Temple Trouble is a sci-fi novella by author H. Beam Piper, published in 1957. It is part of his Paratime Police series. In this extremely intricate and complex story the Paratime Police faces the trouble and potential dangers of travellers in parallel times... and there might be millions of parallel times! 'Were you waiting long, gentlemen?' StranorSleth asked. 'I was holding Sunset Sacrifice up in the temple.' 'No, we just got here,' BrannadKlav said. 'This is VerkanVall, Mavrad of Nerros, special assistant to Chief Tortha of the Paratime Police, StranorSleth, our resident agent here.''