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Zusatztext Praise for 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 Informationen zum Autor Bev Vincent Klappentext AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE DARK TOWER SERIES-INCLUDING BOOK-BY-BOOK ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT INTO STEPHEN KING'S CREATIVE PROCESS. 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. Zusammenfassung AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE DARK TOWER SERIES—INCLUDING BOOK-BY-BOOK ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT INTO STEPHEN KING'S CREATIVE PROCESS. 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Road To The Dark TowerKey To Referenced Works Introduction: More Worlds Than These Chapter 1: The Long Journey to the Tower Chapter 2: The Gunslinger (Resumption) Chapter 3: The Drawing of the Three (Renewal) Chapter 4: The Waste Lands (Redemption) Chapter 5: Wizard and Glass (Regard) Chapter 6: Wolves of the Calla (Resistance) Chapter 7: Song of Susannah (Reproduction) Chapter 8: The Dark Tower (Resumption) Chapter 9: Related Works The Stand The Eyes of the Dragon Insomnia Rose Madder Desperation and the Regulators "The Little Sisters of Eluria" "Low Men in Yellow Coats" ( Hearts in Atlantis ) "Everything's Eventual" The Talisman and Black House Chapter 10: Dramatis Personae Roland Deschain of Gilead John "Jake" Chambers Eddie Dean (Edward Can...
