The Moonlit Tower

Fantasy Building IF Comp 2002 4th of 38 XYZZY Awards 2002 Best Writing XYZZY Awards 2002 Finalist - Best Setting, Best Story

The Moonlit Tower
Author(s)	Yoon Ha Lee
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	2002
Authoring system	Inform 6
Platform(s)	Z-code 5
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

How It Begins

The sound of porcelain shattering. You are surrounded by stone, not a prison, that somehow admits the moonlight to diffuse through it. Carved stairs spiral downward.

Who you are isn't clear. You remember the armor and silks you wear, but not your face. A porcelain mask is on the floor -- a half mask. And you -- the left side of your face is porcelain, as if it were part of you, as if it wasn't a mask at all. How long have you worn porcelain as a face?

Versions

Release 1

• The Moonlit Tower (Yoon Ha Lee; 2002; Z-code 5).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 020927 / Inform v6.21 Library 6/10
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-020927-18FC1
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 2002: 4th of 38 entries.
  • XYZZY Awards 2002: Winner of Best Writing. Finalist for Best Setting, Best Story.
  • Download Moonlit.z5 from the IF Archive. The story file.

Links

General info

• The Moonlit Tower (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• The Moonlit Tower - at IFDB.

Reviews

• The Moonlit Tower - at SPAG.
• The Moonlit Tower - at IF Ratings.
• Review - by Paul O'Brian.
• Review - by Dan Shiovitz.

Spoilers

• Download Moonwalk.txt from the IF Archive. Walkthrough by the author.
• ClubFloyd transcript.

>examine page
The dreadful truth is, this page is incomplete.

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