The Dark Tower series

[dupersuper]

Dark Tower/Stephen King were in a Jeopardy question the other day. Just sayin'.

[Chiasm]

I read book VII when it came out and am now trying to redo it via audio. I am struggling mightily to get into it. I don't know if its because I don't care because of how disappointing I remember book VII being outside the ending or what.

[insidemyhead]

I read book VII when it came out and am now trying to redo it via audio. I am struggling mightily to get into it. I don't know if its because I don't care because of how disappointing I remember book VII being outside the ending or what.

I've listened to the whole series on audio books about three times now (and read through them more times than I can count.) I do think it's worth it to get the versions read by the author, if you can find them.

But I don't have the hate for the last three books that so many people seem to have.

[Chiasm]

I've listened to the whole series on audio books about three times now (and read through them more times than I can count.) I do think it's worth it to get the versions read by the author, if you can find them.

But I don't have the hate for the last three books that so many people seem to have.

I thought 5 was good. Six was good in parts. Seven though just drags interminably throughout the middle. I loved the ending of VII, just not how they got there.

[destro]

Could I have some King recommendations? I'm halfway through 11/22/63 and quite enjoying it. I haven't read a new King book since Cell which I thought was pretty meh.

Old, new, it doesn't matter.

If I had to read three King books (that I haven't read) what would you suggest?

Books I've Read:
The Stand
Different Seasons
The Talisman
It
Misery
Insomnia
Rose Madder
The Green Mile
On Writing
Cell

and the complete Dark Tower Series

Bachman books, The Dome (some didn't like it, I did) and The Eyes of the Dragon if you feel like reading more King fantasy.

[RickIsley]

So King recently published a new Dark Tower book, "Wind through the Keyhole". I know that it is set between books 4 and 5. I've only read the first four books. For those of you that have read the new book, would you recommend that it be read before going into books 5-7? Or would that mess up the series in terms of spoilers or whatever else?

[Chiasm]

So King recently published a new Dark Tower book, "Wind through the Keyhole". I know that it is set between books 4 and 5. I've only read the first four books. For those of you that have read the new book, would you recommend that it be read before going into books 5-7? Or would that mess up the series in terms of spoilers or whatever else?

I haven't read it but from what I understand its basically a book of campfire tales where Roland tells stories he was told as a child. So I don't think it really spoils anything.

[cphilli]

So King recently published a new Dark Tower book, "Wind through the Keyhole". I know that it is set between books 4 and 5. I've only read the first four books. For those of you that have read the new book, would you recommend that it be read before going into books 5-7? Or would that mess up the series in terms of spoilers or whatever else?

It can go either way. After coming off book 4 you may want to go ahead to book 5 to see the story progress. "Wind through the Keyhole" is basically just 4.5 and it's mostly a flashback of Rolands early years and then the telling of a fairy tale inside the flashback. If you go ahead and read 4.5 before 5 you won't be running into any spoilers.

[Tik]

Tik have you seen Marvel's Dark Tower Omnibus?

No, I haven't seen it. I've collected all the comics individually to get the back stories/histories of Mid-World.

[mcgaffer]

The Wind Through The Keyhole isn't a bad read, I was a little wary of reading a new book inserted halfway through a series that I love but it was actually a great feeling to be reading something new about old loved characters. There was only one small thing that felt slightly out of continuity with the later books, for me anyway others may not read it the same way, but it was such a small thing and so nicely handled in this book that I thought it actually added to the overall story.

I loved escaping for a few hours with old friends once again and I wouldn't object if King decided that they told a few more camp-side story's worth reading.

[blackpariah]

Is there any mention of The Horn Of Eld in the new book? That might explain any continuity problems.

[Meehl]

The Wind in the Keyhole was probably the best book in the series since Wizards and Glass from an enjoyment standpoint. It didn't add particularly much to the series, though. It was kind of an enjoyable read that happened to nominally include Dark Tower characters.

[Lee Kaye]

OK, so about half way through rereading the whole lot. Enjoying as it was so long ago I first read them. Nearing the end of Wizard And Glass, and I have to say this for me has to be one of his best stories ever. The love interest, finding out more about Roland as a child, the slow build up of the action. It's astonishing.