Lest Darkness Fall vs The End of Eternity: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Alternate History, Time Travel, Science Fiction, Fiction
Lest Darkness Fall
Archeologist Martin Padway is visiting Rome in Italy. He is struck by lightning and catapulted back to Rome of the sixth century A.D. The Western Roman Empire has fallen to the Goths, and civilization teetering on the…
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The End of Eternity
The story of temporal engineers who meta-regulate the history of humanity through the centuries, eliminating risk, adventure, and space travel in the process. One man rebels in order to save the existence of someone he…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The End of Eternity highest: The End of Eternity 4.2 · Lest Darkness Fall 3.9.
- The End of Eternity has the widest readership — 64703 ratings behind its score.
- Lest Darkness Fall runs the darker storyline; The End of Eternity stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The End of Eternity
64703 ratings vs 3302 for Lest Darkness Fall
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The End of Eternity
4.2 vs 3.9 from readers
New to the genre?
The End of Eternity
Moderate vs Challenging for Lest Darkness Fall
In the mood for something dark?
Lest Darkness Fall
a darker storyline than The End of Eternity
Want something lighter?
The End of Eternity
an easier tone than Lest Darkness Fall
Scores by source
| Lest Darkness Fall | The End of Eternity | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (3302) | 4.2 (64703) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (16) | 4.2 (326) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (87) |
Reception
| Lest Darkness Fall | The End of Eternity | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3302 | 64703 |
| Editions | 17 | 62 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4062 | 56034 |
| Reading it now | 52 | 2446 |
| Written reviews | 270 | 4266 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1411 | 3365 |
| Pages | 208 | 191 |