免得黑暗降临
Lest Darkness Fall
L. Sprague De Camp · 初版 1939 年
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为什么值得读
- 主角回到公元六世纪发明印刷机
- 设想信号机通讯技术对罗马帝国的影响
- 探讨穿越者凭借预知能否阻止黑暗时代
考古学家 Martin Padway 正在意大利罗马游历。他不幸被闪电击中，瞬间穿越回到了公元六世纪的罗马。此时西罗马帝国已沦陷于哥特人之手，整个文明正处于滑向黑暗时代的边缘摇摇欲坠。化名为 Mysterious Martinus 的 Martin，能否在这场涉及宗教争议、政治阴谋与国际外交的生死考验中突出重围，力挽历史狂澜，阻止世界坠入黑暗？这是一部科幻经典名作。
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L. Sprague de Camp 写过一部很棒的中篇小说叫《Lest Darkness Fall》（黑暗降临），讲的几乎就是这么回事。一个 20 世纪 30 年代的考古学家穿越被困在了公元 6 世纪，然后“发明”了印刷机（以及其他一堆东西）。
There's a great little story by L. Sprague de Camp called "Lest Darkness Fall" that is almost exactly this. An archaeologist from the 1930s gets stuck back in the 6th century A.D., and "invents" the printing press (among other things).
L. Sprague de Camp 的《Lest Darkness Fall》，最近好像再版了，我手里这本还是 40 年代的。还有 Harry Harrison 的《Deathworld》。我一直等着看哪个编剧能偶然淘到这部作品……
Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp which appears to recently have received a reprinting, my copy is from the 40s. Deathworld by Harry Harrison. I've been waiting for some screenplay writer to stumble across this…
……Poul Anderson 的《The Man Who Came Early》也涉及了那个主题。一个士兵被传送回了公元 900 年左右的冰岛。https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Came_Early 另一部经典是 L. Sprague de Camp 的《Lest Darkness Fall》，里面一名考古学家被传送到了公元 535 年的罗马。https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lest_Darkness_Fall
…Early" by Poul Anderson touches on that theme as well. A soldier is transported back to Iceland of about the year 900 AD. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Came_Early Another classic one is "Lest Darkness Fall" by L. Sprague de Camp in which an archaeologist is transported to Rome in the year 535 AD. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lest_Darkness_Fall
去读读《Lest Darkness Fall》吧，那讲得可要精彩得多得多。
read Lest Darkness Fall for a MUCH more interesting account.
有一部很棒的早期科幻小说探讨了信号通信技术对罗马帝国可能产生的影响——就是 L. Sprague de Camp 的《Lest Darkness Fall》，http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lest_Darkness_Fall。在小说里，de Camp 认为一个掌握了这项技术（并且知晓未来历史）的时间旅行者本可以阻止黑暗时代的降临。
There's a great early science fiction novel about the possible effect of semaphore communication technology on the Roman empire — L. Sprague de Camp's "Lest Darkness Fall", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lest_Darkness_Fall. In the novel, de Camp argues that a time traveler with this technology (and foreknowledge of history) could have prevented the Dark Ages.
好在如果你喜欢的话，有很多老书可以读。比如 Appendix N 里的任何一本。L. Sprague de Camp 的《Lest Darkness Fall》就是我个人的心头好。
Fortunately there are plenty of old books to read if you prefer. Anything from Appendix N for example. Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp is a personal favorite.