The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 34 - Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp

Published: Oct. 12, 2016, 8:30 a.m.

b"A classic time-travel story of modern man\\u2019s confrontation with the ancient world. Martin \\u201cMouse\\u201d Padway plays a giant game of Civ with the real world. Can he prevent the fall of Rome?\\n\\n\\n\\nwww.nobleknight.com\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nLyon Sprague de Camp\\nNovember 27, 1907 - November 6, 2000 (age 92)\\nWiki \\u201cIn a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biographies of other fantasy authors. He was a major figure in science fiction during the genre's heyday in the 1930s and 1940s.\\u201d\\nborn in New York City\\nsent to boarding school \\u201cto cure him of intellectual arrogance and lack of discipline;\\u201d he was bullied and developed a detached analytical style\\nhe was an aeronautical engineer, did undergraduate study at California Institute of Technology; earned B of Sci at Caltech; earned Masters in Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in 1933\\nhis first job took him to Scranton, PA!!\\nduring WW2 was a researcher at the Philadelphia Naval Yard, where he worked with Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov\\nfounding member of Swordsmen and Sorcerers Guild of America (SAGA), in the 60\\u2019s, led by Lin Carter\\n\\n\\nLest Darkness Fall\\none of the earliest and most influential alternate history novels\\nfirst published as short story in\\xa0Unknown, December 1939\\npublished as novel by Henry Holt and Company, 1941\\nHarry Turtledove said it sparked his interest in alternate history\\n\\n\\nExtra History - Justinian & Theodora\\nhttps://youtu.be/H_2E0RxVHH4?list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5BuNVhOt8Ls82Cr20yo6Y_p\\n\\n\\n\\nMy guest:\\nLouis Brenton\\n\\ntwitter - @revlouisbrenton\\nwebsite -\\xa0louisbrenton.com\\n\\n\\nCo-hosts:\\nJeffrey Wikstrom\\nwebsite -\\xa0jeffwik.com\\nemail -\\xa0jeffwik@gmail.com\\n\\n\\nGeoffrey Winn\\ntwitter - @geoffreydwinn\\n\\n\\nEmail us with your comments!\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nhttp://www.thetomeshow.com\\nthetomeshow@gmail.com"