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The Dark Tower

14 books in reading order by King, Stephen

New to The Dark Tower? Start with book 1, The Gunslinger.

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  1. The Gunslinger

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    The Gunslinger

    by King, Stephen

    The first in the Dark Tower series, the Gunslinger pursues the evil "Man in Black" across a desolate wasteland.

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  2. The Gunslinger

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    The Gunslinger

    by King, Stephen

    For a fantasy-ish recommendation, which features a whole many worlds concept.

    Roland, the world's last gunslinger, tracks an enigmatic Man in Black toward a forbidding dark tower, fighting forces both mortal and other-worldly on his quest

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  3. The Gunslinger

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    The Gunslinger

    by King, Stephen

    Soon to be a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba An impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be Stephen Kings greatest literary achievement...

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  4. The Drawing Of The Three

    Book 2

    The Drawing Of The Three

    by King, Stephen

    Roland is drawn through a gateway of time and space into the drug-and-crime-ridden world of the twentieth-century to battle a dark power determined to prevent his search for the Dark...

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  5. The Drawing Of The Three

    Book 2

    The Drawing Of The Three

    by King, Stephen

    After his confrontation with the man in black at the end of The Gunslinger, Roland awakes to find three doors on the beach of Mid-World's Western Sea -- each leading...

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  6. The Waste Lands

    Book 3

    The Waste Lands

    by King, Stephen

    Roland, the Last Gunslinger, and his companions--Eddie Dean and Susannah--cross the desert of damnation, drawing ever closer to the Dark Tower, a legion of fiendish foes, and revelations that could...

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  7. The Wast Lands

    Book 3

    The Wast Lands

    by King, Stephen

    Between the early seventeenth century and the early twentieth, nearly all the land in the United States was transferred from American Indians to whites. How did Indians actually lose their...

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  8. The Waste Lands

    Book 3

    The Waste Lands

    by King, Stephen

    Roland, the Last Gunslinger, and his companions--Eddie Dean and Susannah--cross the desert of damnation, drawing ever closer to the Dark Tower, a legion of fiendish foes, and revelations that could...

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  9. Wizard And Glass

    Book 4

    Wizard And Glass

    by King, Stephen

    Roland the gunslinger and his crew barely escape one world only to slip into another. It is in this other world that Roland relates to his crew a twisted and...

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  10. The Wind Through The Keyhole

    Book 4.5

    The Wind Through The Keyhole

    by King, Stephen

    Now a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba The Wind Through the Keyhole is another of Master of Horror Stephen King’s New York Times bestselling installment in...

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  11. Wolves Of The Calla

    Book 5

    Wolves Of The Calla

    by King, Stephen

    Now a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, the DARK TOWER series...

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  12. Song Of Susannah

    Book 6

    Song Of Susannah

    by King, Stephen

    Soon to be a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba The penultimate volume in the Dark Tower series, The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah, a #1...

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  13. The Dark Tower

    Book 7

    The Dark Tower

    by King, Stephen

    The multiverse, parrellel universes, and a gun slinger that can save the multiverse. What more can you ask for? The Dark Tower is the single body of work that ties together every book ever created by King. Read it.

    "The Dark Tower" is a series of books by Stephen King that blends elements of multiple genres, including horror, western, fantasy, and science fiction. The series follows the quest of...

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  14. The Dark Tower Series

    The Dark Tower Series

    by King, Stephen

    In his self-acclaimed magnum opus, The Dark Tower series, Stephen King has crafted a unique multi-genre tale that blends fantasy with science fiction and Western fiction. Comprised of 8 books,...

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