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The West Tower

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Genre
Adventure

Introduction

"The West Tower" is an unfinished story set in a grand old castle located in the Black Forest, Germany, outside Berlin. This is a 5000-word fragment. 

It revolves around a house-party attended by various European aristocrats and two Americans, Steve Allison and Billy Buckner. The narrative, though unfinished, weaves together elements of adventure, mystery, and historical intrigue against the eerie backdrop of a haunted German castle.

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 West Tower — Draft 1
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Characters in this Work

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Captain Ludvig von SchliederGerman captain in The West Tower1 textual stateDalia SinclairBritish guest at Steindorf’s castle1 textual stateElinor WinnistonEnglish guest at Steindorf’s castle1 textual stateErich Steindorfhost at the German castle1 textual stateFergus the Blackviolent ancestor of Steve Allison1 textual stateHelen TrantonAmerican guest at the Steindorf castle1 textual stateMarion AllisonSteve Allison’s sister1 textual stateSir Ludwick SteindorfSteindorf ancestor mentioned in conversation1 textual stateSir Otho Steindorfviolent Steindorf ancestor in the west-tower legend1 textual stateStephen Angus AllisonSteve Allison / the Sonora Kid1 textual statethe hairy thing in the west towerunidentified man-or-beast that attacks Buckner1 textual statevon SeigalGerman poker player at Steindorf’s castle1 textual stateWilliam BucknerBilly/Drag Buckner, Steve Allison’s companion1 textual stateZuranoffRussian guest at Steindorf’s castle1 textual state

Publication appearances

The Sonora KidCryptic PublicationsJune 1988↗Коготь дракона (Kogot drakona) ( Claw of the Dragon ) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)1999↗The Early Adventures of El BorakREH Foundation PressMarch 2010↗Джокер дьявола (Dzhoker d-iavola) (The Devil's Joker) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Independently Published2013↗Western TalesREH Foundation PressDecember 2013↗Стервятники Техаса (Sterviatniki Tekhasa) (Vultures of Texas) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy.Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)March 2016↗Barsoom número 32La Hermandad del Enmascarado (Spain)December 2017↗Стервятники Техаса (Sterviatniki Tekhasa) (Vultures of Texas) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy.Подсолнухи (Sunflowers)July 2019↗Долг стрелка (Dolg strelka) (Gunman's Debt) Covers and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy. February 2020 November 2021Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West) T8 Rugram (See notes)February 2020 November 2021↗Брат бури (Brat buri) (Brother of the Storm) Cover and publication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy.Подсолнухи (Sunflowers)2021↗Francis Xavier Gordon, El Borak Volume 3Providence PressMarch 2023↗The Early Adventures of El BorakREH Foundation PressSeptember 2024↗Western TalesREH Foundation PressJanuary 31, 2025↗