Books by L. Sprague de Camp
“This is the book that made me what I am in a ridiculous number of ways…It drops a modern archaeologist back to Italy in the sixth century, when it’s ruled by the Ostrogoths, and when the Byzantine Empire under the Emperor Justinian I is trying to reconquer as much of the lost west as he possibly can. The archaeologist, Martin Padway, decides that the Ostrogoths would make better rulers for Italy than the Byzantines would, and does his best to help them and to pass on modern knowledge as he’s doing it.” Read more...
Interviews where books by L. Sprague de Camp were recommended
The Best Alternate History Books, recommended by Harry Turtledove
By telling alternative histories, we can run thought experiments that shed new light on our own timeline. ‘Master of alternate history’ Harry Turtledove talks us through his five favourites – and considers why alternate history pre-dates conventional sci fi, why some historical changes make for better drama than others, and how the micro-histories of our own lives are radically shaped by chance.
