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Summary: A different kind of fantasy and sci-fi
Review: I only started the series this summer, and now I'm done. Maybe its a good thing I didn't start this series in earlier years (seeing how long it took Mr.King to write the 4th book...I'd have died of impatience)The Dark Tower I: the Gunslinger is the best and most outstanding book in this series. It surpasses any other fantasy/sci-fi book I have ever read, thanks in due part to it's use of magical realism and use of the grotesque. King blends blue jeans with dark wizards, creating a fresh idea that isn't silly, but bizarre, and makes the brain do flips and doubletakes. The idea that all the universes in the (galaxy?) are centered around a nexus point (which is the dark tower) that is deteriorating, is the focus of the story. Roland is the man who is fated to save us all, with the power of ka. The Second book, the Drawing of the Three was simply great fun to read. Roland and his old and other-worldly ways, trying to mingle with twentieth century New York. The idea of doors between worlds isn't a new one, but somehow King manages to give it a push and a twist. The third book, The Waste Lands, is more horror driven (and you can see King's skills as an author of adult horror genre kicking in) but nevertheless keeps the eyes glued to the pages. Although I must say the ending was a bit abrupt. Who knows? Maybe its a marketing technique. It's really quite too bad not all editions come with illustrations though...
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Summary: The Dark Tower series
Review: While I'm far from being a fan of fantasy and sci-fi, 'The Dark Tower' series has captivated me for over 10 years. I picked up 'The Gunslinger' in high school out of boredom, and I have now read the first four volumes of this series three times and am currently reading the long awaited fifth volume, 'Wolves of the Calla'.The way these books are written, you can imagine yourself walking along with Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake and Oy on their quest to find 'The Dark Tower'. While reading, their quest may even become your own. You can feel Roland's pain as he's being attacked by the 'lobstrosities', and the homesickness felt by all of his companion's. This story is full of twists and turns that connect many different worlds in many different ways, yet remains easy to follow. As a huge King fan, this series is far and away the most shining example of his storytelling prowess. Everything is described in just enough detail (from the landscape, to the characters and beyond), to force the imagination into use, and it's very easy to get those wheels moving, no matter how long it's been since you've last used it. I promise you, you will get lost in this story which is part fantasy, part western, part love story, part sci-fi...and the list goes on. Whenever someone asks me a good book to read, I recommend anything from this series (which was inspired by Robert Browning's narrative poem, 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came'), and have yet to receive anything but positive feedback.
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Summary: STEVEN KINGS DARK TOWERS
Review: THE BEST WORK I'VE READ LATELY KING MAKES YOU THINK YOUR ON ROLANDS JOURNY FOR THE DRAK TOWER TOO! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE!
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Summary: The Dark Tower books
Review: The story had me totally involved. I can't wait to read the next one-as soon as it becomes available.
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Summary: PREPARE TO DIP OUT OF SOCIETY FOR A WEEK
Review: THERE IS NOTHING THAT COMPARES TO THE EXCELLENCE OF THIS SERIES OF BOOKS. I STARTED TO READ APPREHENSIVLEY AS I DONT LIKE FANTASY BUT FOUND MY SELF READING THE WHOLE SERIES IN 2 WEEKS. THEY JUST GET BETTER AND BETTER. THE WIZARD AND GLASS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND BUT IT NEEDS A LITTLE PERSEVERENCE AS ITS A DIGRESSION FROM THE ORIGINAL STORY BUT ONCE YOU GET INVOLVED YOU CAN FORGET YOU LIFE. I SPENT MANY DAYS GETTING UP @ 5 IN THE MORNING TO READ 150 PAGE CHUNKS BEFORE WORK ETC. I READ THEM SO QUICKLY I AM ALREAY LOOKING FORWARD TO READING THEM AGAIN AS I UNDOUBTEDLY MISSED BITS. BUCKING FRILLIANT!
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Summary: Gunslinger
Review: The Gunslinger was a very interesting book. I recomend this book to anyone who likes old fashoned and western type books.Even if those kind of books aren't for you, this one was exeptionally amuzing.The most interesting part of the book to me was the gunslinger gunned down a whole town because they thought he was the devil. During the book, the gunslinger meets new friends and enemies,and kills most of them.From what I understood, the book states that he is the last of the gunslingers,and his mission is to hunt down and kill the misterious man in black. Why he must do this, the book hasen't mentioned. But I think it;s because the man in black is reviving dead people who are a discrace to places in the book.The end is sort of a cliff hanger, at the end, the gunslinger returns to one of his friends houses and after one night, he heads back out to look for the man in black...
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Summary: GO THEN THERE ARE OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE
Review: This book is my favorite so far of this epic series...Roland is a fascinating character. I also like Jake. The series kind of seems like an exciting role playing video game. Buy this one, the Tower awaits....
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Summary: Excellent, a new world born in the mind of Stephen King
Review: The world of the hero, Roland of Gilead is fantastic, amazing, I have read the 3 first books of the Dark Tower and one to one they are going better, it is an excellent work of S. K. that take us to a mystic world since the "world move on", the travel of Roland of Gilead (my truly hero, better than the heroes of my childhood, and the movie heroes) in the search of the Dark Tower will lead him to a lot of problems and dark challenges with strange characters of the world of Roland, and normal friends of the real world (our world)!, THE ONLY THING I HOPE, AND I AM SURE YOU WILL HOPE AFTER READING THE FIRST 3 PARTS OF THE DARK TOWER, IS THAT MR. KING CAN FINISHED BEFORE HE DIES!
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Summary: A legend is born
Review: In these books roland the gunslinger travels on his quest seeking the dark tower. but to get there he must sacrifce his feelings and his freinds. Will he stay strong or will emotions let him sway from his path? The only way to find out is to read!
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Summary: The Best of Stephen King
Review: I have read over 40 of Stephen King's books since 1975 and nothing but The Stand compares to the scope and sheer wonder of Stephen's Dark Tower series. The characters and descriptions of Roland's world are beyond anything I have ever read before, and I have read thousands (really) of books in my 48 years. I would also like to recommend in addition to these books a short story he wrote called The Little Sisters of Eluria in a volume called Legends in October of 1998 that deals with Roland. It is exceptional. Please write more Stephen!
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