...After a Few Words...

...After a Few Words...

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...After a Few Words... by Randall Garrett

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1962

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...After a Few Words...

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This is a science-fiction story. History is a science; the other part is, as all Americans know, the most fictional field we have today.

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rd part of the column. Far ahead, he knew, were the Knights Templars, who had taken the advance. Behind the Templars rode the mailed knights of Brittany and Anjou. These were followed by King Guy of Jerusalem and the host of Poitou.

He himself, Sir Robert de Bouain, was riding with the Norman and English troops, just behind the men of Poitou. Sir Robert turned slightly in his saddle. To his right, he could see the brilliant red-and-gold banner of the lion-hearted Richard of England--gules, in pale three lions passant guardant or. Behind the standard-bearer, his great war horse moving with a steady, measured pace, his coronet of gold on his steel helm gleaming in the glaring desert sun, the lions of England on his firm-held shield, was the King himself.

Further behind, the Knights Hospitallers protected the rear, guarding the column of the hosts of Christendom from harassment by the Bedouins.

"By our Lady!" came a voice from his left. "Three days out from Acre, and the accursed Saracens still elude us."

Sir Robert de

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ROFL!!! Took me totally off guard. Hilarious concept!!! Reads like the MOST boring history text book from high school.....for the first few pages......and then....ROFL!!! the twist Totally blindsided me!!! Please read it and post your own comments here......I'd love to know what other people think....I found it very funny...and a very quick read!! Enjoy!
Have you ever read a genre story only to discover it was another genre? This is a brief character study of the great crusades disguised as science fiction. I was a little disappointed by the twist but the historical writing was good.