The Dark Tower
Stephen King
PRAISE FOR STEPHEN KING’S THE DARK TOWER
THE DARK TOWER VII
“Pure storytelling. . . . An absorbing, constantly surprising novel filled with true narrative magic. . . . An archetypal quest fantasy distinguished by its uniquely Western flavor, its emotional complexity and its sheer imaginative reach. . . . The series as a whole—and this final volume in particular—is filled with brilliantly rendered set pieces, cataclysmic encounters, and moments of desolating tragedy. King holds it all together through sheer narrative muscle and his absolute commitment to his slowly unfolding—and deeply personal—vision. . . . The Dark Tower is a humane, visionary epic and a true magnum opus. . . . It will be around for a very long time.”
—The Washington Post
“A tale of epic proportions . . . [and] brilliant complexity. . . . Those who have faithfully journeyed alongside Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake, and Oy will find their loyalty richly rewarded. . . . King has certainly reached the top of his game.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Stunning . . . cataclysmic. . . . His writing is as powerful as ever.”
—Bookmarks Magazine
“Plenty of action and quite a few unforeseen bombshells.”
—Booklist
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MORE ACCLAIM FOR STEPHEN KING’S INCREDIBLE DARK TOWER NOVELS
“The Dark Tower series is King’s masterpiece.”
—The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)
“Equal parts Western, high fantasy, horror and science fiction, the series is one of the wildest pastiches ever put between covers. All through the series there are references and tips of the hat to iconic works of pop culture, including J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, films like The Seven Samurai or the spaghetti Westerns popularized by Clint Eastwood, and even L. Frank Baum’s Oz books. . . . King brilliantly juggles all the plot elements.”
—The Denver Post
“The suspense master takes readers right over the edge.”
—Bangor Daily News
“Draws to a feverish, page-turning ending.”
—Boston Globe
“He’s done it again. . . . Stephen King is no ordinary wordsmith.”
—Philadelphia Inquirer
BE SURE TO READ THESE BESTSELLERS BY STEPHEN KING
FROM A BUICK 8
“Vintage King. . . . [He] knows how to jolt his readers.”
—USA Today
“Terrific entertainment. . . . Goes down like a shot of moonshine, hot and clean.”
—Publishers Weekly
EVERYTHING’S EVENTUAL
“Bear[s] the King trademark of creative energy and imagination.”
—The Richmond Times -Dispatch
“Well-crafted, nuanced stories.”
—The Washington Post
DREAMCATCHER
“King writes more fluently than ever . . . with simple, unexpected grace.”
—The New York Times
“A tour de force . . . [with] more passages of power and imagination than some writers produce in a lifetime. . . . [An] entertaining must-read.”
—Chicago Tribune
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS
“This is wonderful fiction. . . . [King’s] take on the ’60s—including the effects of Vietnam—is scarily accurate.”
—Entertainment Weekly
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PART ONE:
THE LITTLE RED KING
DAN-TETE
I: CALLAHAN AND THE VAMPIRES
II: LIFTED ON THE WAVE
III: EDDIE MAKES A CALL
IV: DAN-TETE
V: IN THE JUNGLE, THE MIGHTY JUNGLE
VI: ON TURTLEBACK LANE
VII: REUNION
PART TWO:
BLUE HEAVEN
DEVAR-TOI
I: THE DEVAR-TETE
II: THE WATCHER
III: THE SHINING WIRE
IV: THE DOOR INTO THUNDERCLAP
V: STEEK-TETE
VI: THE MASTER OF BLUE HEAVEN
VII: KA-SHUME
VIII: NOTES FROM THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE
IX: TRACKS ON THE PATH
X: THE LAST PALAVER (SHEEMIE’S DREAM)
XI: THE ATTACK ON ALGUL SIENTO
XII: THE TET BREAKS
PART THREE:
IN THIS HAZE OF GREEN AND GOLD
VES’-KA GAN
I: MRS. TASSENBAUM DRIVES SOUTH
II: VES’-KA GAN
III: NEW YORK AGAIN (ROLAND SHOWS ID)
IV: FEDIC (TWO VIEWS)
PART FOUR:
THE WHITE LANDS OF EMPATHICA
DANDELO
I: THE THING UNDER THE CASTLE
II: ON BADLANDS AVENUE
III: THE CASTLE OF THE CRIMSON KING
IV: HIDES
V: JOE COLLINS OF ODD’S LANE
VI: PATRICK DANVILLE
PART FIVE:
THE SCARLET FIELD OF CAN’-KA NO REY
I: THE SORE AND THE DOOR (GOODBYE, MY DEAR)
II: MORDRED
III: THE CRIMSON KING AND THE DARK TOWER
EPILOGUE
SUSANNAH IN NEW YORK
CODA
FOUND
APPENDIX
ROBERT BROWNING
“CHILDE ROLAND TO THE DARK TOWER CAME”
AUTHOR’S NOTE
ABOUT STEPHEN KING
Hewho speaks without an attentive ear is mute.
Therefore, Constant Reader, this final book in the Dark Tower cycle
is dedicated to you.
Long days and pleasant nights.
Not hear? When noise was everywhere! it tolled
Increasing like a bell. Names in my ears
Of all the lost adventurers, my peers—
How such a one was strong, and such was bold,
And such was fortunate, yet each of old
Lost, lost! one moment knelled the woe of years.
There they stood, ranged along the hillsides, met
To view the last of me, a living frame
For one more picture! In a sheet of flame
I saw them and I knew them all. And yet
Dauntless the slug-horn to my lips I set,
And blew. ‘Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came.’
—Robert Browning
“Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”
I was born
Six-gun in my hand,
behind a gun
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