Temple Trouble

"Temple Trouble" by H. Beam Piper is a science fiction story set in the Proto-Aryan Sector, where a mining corporation is trying to make a profit by any means necessary. When a local king starts pushing a new religion and the sacred rabbits start dying off, Stranor Sleth, a sneaky resident agent, and Verkan Vall, a Paratime Police officer, jump into action. They have to rescue captured priests and trick the locals into sticking with their old god, Yat-Zar, to keep the mining deals going. It's a wild mix of time travel, fake religion, and corporate greed, showing just how far people will go when money and power are on the line, while raising questions about what people believe and why.