false 452157 1 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 <i>The Lord of the Rings</i>, and the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone. <br><br> With the full cooperation of Stephen King himself, <i>The Road to the Dark Tower</i> 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 <i>The Stand</i>, <i>Insomnia</i>, and <i>Hearts in Atlantis</i>, 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. 440780 28 9 2004 The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus total:155|5:2|4:2|3:1|2:0|1:0| 155 576 256 2 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 18:49:37 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 09:28:16 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Dec 14 07:48:08 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 12:16:01 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 12:16:24 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 16:29:31 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 17:47:41 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 24 16:39:01 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 16:39:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 22 19:53:57 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 19:53:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 16:11:38 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 16:11:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 19 07:45:27 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 07:45:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 14 20:50:26 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 20:50:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 11:35:40 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 11:35:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 08 13:01:56 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 13:01:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 07:14:22 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 07:14:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 13:12:26 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 13:12:26 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Sep 13 17:34:12 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 17:34:12 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Sep 12 20:01:17 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:01:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Sep 06 21:56:17 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 21:56:17 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 04 06:31:39 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 06:31:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 20:33:32 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 20:33:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 31 07:04:34 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 07:04:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 19 09:49:02 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 09:49:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 18 19:18:50 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:18:50 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=452157