Death And The Knight

About this book

Paris, October 1307. Iron-grey clouds race over a crowded, noisy city, and a storm of a different kind is about to break. In less than three days, King Philip's men will strike at the Knights Templar. Brother Hugues Marot knows it, and he has come to warn the friend and commander he trusts above all others. But how does Hugues know? And what happens when history's most notorious betrayal is no longer a distant chapter in a textbook, but a clock ticking in a candlelit parlor? Poul Anderson, one of the great storytellers of science fiction and fantasy, brings his Time Patrol series to the medieval world in this short, atmospheric tale first written for an anthology of Templar stories. Here the quantum universe flickers on the edge of the knowable, and a single choice in the past can unmake the future. Anderson combines vivid period detail, the tension of friendship tested by secrets, and the quiet menace of altered history. Including the author's own introduction on the story's origins and his friendship with editor Anthony Boucher, this is a compact, thought-provoking read for fans of time travel, historical intrigue and classic science fiction. Start reading Death and the Knight online instantly in your browser, right after purchase.

Author

Poul Anderson

Length

~27 pages

Reading time

32 min

Chapters

3

Released

November 11, 2026

Languages

🇬🇧 EN · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇷 PT-BR · 🇲🇽 ES-MX · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇺🇦 UK · 🇨🇿 CS · 🇸🇰 SK · 🇬🇷 EL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 SR · 🇸🇮 SL · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇪 ET · 🇸🇪 SV · 🇩🇰 DA · 🇳🇴 NB · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇯🇵 JA · 🇰🇷 KO · 🇨🇳 ZH · 🇹🇼 ZH-TW · 🇮🇩 ID · 🇻🇳 VI · 🇹🇭 TH · 🇮🇳 HI · 🇸🇦 AR · 🇮🇱 HE

Formats

eBook

Print format

Paperback, 13.5 × 21 cm, 40 pages

Age rating

Teen 13+