Quest (Anderson novelette)
"Quest" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Poul Anderson, about the consequences of an extraterrestrial scoutship landing in Medieval England. It is a sequel to Anderson's 1960 novel "The High Crusade". Poul Anderson described the original as "one of the most popular things I've ever done, going through many book editions in several languages." "Quest", originally appeared in "Ares" magazine in the same issue that saw the original publication of" The High Crusade" wargame. The novelette was included in two collections of Anderson's short work, "Space Folk" and "Going for Infinity", before  being added to the Baen Books fiftieth anniversary edition of "The High Crusade". Plot summary. In 1375, in the English capital of Troynovaunt (on the conquered Wersgor planet), King Roger is recruiting a military force to seek out the Holy Grail. King Roger formulates a plan that with the mustered ship, which they come to call the "Bonaventura", he can take the small army to the planet where the Holy Grail is held. The small army, with all of their belongings, board the ship at the king's instruction, and prepare to take off.