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The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, Book 7)
by Authors:
Stephen King, Michael Whelan
Hardcover Description:
At one point in this final book of the Dark Tower series, the character Stephen King (added to the plot in Song of Susannah) looks back at the preceding pages and says "when this last book is published, the readers are going to be just wild." And he's not kidding.
After a journey through seven books and over 20 years, King's Constant Readers finally have the conclusion they've been both eagerly awaiting and silently dreading. The tension in the Dark Tower series has built steadily from the beginning and, like in the best of King's novels, explodes into a violent, heart-tugging climax as Roland and his ka-tet finally near their goal. The body count in The Dark Tower is high. The gunslingers come out shooting and face a host of enemies, including low men, mutants, vampires, Roland's hideous quasi-offspring Mordred, and the fearsome Crimson King himself. King pushes the gross-out factor at times--Roland's lesson on tanning (no, not sun tanning) is brutal--but the magic of the series remains strong and readers will feel the pull of the Tower as strongly as ever as the story draws to a close. During this sentimental journey, King ties up loose ends left hanging from the 15 non-series novels and stories that are deeply entwined in the fabric of Mid-World through characters like Randall Flagg (The Stand and others) or Father Callahan (Salem's Lot). When it finally arrives, the long awaited conclusion will leave King's myriad fans satisfied but wishing there were still more to come.
In King's memoir On Writing, he tells of an old woman who wrote him after reading the early books in the Dark Tower series. She was dying, she said, and didn't expect to see the end of Roland's quest. Could King tell her? Does he reach the Tower? Does he save it? Sadly, King said he did not know himself, that the story was creating itself as it went along. Wherever that woman is now (the clearing at the end of the path, perhaps?), let's hope she has a copy of The Dark Tower. Surely she would agree it's been worth the wait. --Benjamin Reese
Visit the Dark Tower store Over 30 years in the making, spanning seven volumes, Stephen King's epic quest for the Dark Tower has encompassed almost his entire body of fiction. Find every volume of this fantastic adventure, an interview with the master himself, and much more in our Dark Tower Store.
Authors on Stephen King Mystery writer Michael Connelly thinks Stephen King's "one of the most generous writers I know of." Thriller author Ridley Pearson says "King possesses an incredible sense of story..." Read our Stephen King testimonials to find out what else they and other authors had to say about the undisputed King of Horror.
The Path to the Dark Tower There are only seven volumes in Stephen King's Dark Tower series but more than a dozen of his novels and short stories are deeply entwined with the Mid-World universe. Take a look at the non-series titles, from Salem's Lot to Everything's Eventual. Can you find the connections?
History of an Alternate Universe Robin Furth, an expert on Stephen King's Dark Tower universe if ever there was one, has created a timeline of Mid-World, the slowly crumbling world of gunslinger Roland Deschain. Read it and get up to speed on a world of adventure.
Hail to the King Fans applauded and critics howled when Stephen King was awarded the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Service to American Letters. In typical fashion, King accepted the honor with humility and urged recognition for other "popular" authors. Listen to a clip of his acceptance speech, then order the entire speech on audio CD.
At one point in this final book of the Dark Tower series, the character Stephen King (added to the plot in Song of Susannah) looks back at the preceding pages and says "when this last book is published, the readers are going to be just wild." And he's not kidding.
After a journey through seven books and over 20 years, King's Constant Readers finally have the conclusion they've been both eagerly awaiting and silently dreading. The tension in the Dark Tower series has built steadily from the beginning and, like in the best of King's novels, explodes into a violent, heart-tugging climax as Roland and his ka-tet finally near their goal. The body count in The Dark Tower is high. The gunslingers come out shooting and face a host of enemies, including low men, mutants, vampires, Roland's hideous quasi-offspring Mordred, and the fearsome Crimson King himself. King pushes the gross-out factor at times--Roland's lesson on tanning (no, not sun tanning) is brutal--but the magic of the series remains strong and readers will feel the pull of the Tower as strongly as ever as the story draws to a close. During this sentimental journey, King ties up loose ends left hanging from the 15 non-series novels and stories that are deeply entwined in the fabric of Mid-World through characters like Randall Flagg (The Stand and others) or Father Callahan (Salem's Lot). When it finally arrives, the long awaited conclusion will leave King's myriad fans satisfied but wishing there were still more to come.
In King's memoir On Writing, he tells of an old woman who wrote him after reading the early books in the Dark Tower series. She was dying, she said, and didn't expect to see the end of Roland's quest. Could King tell her? Does he reach the Tower? Does he save it? Sadly, King said he did not know himself, that the story was creating itself as it went along. Wherever that woman is now (the clearing at the end of the path, perhaps?), let's hope she has a copy of The Dark Tower. Surely she would agree it's been worth the wait.
Average Customer Rating:
May it do ya no good, say thank ya !
First of all the book rates 3 stars mainly due to the sense of my relief as an avid reader of Stephen King, at the final conclusion to what turned out to be in retrospect, one of his most forgettable works. You can actually visualise King at his word processor, trying desperately hard to tie up loose ends, wondering how to end and get rid of this tale.
The tale is a sorry conclusion to a sorry series. Bar the Wizard and Glass, Kings narrative moves in an intricate, complex and practically non understandable way between worlds, between times, between locales, between many story threads and after book three or four, trying desperately to find a way out of the mess of Mid World and End World created in the Authors mind, like trying to unravel a ball of yarn that has been entangled.
Kings own sense of ego, and at the same time his hatred of a series that he began and he knew he must complete are evident in the book, and in previous books. His inclusion of himself in the book, as well as the way he has dealt with each of his characters, from Eddie to Jake and from Susannah to Oy, shows his growing sense of frustration at trying to finish the series, and yet try and create a book that won't be too harshly criticised.
I could write a book on my critique of the final book in the dark tower series, but whatever I write, I know the book will be bought whether you hate or love the series, simply to know how it all ends. So, if you haven't read it, say thank ya, go and pick up your copy (if you are a collector) or borrow it from your library (if you are smart, which I am not) and settle down to see how King clears up his mess.
Good book!!
This book is a very good read. However, if you didn't read or didn't like the first 6 books of this series.. then forget about it.
I urge you strongly to read The Dark Tower series if you haven't.
Joe
Bittersweet, but glad I finally know
I held on to this book for about a year and half before I decided that I wanted to finally know the ending to The Dark Tower. I'm glad that I've read the entire saga, but it was definitely bittersweet.
This book is full of death and I was expecting more of a scene at the deaths of Mordred and Walter. They both seemed like such important characters, even the newly introduced Mordred that I was expecting more.
I was touched by both Eddie and Jake's deaths and got teary when they happened. I mostly felt bad for Roland at the loss of his "son". But as the ka-tet dwindled down to just Roland, Susannah and Oy, I found that I liked it just being them. It felt like their personalities could show through more now that there were only three of them. There seemed to be a quietness in that portion of the book that hadn't been there for a long time and I wondered if having such a large group through the series prevented us from getting to know each of the characters as well as we could.
Finally, the ending...it makes sense overall (how many countless times have we read about ka being a wheel?) but I was still surprised and disappointed. It sounds dorky but I was in a sad mood the rest of the day. I wished more and better for Roland than having to redo his journey all over again. Roland has changed immensely from who he was in "The Gunslinger" and I just felt pity for him as he walked through that door into the desert. I suppose that's a good sign though, because if he's changed so much this time around then that just means he's closer to finally finishing his quest for good.
This whole series will always be my favorite book as it has somehow enthralled me like no other book has. I know I'll get over the ending and begin re-reading it again someday.
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Over 30 years in the making, spanning seven volumes, Stephen King's epic quest for the Dark Tower has encompassed almost his entire body of fiction. Find every volume of this fantastic adventure, an interview with the master himself, and much more in our Dark Tower Store.
Mystery writer Michael Connelly thinks Stephen King's "one of the most generous writers I know of." Thriller author Ridley Pearson says "King possesses an incredible sense of story..." Read our Stephen King testimonials to find out what else they and other authors had to say about the undisputed King of Horror.
There are only seven volumes in Stephen King's Dark Tower series but more than a dozen of his novels and short stories are deeply entwined with the Mid-World universe. Take a look at the non-series titles, from Salem's Lot to Everything's Eventual. Can you find the connections? 
Robin Furth, an expert on Stephen King's Dark Tower universe if ever there was one, has created a timeline of Mid-World, the slowly crumbling world of gunslinger Roland Deschain. Read it and get up to speed on a world of adventure.
Fans applauded and critics howled when Stephen King was awarded the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Service to American Letters. In typical fashion, King accepted the honor with humility and urged recognition for other "popular" authors. Listen to a clip of his acceptance speech, then order the entire speech on audio CD. 
May it do ya no good, say thank ya ! 
Good book!! 
Bittersweet, but glad I finally know 
