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I know i have yet to finish my first read through of The Dark Tower, but I've now reached halfway through the book, and Eddie's demise just shook me :( it's fucking rough man.

He's really one of my favourite characters and I've enjoyed his sense of humour and his strong will throughout the series, just reading to experience him grow as a character is awesome. Gonna miss his funny jokes, sarcastic phrases and his strong personality :( really wasn't expecting him to die, honestly thought Suzannah would be the one, to cause the Ka-Shume and that would still be really heartbreaking ToT.

DISCLAIMER: I have not completed the book yet, I'm just having a lot of feels atm.

I was listening to Kingslingers the other day and they mentioned a detail from Book 3 that I completely forgot about.>!Roland's hypnosis abilities were taught to him by Martin of all people!<

I can't remember if this was ever brought up again, but it's really interesting to think about. Did he teach him because he was bored, or to mess with Roland's head? Why would Roland accept something from Martin? Does anyone else know where Roland's ability comes from? I have no idea about the answers to these questions, but I know I'm going to have a lot of fun coming up with answers to them.

Has anyone else found details or moments which jumped out at them on a re-read?

WHAT are yall talking about?? Coming off of Wolves of the Calla I was feeling a bit heavy, as I found it to be really difficult to get through at times (looking at you Callahan). I go to reddit to commiserate and I see all these comments saying "wolves is my fav book but song of susanna is such a slog... just get ready...."

Yall are tripping. I am half way through the book in a few days. It is so good, what a page turner. The fight with >!roland and eddie straight out the unfound door???!< One of the best fights in the entire series!>! The truck slowly turning over as the battle commences in slow motion was nuts. !<

Eddie's growth as a character shines through so much. I really feel like he is the star of the book so far. I never really "got" his romance with Susanna since it seemed to come out of nowhere for me (i suppose going through heroin withdrawals and getting your personalities split apart and reformed really brings people together) but I really feel their love and desperation for one another in this book.

Omg and dont get me started on >!roland being the father of susannas demon baby who is destined to kill him like ???? !<STEPHEN KING WHAT ARE YOU THINKING

EDIT: I said I was HALF way through you mongrels. No spoilers

Hey everyone,

This is probably a question y'all get a lot, but here goes.

Half a year ago I started the dark tower series after reading some Stephen King books. I really love the series! I just finished book 3.

I found out that a lot of people find that you need to read several books before you start the series, i. e. The Stand. I am wondering if it is worth it?

As I already have book 4 I am eager to continue, and not really want to take a break from the series.

Thanks!

Long days and pleasant nights

I’ve really gotten into The Dark Tower series since my wife gifted it to me for Christmas last year. Funny enough, at 33, I hadn't even heard of it before then! Nine weeks later, I've just finished Wizard and Glass, and honestly, ever since I started book one, one part of me has always been on the path of the Beam, even while at work.

I’ve been tracking my reading stats on StoryGraph for the last few years, and they’ve got a read-along feature I thought might be cool for other DT fans. I’d love to gather a ka-tet of readers to discuss our thoughts and insights as we journey through this incredible series together.

Here’s a link if anyone wants to join! We can chat here or give the StoryGraph forum feature a try—although I’m still figuring out how that works too!

Hi, some time ago two weird guys showed up at my house and gave me a laptop and they told me I need to learn python and create trivia for this Halloween about Stephen King. They said it needed to be done so it was done. /s

But really it is just a little game for fun, I created it since I am a constant reader and love all things Stephen King. I thought I would share it with you all since maybe some of you would like to check it out. Just remember it is a fun little learning project so no big expectations. Have fun and I hope I’ll see you on the other side.

https://kingyquiz.boo/

… and I am emotionally exhausted. The narration was amazing. Each time on the journey I pick up something new, or something old hits me a different way. I miss the characters already. And I’m certain of this: that if Roland, with all his flaws, drew me to go to the Tower with him, I would leave everything and go (And I actually have a great life here).

I chose audiobooks because I’m getting back into shape after a bad injury, and I needed something to distract me while I am running

I won’t take this journey again for some years, so I’m working my way through some of King’s Dark Tower-adjacent books. I’m listening to Insomnia now, and imagine my surprise when I discovered the narrator was Eli Wallach. What an amazing treat! I’m really looking forward to this.

All things serve the beam just have to look for the signs.

Can't see much of a link to Mr Quick, apart from maybe the Oz version having "died" at one point but been put back together.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tik-Tok_(Oz)

Mostly just a "duh, it's right there in the name" moment, and coincidence having been cancelled.

Is it illegal or uncouth to make replica or reproduction dust jackets for personal use?

I’d like to make some reproductions of the first edition covers of 1-4 to go on my Viking hardcover versions. If there is no issue with it, can anyone point me to any high resolution images of the just jackets, including spines and back?

For the record, I would clearly identify that they are reproductions somewhere on the project. If it is frowned upon, I will abandon this idea.

Alright so, I'm going through my third trip to the Tower, and am on waste lands, and something just dawned on me for the first time ... In Gunslinger, when Roland is traveling through the desert, he's heading west. And it states he's following the beam. It never states which one, but mentions small details that let you know he is. So how in the world did he go in a completely different direction after he hit the western sea and find another beam so fast...? The only place beams should be close together is the center point, which is the Dark Tower. And the gaps between should be especially large considering that the world's been moving on for a while now at this point and there's beams that arent even in existence anymore.

Apologies if this was already posted... I did a quick look through the Hot posts and didn't see anything

To my (now) 10 month old daughter and reading through y'all's comments tonight on other posts has made me miss the tower so much.

I've dwindled. Reread some of the first book and parts of The Drawing of The Three (which is STILL 15 years later my favorite—i read it first when I was 15 I'm in my 30s).

I don't know if I could ever read it again and she's too old to hear some of the worse parts again but some of it was so beautiful, especially experiencing Wizard & Glass with all my characters I read in different actual voices for her as a way to soothe her. She was stuck in the NICU for a bit. And I just sort a... Kept reading... It became a nightly ritual and she fell asleep most nights to my voice and the tower.

I hope one day when she's in her 30s she'll read it. Truly read it for herself. I'm glad I never finished (got most of the way up through The Wastelands in my younger tears before I gave up) and within this last year I read it in its entirety. We did.

But I just wanted to say thank you guys... Seeing the camaraderie and open discussion among friends and people who all share the same passion for our Tower is truly heartwarming...

Thank you

! In various places things are mentioned to be from or on “other levels of the tower.” The one that comes to mind is Walter talking about an instrument that is particular to a different level of the tower. !<

!How does that fit in with the end where each level of the tower is associated with a life event of Roland’s? !<

!Does the tower change depending on who enters? This does seem likely because the red king tore up a baby outfit of Roland’s on the second level.!<

!I’m having a hard time reconciling the tower as “the nexus point of the time-space continuum” with it also being a restart of Roland’s purgatory loop.!<

!Or is the nexus and other levels just what Roland believes the tower to be thus motivating his journey and dooming him to cycle? Is the space-time continuum not really relevant in the end? Or is his loop keeping everything together in reality?!<

!My thoughts on the end are very scattered. Part of me thinks it’s just straight tragic and he’s stuck there forever. !<

!While another part thinks the change with the horn means that each time he can change something small per recommendations or “lessons” on different floors of the tower (the 3 seconds to pick up the horn being called out). And eventually these changes will end up with him giving up the search for the tower. Buuuut then what about the beams?!<

!Is he doomed to cycle forever or reality will end? !<

I totally get there are probably not concrete answers. I’m just riding the high and hoping to see what others think!

Edited to add: it makes me so happy to hear your thoughts, it’s really cool to be able to talk about something that has been around for so long. I think I might start another cycle via audio book soon!

I want this t-shirt!!

Wouldn’t it be cool if Guillermo del toro inputted design ideas? I feel like he would create an amazingly terrifying lobstrocity.

Currently on my first trek to the Dark Tower. I’m enjoying the final book but Roland sure does do that impatient gesture quite a lot. I started noticing it earlier in the series and now it’s everywhere.

What are your favorite things to listen to while you read the dark tower series?? In the more western leaning parts I have been mostly listening to Dirtwire but I'd love to hear if anyone else has favorites for any of the specific books!

Have any of you seen "BANGO SKANK" in real life?