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| Title | : | The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus |
| Author | : | Bev Vincent |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | September 28th 2004 by NAL (first published September 1st 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Horror. Reference |
Bev Vincent
Paperback | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.31 | 37369 Users | 103 Reviews
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In 1970, Stephen King embarked on what would become the crowning achievement in his literary career-the Dark Tower. The seven-volume series, written and published over a period of 30 years, was inspired by Robert Browning's poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," as well as J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone.With the full cooperation of Stephen King himself, The Road to the Dark Tower examines the epic journey of the author to complete a story that threatened to overwhelm him. In this indispensable companion, Bev Vincent presents a book-by-book analysis of each volume in the series, tracing the Dark Tower's connections to King's other novels including The Stand, Insomnia, and Hearts in Atlantis, and offering insights from the author about the creative process involved in crafting his lifelong work-a work that has consumed not only Stephen King, but his legion of devoted readers. This is essential reading for any Dark Tower-or Stephen King-fan.
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| Original Title: | The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus |
| ISBN: | 0451213041 (ISBN13: 9780451213044) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.31 From 37369 Users | 103 ReviewsJudge Containing Books The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus
A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.
Like many others, I am a great fan of the Dark Tower series and was expecting that this book would include some substantive discussion of themes, connections, and other tidbits throughout the books that I had missed. Instead, it's basically just a book report of each of the volumes with bland bios of the main characters. There are a few chapters of "analysis" at the end, but don't bother. I'd recommend this book to a middle schooler writing a report about the Dark Tower books.
Looking for a way to revisit Roland and his ka-tet without reading the entire 4000 pages of The Dark Tower series? Read The Wind Through the Keyhole.Then here is the place to go. It's a great overview to the characters and story of King's masterpiece.Do not read this book unless you have finished all 8 7 Dark Tower books. It will spoil it, otherwise.
A well-written comprehensive guide. A marvelous retrospect to the Dark Tower with Roland and his ka-tet.
Indispensable for anyone who has just finished the series, this companion piece answers most questions and fills in any gaps you might have upon completion. Especially important for me are the connections of Dark Tower elements to other King works I was unfamiliar with. There are explanations of each of his other books having relations to DT, so I was able to get the whole picture of "Hearts in Atlantis" and "Insomnia," since I haven't read those but feature characters who appear in DT. I
A well written book. Enjoyed reading it.
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