the other planted tentatively in the Gothic Era, Padway - now Martinus Paduei, Quaestor - uses his wits and his knowledge to change the course of history.All very entertaining. This idea is 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. - The New York TimesCover illustration: Darrell K. Sweet
language: English
title: Lest Darkness Fall
titlecomplete: Lest Darkness Fall
characters: Fritharik, Martin Padway, Theodegisclus, Thomasus the Syrian, Matasuntha, Vitiges, Urias, Theodahad, Belisarius
genres: Fiction, Alternate History, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Historical, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Novels
ratings_count: 2961
places: Rome
publisher: Ballantine Books