"AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE DARK TOWER SERIES-INCLUDING BOOK-BY-BOOK ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT INTO STEPHEN KING'S CREATIVE PROCESS.
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."
By:
Bev Vincent
Imprint: New American Library
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 154mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 403g
ISBN: 9780451213044
ISBN 10: 0451213041
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 28 September 2004
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active
"The Road To The Dark TowerKey To Referenced Works Introduction: More Worlds Than These Chapter 1: The Long Journey to the Tower Chapter 2: The Gunslinger (Resumption) Chapter 3: The Drawing of the Three (Renewal) Chapter 4: The Waste Lands (Redemption) Chapter 5: Wizard and Glass (Regard) Chapter 6: Wolves of the Calla (Resistance) Chapter 7: Song of Susannah (Reproduction) Chapter 8: The Dark Tower (Resumption) Chapter 9: Related Works The Stand The Eyes of the Dragon Insomnia Rose Madder Desperation and the Regulators ""The Little Sisters of Eluria"" ""Low Men in Yellow Coats"" (Hearts in Atlantis) ""Everything's Eventual"" The Talisman and Black House Chapter 10: Dramatis Personae Roland Deschain of Gilead John ""Jake"" Chambers Eddie Dean (Edward Cantor Dean) Susannah Dean, Odetta Susannah Holmes, Detta Susannah Walker, Mia Oy Father Donald Frank Callahan Patrick Danville The Men in Black, Walter o'Dim, Marten Broadcloak, Randall Flagg . . . Mordred Deschain The Crimson King (Ram Abbalah) Stephen King Chapter 11: Epics, Influences and Ka Chapter 12: Art and the Act of Creation Argument: Magnum Opus? Appendix I: Timeline (Fact)Appendix II: Timeline (Fiction)Part 1: Mid-World Part 2: Keystone Earth Appendix III: Mid-World Glossary Appendix IV: The Dark Tower on the Web Stephen King Fan Pages Appendix V: Synopses and notes form The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Appendix VI: ""Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came"" References and Acknowledgments"
Reviews for Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephe
This wonderful book...opens doors to Roland's world that not even I knew existed. If you like the Dark Tower books, you'll like this one. Enthusiastically recommended.
- Short-listed for Bram Stoker Awards (Nonfiction) 2004
