The Dark Tower (series) - Wikipedia The Dark Tower (series) * The Gunslinger (1982) * The Drawing of the Three (1987) * The Waste Lands (1991) * Wizard and Glass (19... Wikipedia
Monday, December 22, 2025
Stephen King's Dark Tower series--AI. So much material--how could it go into one movie??
The Dark Tower is a fantasy/sci-fi/horror series by Stephen King, following Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, on his quest for the titular Dark Tower, the nexus of all worlds. The main series consists of eight books, starting with The Gunslinger, and blends elements of Westerns, fantasy, and horror, with connections to many of King's other works.
Main series books in order:
The Gunslinger (1982)
The Drawing of the Three (1987)
The Waste Lands (1991)
Wizard and Glass (1997)
Wolves of the Calla (2003)
Song of Susannah (2004)
The Dark Tower (2004)
Related books:
The Little Sisters of Eluria (1998) - A novella that fits between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla.
The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012) - A story set within the series, placed between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla.
Key elements:
Protagonist:
Roland Deschain, a knight-like figure from a world that is "moving on".
Goal:
To reach the Dark Tower, which is the center of all universes, before it collapses.
Genre:
A blend of Western, fantasy, science fiction, and horror, often called a "dark fantasy epic".
Connections:
Features characters and places from other Stephen King novels, such as The Stand, It, and Salem's Lot.
