A Knyght Ther Was

What if the quest for the Holy Grail was just the oldest con in history? Mallory is a time-thief, a looter from the future who travels back to sixth-century Britain armed with futuristic gadgetry cleverly disguised as medieval armor. His mission: find the Grail before the legends make it impossible to retrieve. But he isn't the only thief with the same idea. Another time-traveler named Jason Perfidion has already beaten him to it, and now Mallory must navigate a world of knights, castles, and chivalry while competing with a rival who knows all the same tricks. The real twist: the legend of Sir Galahad might itself be a cover story, the original time-thief's attempt to make sense of his own presence in the past. Robert F. Young's 1960s novel is a clever, playful meditation on how stories become history and history becomes myth. It's for readers who enjoy their science fiction with a wink, who want to see Arthurian legend deconstruct itself in the most entertaining way possible.