The Dark Tower
 

Anyone want to talk about the new one? Or the entire series for that matter?

Wasnt the Gunslinger part of the series? I dont think anyone has answered that yet?

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

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.

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.

:)

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.

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.

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.

I agree I was a little put off about him becoming a character. It was pretty cheesy him acting like he is Clive Cussler

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 plot interests me, and Id like to read them....what is the order that they go in? I know it starts with The Gunslinger...

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

i read the first couple books and i wasn't really that impressed.

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.

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.