The Dark Tower

By Byron Gordon

Short Story - Episode 1
Recommended Ages: 17+

A mysterious knight errant follows rumors of a princess imprisoned in the forest. Could this be the adventure he's been seeking?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Byron Gordon
• Release date: Sep 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301569441

Byron Gordon

Byron Gordon grew up in the rural Eastern Shore of Maryland, USA. One of six children, he soon discovered his love of reading, ranging from the clever humor of P.G. Wodehouse to the epic fantasy of Tolkien to the fast paced science fiction of Timothy Zahn. Fed on this widely varied diet, his imagination blossomed and he began to write, desiring to create worlds and adventures of his own. After realizing the bleak financial prospects of an aspiring writer trying to break into the fiction realm, Byron enlisted in the United States Coast Guard. He spent an extra week in Coast Guard Boot Camp (Cape May, NJ) for writing during the breaks between classes. After Boot Camp he traveled to California for training in radio communications. Following the completion of his training, he spent three years on a Coast Guard Cutter, interdicting and repatriating illegal migrants. He currently is still on active duty and plans search and rescue efforts on the east coast of the USA. Despite the intense, and often hectic, schedule that military life entails, Byron has continued to write in his free time. While writing a complete novel still proves elusive, he has composed multiple short stories and a small amount of poetry. In the spring of 2011, he started publishing his writings electronically and now has a fair number of short stories and poetry available online in a variety of formats.

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A Fey Affair

Episode One

The Dark Tower

Byron Gordon

Copyright © 2013 Byron Gordon

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Cover Art by Jeanette Bouch

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The Dark Tower

A tower in the middle of the forest? You must be crazy!

No! I swear, I seen it with me own eye! When I approached a hideous beast appeared and threatened me!

I think you just went into the woods, got drunk, and had some marvelous dreams, Huntsman.

I swear, there was a tower! Look 'ere now! I know these woods like the back o' me 'and...

In the corner of the inn a man began to listen more intently to the argument between the forester and his friends. The man wore a simple gray tunic girded with a bronze studded sword belt over a chain shirt. Although he was not exceptionally tall, he was