Dark Tower by Stephen King (2004, Hardcover)

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The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, Book 7). Title : The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, Book 7). Authors : King, Stephen. Binding : Hardcover. Product Category : Books. Condition : Very Good. List Price (MSRP) : 35.00.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGrant Publisher, Incorporated, Donald M.
ISBN-101880418622
ISBN-139781880418628
eBay Product ID (ePID)30749894

Product Key Features

Book TitleDark Tower
Number of Pages864 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicGeneral, Literary, Fantasy / Epic
IllustratorYes, Whelan, Michael
GenreFiction
AuthorStephen King
Book SeriesThe Dark Tower Ser.
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height2.2 in
Item Weight50 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-109365
ReviewsPublisher's WeeklyA pilgrimage that began with one lone man's quest to save multiple worlds from chaos and destruction unfolds into a tale of epic proportions. While King saw some criticism for the slow pace of 1982's The Gunslinger, the book that launched this series, The Drawing of the Three (Book II, 1987), reeled in readers with its fantastical allure. And those who have faithfully journeyed alongside Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake and Oy ever since will find their loyalty toward the series' creator richly rewarded.The tangled web of the tower's multiple worlds has manifested itself in many of King's other works -- The Stand (1978), Insomnia (1994) and Hearts in Atlantis (1999), to name a few. As one character explains here, "From the spring of 1970, when he typed the line The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed...very few of the things Stephen King wrote were 'just stories.' He may not believe that; we do." King, in fact, intertwines his own life story deeper and deeper into the tale of Roland and his surrogate family of gunslingers, and, in this final installment, playfully and seductively suggests that it might not be the author who drives the story, but rather the fictional characters that control the author.This philosophical exploration of free will and destiny may surprise those who have viewed King as a prolific pop-fiction dispenser. But a closer look at the brilliant complexity of his Dark Tower world should explain why this bestselling author has finally been recognized for his contribution to the contemporary literary canon. With the conclusion of this tale, ostensibly the last published work of his career, King has certainly reached the top of his game. And as for who or what resides at the top of the tower...The many readers dying to know will have to start at the beginning and work their way up., Publisher's WeeklyA pilgrimage that began with one lone man's quest to save multiple worlds from chaos and destruction unfolds into a tale of epic proportions. While King saw some criticism for the slow pace of 1982'sThe Gunslinger,the book that launched this series,The Drawing of the Three(Book II, 1987), reeled in readers with its fantastical allure. And those who have faithfully journeyed alongside Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake and Oy ever since will find their loyalty toward the series' creator richly rewarded.The tangled web of the tower's multiple worlds has manifested itself in many of King's other works --The Stand(1978),Insomnia(1994) andHearts in Atlantis(1999), to name a few. As one character explains here, "From the spring of 1970, when he typed the lineThe man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed...very few of the things Stephen King wrote were 'just stories.' He may not believe that; we do." King, in fact, intertwines his own life story deeper and deeper into the tale of Roland and his surrogate family of gunslingers, and, in this final installment, playfully and seductively suggests that it might not be the author who drives the story, but rather the fictional characters that control the author.This philosophical exploration of free will and destiny may surprise those who have viewed King as a prolific pop-fiction dispenser. But a closer look at the brilliant complexity of his Dark Tower world should explain why this bestselling author has finally been recognized for his contribution to the contemporary literary canon. With the conclusion of this tale, ostensibly the last published work of his career, King has certainly reached the top of his game. And as for who or what resides at the top of the tower...The many readers dying to know will have to start at the beginning and work their way up.
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume NumberBk. 7
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
Edition DescriptionRevised edition,Expurgated edition
SynopsisAll good things must come to an end, Constant Reader, and not even Stephen King can make a story that goes on forever. The tale of Roland Deschain's relentless quest for the Dark Tower has, the author fears, sorely tried the patience of those who have followed it from its earliest chapters. But attend to it a while longer, if it pleases you, for this volume is the last, and often the last things are best.Roland's ka-tet remains intact, though scattered over wheres and whens. Susannah-Mia has been carried from the Dixie Pig (in the summer of 1999) to a birthing room -- really a chamber of horrors -- in Thunderclap's Fedic; Jake and Father Callahan, with Oy between them, have entered the restaurant on Lex and Sixty-first with weapons drawn, little knowing how numerous and noxious are their foes. Roland and Eddie are with John Cullum in Maine, in 1977, looking for the site on Turtleback Lane where "walk-ins" have been often seen. They want desperately to get back to the others, to Susannah especially, and yet they have come to realize that the world they need to escape is the only one that matters.Thus the book opens, like a door to the uttermost reaches of Stephen King's imagination. You've come this far. Come a little farther. Come all the way. The sound you hear may be the slamming of the door behind you. Welcome toThe Dark Tower.
LC Classification NumberPS3561.I483D373 2004

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    "Order the book, read it and review it yourself!"

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    The Dark Tower Book VII description didn't mention that this is a hardcover.. Because of it's size & weight I have to sit at a table to read it.

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    One of the best in the series. Great condition. Art is amazing. Thankee sai.

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