Road to the Dark Tower Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus

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.Vincent, Bev is the author of 'Road to the Dark Tower Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus', published 2004 under ISBN 9780451213044 and ISBN 0451213041.