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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451213044
Edition: First Edition ~1st Printing
ISBN: 0451213041
Label: NAL Trade
Manufacturer: NAL Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: September 28, 2004
Publisher: NAL Trade
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Studio: NAL Trade
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In 1970, Stephen King embarked on what would become the crowning achievement in his literary career-the Dark Tower. The seven-volume series, written and published over a period of 30 years, was inspired by Robert Browning's poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," as well as J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone.
With the full cooperation of Stephen King himself, The Road to the Dark Tower examines the epic journey of the author to complete a story that threatened to overwhelm him. In this indispensable companion, Bev Vincent presents a book-by-book analysis of each volume in the series, tracing the Dark Tower's connections to King's other novels including The Stand, Insomnia, and Hearts in Atlantis, and offering insights from the author about the creative process involved in crafting his lifelong work-a work that has consumed not only Stephen King, but his legion of devoted readers. This is essential reading for any Dark Tower-or Stephen King-fan.
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In The Road to The Dark Tower Bev Vincent takes the fans on a journey through the wonderful world of Stephen King's Magnus Opus. He starts off with a meticulous analysis of the seven Dark Tower books, nicely avoiding any academic mumbo jumbo. That's effectively one of the strong points of this book: it does not judge, only analyses the storyline and helps find surprising links you missed while reading the books. In a second part the author dives deeper into the related Stephen King works and shows ... Read More
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Not a bad read for the Tower Junkie. There are just a few factual errors in this book, but I don't want to put any spoilers up here. Bev Vincent gets it MOSTLY right, but the errors stand out to someone who has read this series a few times.
On the plus side, he points out a few other bits of information that are correct, and interesting to boot!
Don't read this book until you have finished reading The Dark Tower series first. This book is not as exhaustively comprehensive as "The Dark Tower: ... Read More
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I think that this book was interesting. You had everything at your fingertips if you wanted to look something up. I understand why a few people would be dissapointed because it doesnt dive too deep into the story. An interview with King would have been pretty cool, I will admit. Oh well...I still found the book pretty interesting.
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... for those with any intelligence what so ever a pointless read. Vincent points out all of the obvious connections to Kings other works. There was no interview with the author to speak of... There was no new insight into the characters or about the worlds. Disappointing through and through.
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It's taken years and seven books but we have finally finished our quest for the Dark Tower. Now, we have this book to help us make sense of the journey. There is a love for the story that Bev brings to this book that many of us can empathize with. Bev's information, especially when discussing influences, is a very helpful adjunct to the series. There are bios of the characters, also a big help in keeping things straight. The poem which inspired it all (Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came) is wonderful to ... Read More
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