Play The Villain
Always the Black Knight
By Lee Hoffman
31 Aug, 2025
Because My Tears Are Delicious To You
Lee Hoffman’s 1970 Always the Black Knight is a stand-alone science fiction novel.
One bad decision and Kyning fled Earth forever1. Kyning plays a special role in Deptfort’s historical reenactment troupe: Kyning is always the black knight, always the villainous loser. In his time with Deptfort, Kyning has passed from idealism, to burnout, to self-loathing acceptance.
One accident changes all that.