The Road to the Dark Tower
Author: Vincent, Bev
ISBN: 9780451213044
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 28 Sep 2004
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
b>AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE DARK TOWER SERIES-INCLUDING BOOK-BY-BOOK ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT INTO STEPHEN KING'S CREATIVE PROCESS.br>br>/b>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/i> i>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.
ISBN: 9780451213044
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 28 Sep 2004
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
b>AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE DARK TOWER SERIES-INCLUDING BOOK-BY-BOOK ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT INTO STEPHEN KING'S CREATIVE PROCESS.br>br>/b>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/i> i>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.
