The Dark Tower
The Gunslinger
The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
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The Dark Tower
Stephen King’s The Dark Tower follows Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, on his journey toward the Tower. It brings together fantasy, Westerns, horror, and strange worlds. Start with The Gunslinger and follow the seven main novels in order. Reviews of all seven main novels and the companion novel are available below.
Cory’s perspective
Reading order
Start with The Gunslinger, then follow the seven main novels in numbered order.
Companion novel
The Wind Through the Keyhole was published after the seven main novels, but its story takes place between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla. You can read it between those books or return to it after finishing the main sequence.
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The Drawing of the Three
The Gunslinger got me. The Drawing of the Three kept me.
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The Waste Lands
I liked The Waste Lands, but I still think The Drawing of the Three was better.
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Wizard and Glass
The flashbacks are some of my favorite parts of The Dark Tower.
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Wolves of the Calla
Wolves of the Calla was sick. Putting Roland and the group in a town that needs help, with a fight coming their way, was a setup I could get into.
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Song of Susannah
Song of Susannah had some parts that dragged for me, but I understood why the story needed to spend time on what was happening.
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The Wind Through the Keyhole
Give me more young Roland, and you’ve already got my attention.
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