Has anyone else read this series? It's by Stephen King, and according to him the center peice of just about everything he's ever written. Concepts from dozens of his books come into play, and the story is superb. I just bought the fifth book today, Wolves of the Calla.
The Dark Tower
by Enishi 10 Replies latest social entertainment
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myself
Enishi, I love this series. I just purchased volumn 5 when it came out on the Nov 4th.
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Enishi
One aspect of this series I find particularily fascinating is how all these different worlds overlap.
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myself
the only thing I disliked is that it has taken so long for S. King to finish them, he said he had to wait for the story to come to him. You will also notice a lot of this series in some of his other books. The last two Dark Tower books will be published next year.
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RunningMan
I just finished the third book a couple weeks ago. Fantastic. Among his best stuff.
Personally, I found the second book to be the best out of the first three.
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Bendrr
I just finished vol. 5 Wolves of the Calla last week. Best yet IMO.
You're right about most of his other books having some relation to the Dark Tower. Now in this one, one of the characters from an early book shows up (I won't say who or from where out of consideration for those who haven't read vol. 5 yet) and even a reference to himself and the book in question shows up.
I can't wait for them to finally reach the Dark Tower and find out who this Crimson King is.
But....
If Hollywood ever makes a movie out of the series (yeah right!) and they cast that same guy who played Flagg in "The Stand" to play Flagg in this one I'll never read another King book again!
Mike.
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myself
Mike, how did you get the book so early, they didn't release it here until Tues 11/4.? I am jealous.
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Enishi
I think that the third book was the best thus far, although I have yet to finish the fifth one.
What I'm wondering, is if Stephen King is going to bring in the supernatural villain IT (pennywise). There was a reference in Dreamcatcher that Pennywise might not be dead.
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patio34
Enishi, thanks for the recommendation. My boss was just saying he's reading the latest. i'll ask him if I can borrow the earlier ones. I like King's writing, so i'm looking forward to reading them.
Pat
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gwyneth
I am halfway through the third book.