El Borak, originally Francis Xavier Gordon, was a Texan gunfighter from El Paso who travelled the world and settled in Afghanistan. He is known in Asia for his exploits in that continent. The El Borak stories are straight adventure fiction. El Borak frequently attempts to minimise tribal wars and conflict through guile or direct violence. El Borak is Arabic for “The Swift”, whispered with awe, reverence and fear in Afghanistan, particularly by those “who would by force or guile take what was not rightfully theirs.” This is most often represented as his speed in drawing his pistol or attacks with another weapon but can also represent his mental agility as well. El Borak is shorter than other characters, slender figure, “compact”, and quite strong. His defining physical ability, however, is the quickness that inspired his pseudonym. El Borak describes his ancestry as Highland Scot and Black Irish. He has black hair but has black eyes instead of the blue typical of the Black Irish.
Appearance List “The Daughter of Erlik Khan” in Top-Notch (Dec 1934), “Hawk of the Hills” in Top-Notch (Jun 1935), “Blood of the Gods” in Top-Notch (Jul 1935), “The Country of the Knife” in Complete Stories (Aug 1936), “Son of the White Wolf” in Thrilling Adventures (Dec 1936). Published posthumously: “The Lost Valley of Iskander”, “Three-Bladed Doom”, “Intrigue in Kurdistan”, “The Coming of El Borak”, “El Borak”, “The Iron Terror”, “Khoda Khan’s Tale”, “The Land of Mystery”, “North of Khyber”, “A Power Among the Islands”, “The Shunned Castle”.
Sample Read “The Daughter of Erlik Khan” in Top Notch [PGAU]
Description El Borak, originally Francis Xavier Gordon, was a Texan gunfighter from El Paso who travelled the world and settled in Afghanistan. He is known in Asia for his exploits in that continent. The El Borak stories are straight adventure fiction. El Borak frequently attempts to minimise tribal wars and conflict through guile or direct violence. El Borak is Arabic for “The Swift”, whispered with awe, reverence and fear in Afghanistan, particularly by those “who would by force or guile take what was not rightfully theirs.” This is most often represented as his speed in drawing his pistol or attacks with another weapon but can also represent his mental agility as well. El Borak is shorter than other characters, slender figure, “compact”, and quite strong. His defining physical ability, however, is the quickness that inspired his pseudonym. El Borak describes his ancestry as Highland Scot and Black Irish. He has black hair but has black eyes instead of the blue typical of the Black Irish.
