The series is referred to on King's website as his magnum opus. However, after revising The Gunslinger, 'he is trying to decide how much he can rewrite.'

Stephen King saw The Dark Tower series as a first draft, initially planning to rewrite it. Tolkien's work.Ī film serving as a sequel to the events of The Dark Tower was released in August 2017.

it is the story of recent King Roland and his 2 sons, Peter and Thomas, and revolves round the crafty schemes of the king’s mysterious magician, World Health Organization is plotting to destroy Delain. King's style of location names in the series, such as Mid-World, and his development of a unique language (High Speech), are also influenced by J. The Eyes of the Dragon tells a tale of of relative competition set in an exceedingly mystical and legendary kingdom referred to as Delain. He identifies Clint Eastwood's ' Man with No Name' character as one of the major inspirations for the protagonist, Roland Deschain. In the preface to the revised 2003 edition of The Gunslinger, King also identifies The Lord of the Rings, Arthurian legend, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as inspirations. The series was chiefly inspired by the poem ' Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came' by Robert Browning, whose full text was included in the final volume's appendix. Upon hearing of his half-sisters coronation, King Aegon II declared Rhaenyra and Daemon traitors and demanded their execution. In addition to the eight novels of the series proper that comprise 4,250 pages, many of King's other books relate to the story, introducing concepts and characters that come into play as the series progresses. Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of Delain, King Roland is murdered and his son and heir, Peter, is framed for the crime. Michael Whelan, Phil Hale, Ned Dameron, Dave McKean, Jae Lee, Bernie Wrightson, Darrel Andersonĭark fantasy, science fiction, horror, Western

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