The Dark Tower Companion: A Guide to Stephen King's Epic Fantasy - Softcover

Vincent, Bev

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451237994 ISBN 13: 9780451237996

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2013

Synopsis

A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO STEPHEN KING'S BESTSELLING DARK TOWER SERIES.

“A valuable tool for exploring the series. Both newcomers and frequent visitors to Mid-World will be informed and delighted.”—Stephen King

The story of Roland Deschain of Gilead, the last gunslinger, and his lifelong quest to reach the tower and save humanity across infinite parallel worlds is one that has consumed Stephen King throughout his career as characters and concepts crossed back and forth between the series and the rest of his fictional universe.

The Dark Tower Companion is the ultimate compendium to King’s evolving magnum opus, presenting the mythology, history, and geography of this epic fantasy that has captivated generations of readers. Featuring interviews with Stephen King, Ron Howard, Dark Tower expert Robin Furth and others, Bev Vincent reveals The Dark Tower’s influential literary origins, examines its connections to the vast majority of King’s other novels, explores the expanded universe, catalogs the major characters, locations and concepts, and includes a travel guide to the story’s real-world locations, giving fans who have followed Roland’s journey—or those who are discovering it for the first time—a fascinating overview of the series and an inside look at the creative process of one of the world’s most popular authors.

About this title

About the Author

Bev Vincent has been a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine since 2001, writing the News from the Dead Zone column that appears in every issue. He is the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award-nominated com­panion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, The Dark Tower Companion, and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion. 

His short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, From the Borderlands, and The Blue Religion. He is a member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. He also writes book reviews for Onyx Reviews. Vincent lives in Texas with his wife.

Review

Praise for Bev Vincent's The Road to The Dark Tower

“Wonderful...opens doors to Roland’s world that not even I knew existed.  If you like The Dark Tower books, you’ll like this one. Enthusiastically recommended.”—Stephen King
 
“Bev Vincent is a true King insider....His book is essential to every reader of Stephen King’s magnificent work.”—Peter Straub

“Vincent proves himself a master of the Dark Tower world.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“An excellent and maybe even vital guide to King’s grand opus.”—Locus

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0451237994
• ISBN 13: 9780451237996
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512