Paladin Press

Paladin Press came into existence in September 1970 when Peder Lund joined Robert K. Brown as a partner in a book-publishing venture previously known as Panther Publications. They changed the name to avoid misidentification with the then-active and highly publicized Black Panther movement. The word paladin comes from the knights who served in Charlemagne's court in 8th-century France. It was with some irony that Brown and Lund named the firm after knights dispatched by the king to redress wrongs in the land.