Black Projects, White Knights

About “Black Projects, White Knights”

Kage Baker's Black Projects, White Knights is a collection of fourteen stories set in the Company, a secret organization that employs immortal cyborgs to alter history. The stories explore moral and ethical questions surrounding time travel and power. Included are tales such as "Noble Mold," where a botanist searches for a rare grape in 1844, and "The Literary Agent," which follows an agent influencing Robert Louis Stevenson. The collection also features "The Queen in Yellow," a new story written for this volume. It includes the first four Alec Checkerfield stories, leaving readers to uncover the mystery of his origin. A new introduction, "The Hounds of Zeus," provides insight into the Company's operations. The book was published in 2002.