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The Tower of Time

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Genre
Historical Adventures

Introduction

The Tower of Time is an unfinished James Allison story also associated with the title Akram the Mysterious. Allison recalls a past life as Hengibar, a physically formidable figure from an ancient world.

Lin Carter later completed the fragment for the June 1975 issue of Fantastic Sword & Sorcery and Fantasy Stories.

Textual states

Shown in a practical developmental order where possible: synopsis/outline, numbered drafts, submission states, then published or posthumous states. This display order does not itself assert exact chronology or textual authority.

Draft 1The Tower of Time — Draft 1
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Draft 2The Tower of Time — Draft 2
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Akram the MysteriousPrimary Text
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Characters in this Work

Counts are across exact Textual Versions currently represented. Additional textual research may add further appearances.

Hengibar the Wandererprehistoric Nordheimr hero and past incarnation of James Allison1 textual stateJames Allisonmodern Texan narrator who remembers multiple past lives1 textual stateWolfang the One-eyedVanir leader1 textual stateWulfgarwarrior associated with Hengibar1 textual state

Publication appearances

Fantastic - June 1975Ultimate Publishing CompanyJune 1975↗L'Île des épouvantes (The Island of Terrors)NeONovember 1987↗The "New" Howard Reader #2Joe & Mona MarekAugust 1998 | 2nd state of 1 edition also August 1998↗Weird Tales de Lhork 30Círculo de Lhork (Spain)2009↗Brachan el celta y otros recuerdos raciales (Brachan the Celt and Other Racial Memories)La Hermandad del Enmascarado (Spain)2011↗Малое собрание сочинений. Книга первая (Maloe sobranie sochinenii. Kniga pervaia) (Small Collected Works. Book One) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Independently Published2014↗Swords of the NorthREH Foundation PressDecember 2014↗Малое собрание сочинений. Книга вторая (Maloe sobranie sochinenii. Kniga vtoraia) (Small Collected Works. Book Two) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Independently Published2015↗AlmuricBragelonneSeptember 2015↗Чародеи (Čarodei) (Sorcerers) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy.оПУС М (oPUS M)2020↗Il Ciclo di James AllisonDelos DigitalApril 2022↗Swords of the NorthREH Foundation PressMay 2024↗Sonya la Rossa & le Spade del Nord (Red Sonya and The Swords of the North)Providence PressFebruary 2026↗