It turns out the movies based on those books will do the same thing. Its harder to find one that doesnt touch on itnone more so than these 10. In the afterword to wizard and glass, the fourth book in the dark tower series, king writes i have written enough novels and short stories to fill a solar system of the imagination, but wizard and glass protagonist rolands story is my jupiter a planet that dwarfs all the others. The whole concept of the dark tower series is that it ties all of king s other books together, describes how and why certain things happen in different worlds, and how everything is connected. Oct 15, 2018 an honest and indepth answer to this would require a long time to write up. Stephen kings the dark tower the worlds in his books connected. In stephen king books, twinners are doppelgangers in other universes. The dark tower series is made up of eight books, all of which feature a gunslinger and his supernatural journey towards a tower a quest which is both physical and metaphorical. The white over red color of christine is not a factory color for the 58 furry yet a car fitting the same description shows up in both it and 112263 not sure if she shows up in others but in those two she is connected to evil people. His 1986 epic it is a perfect nexus not only does the terrifying novel reference books. However, the road to get there is a bit long and winding, requiring us to explore the shows various references and. In 2003, king rereleased it in a revised and expanded form. An honest and indepth answer to this would require a long time to write up.
Set in a world of ominous landscape and macabre menace, the dark tower features one of stephen kings most powerful creationsthe gunslinger, a haunting figure who embodies the qualities of the lone hero through the ages, from ancient myth to frontier western legend. The first story, low men in yellow coats, is the first appearance of the low. Hes a character in the dark tower series, in which he plays a writer in. When you read stephen kings dark tower series, you start to notice that there are a whole lot of books with dark tower connections you werent aware of. All about the multiverse in stephen kings the dark tower. These stephen king characters all appear in multiple books. Good list of other king stories connected to the dark tower. Stephen king, the bestselling author of the dark tower books. Filmmakers have been trying to adapt stephen kings the dark tower series for more than a decade. At the center stands his epic the dark tower, which binds them all together.
Stephen kings dozens of books all connected back to the dark tower, referencing characters from older stories and drawing connections that. According to the dark tower novels, all living things are motivated. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and it. The stephen king shared universe ranking the ringer. Book reading order much like with the star wars movies, stephen king fans frequently debate the best order in which to read his dark tower related books. Castle rock is an imaginary town in maine which serves as the setting for a ton of supernatural incidents. Jul 15, 2016 take a look at any stack of stephen king novels, and what youre really looking at are the chapters in one big story. The wheel of ka turns, and a movie based on stephen kings magnum opus the dark tower is finally coming to theaters, say thankee sai. The dark tower series is very well written, stephen king, after all, but i pushed through the first book and just couldnt make it through this one. It includes king himself as the author of the dark tower novels and is the universe in which the dark tower itself is represented by a rose growing in a vacant lot in new york city. A reading guide to stephen kings dark tower universe. The dark tower series is kings self proclaimed magnum opus, and you can find shades of it in the majority of his work.
Not only did kings epic fantasy western evolve into the multiverse that encompasses all of his work. Most stephen king movie or tv adaptations have been just that. Sep 20, 2017 the dark tower is essentially kings magnum opus, and every piece of fiction king has written connects to this one story. Aug 03, 2017 the thing is, many of stephen kings novels and particularly the characters that feature in those novels are connected. Dandelo is the same type of creature as it and when killed, turns into a massive insect. How stephen kings it connects to all his other stories. The series, and its use of the dark tower, expands upon stephen kings multiverse and in doing so, links together many of his other novels. These 10 works are far from the only linked entries in kings oeuvre, but if youve got the bug from castle rock and want to start spelunking. Sep 04, 2018 the stephen king shared universe ranking. Of all stephen kings novels, the dark tower saga has had the most persistent hold upon the authors. The readers of stephen king s the dark tower series would recognize as the real world. The dark tower, it is the day that jake chambers and stephen king save stephen kings life. All of the best stephen king books, ranked reedsy discovery. Like so many stephen kingrelated tales, this may lead us to the dark tower.
The dark tower stands at the nexus of every universe, and the dark tower series serves as the huge, overarching plot of the king multiverse. This page is dedicated to books outside the dark tower series that have relevant connections to the series. King began writing the gunslinger, the first book in the dark tower series, in 1970, although it wasnt published as a complete entity until 1982. Even better, its both an adaptation of the books and a continuation, meaning theres sure to be plenty there for fans both old and new to obsess over. Jake chambers from the dark tower is a twinner of bobby garfield from hearts in atlantis. One of the most prolific writers of our time, king has created many worlds and many of them he has connected, in ways big and small, with the dark. Many of the novels and short stories written or cowritten by stephen king take place in a. The dark tower is stephen kings magnum opus which connects many of the writers novels into a single universe.
Want to see how almost every single movie based on a stephen king book connects to the universe of the dark tower. Unlike stephen king s other short story collections, all the stories in this book are interconnected through recurring characters and themes so youre best off reading the entire book instead of just the first story like some people will suggest. Stephen king has been quietly building one of the greatest fantasy universes the genre has ever seen. Jun 08, 2012 to many links for dark tower, i am surprised christine is not on the list. Take a look at any stack of stephen king novels, and what youre really looking at are the chapters in one big story. This would explain the mystery that is the central theme of the novel, of how in six hours james cogan of nederland, colorado arrived in mooselookit island, maine. In 112263, this is the date that the vermont yankee nuclear reactor. Incorporating themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and western, it describes a gunslinger and his quest toward a tower, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical.
Read on for a list of stephen king books in order or find out how his writing has inspired other. Jul 27, 2017 stephen kings dark tower saga extends far beyond the eight books in the series. In much the same way that the dark tower holds the universe together. Stephen kings works are already connected in castle rock. A reading guide to stephen king s dark tower universe. A short story featuring roland set before the events of the first dark tower book, but published between books iv and v. You see, king has written several books that connect in very specific ways. We connected all of the dots in this new video essay. In the dark tower series all restraints are cast off, and the story unfolds in all of its richness over multiple volumes. Perhaps the biggest connection between all the stephen king books is that stephen king appears in the stephen king books. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and.
In the 2017 film dark tower, pennywise is written on the amusement park ride. The dark tower is a series of eight books and one short story written by american author stephen king. The dark tower explores stephen kings connected novels, including it. Salems lot is kings second published novel, and after all these years it remains. Song of susannah, we learn that this is the day that stephen king was hit by van near lovell, maine. Stephen kings books are all connected to each other, and its. The dark tower series itself follows roland deschain, the last surviving member of an order known as the gunslingers, as he travels to the find the dark tower, a fabled building that is said to be the epicenter of all universes. Stephen kings dark tower saga extends far beyond the eight books in the series. Father callahan from salems lot plays a major role in the dark tower. The dark tower is essentially kings magnum opus, and every piece of fiction king has written connects to this one story.
Derry maine, which is the setting for many stephen king stories and novels including, 112263 is mentioned in the dark tower novels. Of all stephen kings novels, the dark tower saga has had the most persistent hold upon the authors imagination. In the books, it is a mysterious force that leads all living and unliving creatures. I dont mind creepy, gorey, scarey, psycho or completely out there. Mr mercedes, kings first hardboiled detective book, was first published in 2014 and featured retired detective bill hodges. I myself have read at least one dark tower concordance, and seen so many links that i missed while reading. Jun 20, 2019 stephen king has been quietly building one of the greatest fantasy universes the genre has ever seen. The number nineteen is a magical number in the dark tower novels. Cujo, the dead zone, the body, the dark half, needful things, bag of bones and liseys story all originate here. Thus goes the famous line from stephen kings dark tower series. Ka is a plot element in stephen kings dark tower series.
The whole concept of the dark tower series is that it ties all of kings other books together, describes how and why certain things happen in different worlds, and how everything is connected. Place of the rose, the gate to access the dark tower in all world. Are there castle rock dark tower connections hiding in plain. Aug 02, 2017 want to see how almost every single movie based on a stephen king book connects to the universe of the dark tower. I made an immediate connection to the dark tower and other connected books. As roland crosses a desert of damnation in a macabre world that is a twisted image of our own, he moves ever closer to the.
How are stephen kings novels and stories connected to the dark. To many links for dark tower, i am surprised christine is not on the list. How stephen kings dark tower and it share a multiverse. How the dark tower will connect to the shining cinemablend. Begun in 1970, it has remained an active part of his creative life for more than fortytwo years. Stephen kings the dark tower the worlds in his books. In 112263, this is the date that the vermont yankee nuclear reactor exploded.
Dreamcatcher and insomnia are both situated in derry, the second mostcommonly referenced town borne from kings imagination. King s books are always prodigious, barelydisciplined torrents of story. The series spans multiple genres, incorporating elements of horror, science fantasy, dark fantasy, and western hence. The dark tower, starring idris elba and matthew mcconaughey, spikes the mist, and it, starring a ragtag group. But its also a thread throughout kings fictional universe. The wheel of ka turns, and a movie based on stephen kings magnum opus the dark tower is. One of the most prolific writers of our time, king has created many worlds and many of them he has connected, in ways big and small, with the dark tower series acting as the linchpin. Lets go back to the dark tower, because stephen kings epic fantasy series has more connections than anything else hes written.
The dark tower user submitted connections stephen king. Delve into any stephen king novel, and at some point youll likely find a secret passageway into another. But with timejumping metanarratives and compulsive genreswitching, the eight novels proved. It, in its ultimate form, emits deadlights similar to the ones that the crimson king possesses. May 23, 2017 two movies and one tv show based on stephen kings novels will premiere in 2017.
How are stephen kings novels and stories connected to the. Are there castle rock dark tower connections hiding in. Stephen kings dozens of books all connected back to the dark tower, referencing characters from older stories and drawing connections that flesh out his universe. There are books and related comics that take place before the events of the first dark tower novel, but this order tries to preserve the integrity of the series opening volley before getting into offshoots, flashbacks and side stories, your introduction to gunslinger roland deschain and his quest for the multiverseprotecting tower should be given room to breathe.
In the gunslinger, he introduced the dark tower s protagonist. It won an edgar award and, as the first in a trilogy, was followed by finders and keepers and end of watch. Also when he mentions going to starbucks that didnt expand outside seattle, washington until 1987. This lists some major and some minor works that either directly reference or are directly referenced by the dark tower series and offers the reader a. Jul 14, 2016 the dark tower is stephen king s magnum opus which connects many of the writers novels into a single universe.
What follows is a list of 10 books that are closely enough tied to rolands quest for the tower that you really need to read them to get the whole. Aug 05, 2016 mr mercedes, kings first hardboiled detective book, was first published in 2014 and featured retired detective bill hodges. King has written several books that connect in very specific ways, whether they share characters or plot points or locations or. Good list of other king stories connected to the dark. The dark tower connects everything in stephen kings universe.
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