a renowned Western hero and best friends with the Native Americans. Unlike Old Shatterhand, Old Surehand is a half-blood Native himself, though raised in a white family. English translations of Karl May's works Karl May's works have been translated by Marlies Bugmann Nemsi Books (Publisher of new unabridged translations) Sequels In the 1990s British writer B. J. Holmes produced two sequels featuring the character: A Legend Called Shatterhand, and Shatterhand and the People''. References Karl May Author surrogates Characters in German novels of the 19th century Fictional German American people Fictional German people in literature Fictional German people Fictional immigrants to the United States Literary characters introduced in 1880 Male characters in literature Western (genre) gunfighters Western (genre) heroes and heroines