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avenger00soul
08-08-2004, 04:31 PM
Anyone want to talk about the new one? Or the entire series for that matter?
Hate_Breeder
08-08-2004, 05:09 PM
Wasnt the Gunslinger part of the series? I dont think anyone has answered that yet?
avenger00soul
08-08-2004, 05:27 PM
The Gunslinger was Book I. Great book.
Hate_Breeder
08-08-2004, 11:09 PM
Originally posted by avenger00soul
The Gunslinger was Book I. Great book.
THANK YOU! Yeah i thought it was but nobody ever answered me when i posted it before. But yes it was a great book
Unaboner3000
08-09-2004, 07:37 PM
The Dark Tower books are the greatest books ever written. I recently re-read all 6 books, and am anxiously awaiting the 7th and final book. King has created a vast and unique world in it's feel and language. The story is also DEEP which I like in a story.
avenger00soul
08-14-2004, 06:25 PM
They are great books. Sometimes it feels like every book I read (not just King's stuff) is just happening on another level of the tower somewhere.
Egekrusher
08-22-2004, 02:42 PM
Originally posted by Unaboner3000
The Dark Tower books are the greatest books ever written. I recently re-read all 6 books, and am anxiously awaiting the 7th and final book. King has created a vast and unique world in it's feel and language. The story is also DEEP which I like in a story.
:)
Totally agree. For a good book on how all of Stephen King's books are intertwined and how they all tie in to the Dark Tower series, check out The Stephen King Universe. The intricate web that he has woven is unprecedented.
blackknight
06-27-2005, 02:20 PM
I like the way he intertwined the books as well.
My only problem with The Dark Tower series is that some people that I know couldnt see the ending of DT7 coming and were disappointed.
I personally liked that it ended where it began.
Matthew Warner
06-28-2005, 04:40 PM
I thought all the books were good, except that King got progressively more longwinded with each installment. Mixed feelings about his casting himself as one of the characters.
blackknight
06-28-2005, 06:12 PM
I agree I was a little put off about him becoming a character. It was pretty cheesy him acting like he is Clive Cussler
Unaboner3000
06-30-2005, 08:31 AM
There really was nothing King could do but put himself in the story. I also think the series ends the only way it could have. It was the only reasonable way to tie everything together.
The_Return
07-12-2005, 11:15 AM
The plot interests me, and Id like to read them....what is the order that they go in? I know it starts with The Gunslinger...
Unaboner3000
07-12-2005, 05:36 PM
1. The Gunslinger
2. The Drawing of the Three (my personal favorite)
3. The Wastelands
4. Wizard and Glass
5. Wolves of the Calla
6. Song of Susannah
7. The Dark Tower
The_Return
07-12-2005, 06:10 PM
Originally posted by Unaboner3000
1. The Gunslinger
2. The Drawing of the Three (my personal favorite)
3. The Wastelands
4. Wizard and Glass
5. Wolves of the Calla
6. Song of Susannah
7. The Dark Tower
Awesome, thanks:D
horrifying
07-15-2005, 01:27 PM
i read the first couple books and i wasn't really that impressed.
KrimsonReaper
08-07-2005, 01:57 PM
Ahh yes, somewhere that can feel like home. As a matter of news for any who are interested in the DT, I just finished my part in coordinating PalaverCon, the first ever Dark Tower convention, which was held in Durham, NH on July 22-24. It was a great event. We had three of the artists that did paintings for the series in attendance, and Grant books--who was underwriting the event--made the announcement that they will be releasing the Revised version of the Gunslinger with the DT novella Little Sisters of Eluria in limited and artists editions in the future. They don't have a release date yet. Anyone interested should just subscribe to the Grant newsletter for updates. Also, for the new edition, Michael Whelen (artist DT1 & DT7) has done four new paintings to be included with the original art, as well as a handful of sketches to be thrown in as well. I had occasion to see these new paintings while at PalaverCon, and I must say that they are fantastic.
Okay, got a bit long-winded there. Sorry 'bout that.
blackknight
08-07-2005, 02:55 PM
That wasnt long winded at all. I'll check it out the newsletter when I get a chance
I started reading the DT books in about 2000, so I didn't have to wait too long for the last wave of novels to be released.
I really enjoyed the series... As a HUGE King fan, I loved how so many other stories intersected with the DT universe.
*SPOILERS*I was just hoping the Crimson King would turn out to be IT, but we never got much of the backstory on ol' CK.
And I hated how CK turned into a Harry Potter type villian in the last book. I understand the angle he took, but I just wish he made a better final confrontation at the end.*END SPOILERS*
Anyway, kick-ass series overall. And I enjoyed the ending.