Order of The Dark Tower Books
The Dark Tower is a series of books by American author Stephen King, which he considers to be his magnum opus. The series mixes themes from fantasy, science fantasy, horror and western genres. It was inspired largely by Arthurian legend, The Lord of the Rings and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, with the main character Roland Deschain being inspired by Clint Eastwood’s Man With No Name character.
The series started in 1982 and although installments were sporadic throughout the ’80s and ’90s, King continues to publish new novels of the Dark Tower series to this day. Below is a list of the Dark Tower novels in order of when they were published.
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Publication Order of The Dark Tower Books
| The Gunslinger | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Drawing of the Three | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Waste Lands | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wizard and Glass | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wolves of the Calla | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Song of Susannah | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dark Tower | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wind Through the Keyhole | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Dark Tower: Beginnings Books
Publication Order of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Books
(By: Stephen King, Robin Furth, Peter David)
| The Journey Begins | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Little Sisters of Eluria | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Battle of Tull | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Way Station | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man in Black | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Last Shots | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three Books
(By: Stephen King, Robin Furth, Peter David)
| The Prisoner | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| House of Cards | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lady of Shadows | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bitter Medicine | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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The Dark Tower Synopsis: The Gunslinger takes place in a parallel universe that is similar to what we know as the Old West. The main character Roland Deschain must catch the man in black before finding his way to The Dark Tower. The book combines elements from western, horror, fantasy and sci-fi genres.