| The Darkness Beckons | |
| Author: | Martyn Farr |
| Subject: | cave diving |
| Publisher: | Diadem Books |
| Pub Date: | 1980 |
| Isbn: | 0-939748-32-0 |
| Dewey: | 796.5/25 20 |
| Congress: | GV200.63 .F37 1991 |
| Oclc: | 23766199 |
The Darkness Beckons is a book about the history of UK cave diving by Martyn Farr. It is considered the definitive work on the subject.[1] Farr was a major figure in UK diving at a time when many of the original participants were still alive and available for interview. The first edition of the book was published in 1980. A second edition was published in 1991,[2] followed by a substantially rewritten third edition on 3 July 2017.
In May 2018, the third edition of The Darkness Beckons was shortlisted for the 2018 Sports Book Awards in the Illustrated Book of the Year category.[3]