The man in black fled across the desert,
 

and the Gunslinger followed.


Thus started Stephen King's epic tale of Roland Deschain, The Gunslinger, and his quest for The Dark Tower. Tomorrow, sharing a release date with the Star Wars DVD box set, the final book in this series will be available to the general public. I have anticipated the finish of this story for some time and truly wish my friend skip was still here, as he was a great fan of it as well.

To any of you that have never read the first book, The Gunslinger, I say put aside any preconceptions you have about Stephen King and his style of writing, pick up a copy at the library, and give it a read. You'll probably find the new version will make more sense than the original and if you decide you must know what happens next, you'll not have to wait years for the next book.

I believe there are a few other Tower Junkies here... who else is buying a copy tomorrow?

not me, but you know that I know that you know that I know who would have.

I'm a big fan myself! Thanks for the heads up...I hadn't heard that it was coming out. I'll be sure to pick a copy myself. And yes, for those that aren't big S. King fans, check out the gunslinger anyway. It is definitely a departure for him and in my humble opinion some of his best work.

^^^raises her hand^^^


me

**shrugs**

Sure ~ I'm in.

I will be there with bells on! Yay!

I never started this series of S.K. books (and I should have), but I saw Mr. King on a talk show yesterday and he seemed relieved (but in a post partum sorta way) to finally be done with it!

OMG is that today??? wonder if the basell have it gg make a call :D i need that book after the way the last oneleft mehanging!!!!!!!!


nikki

I will definately be there. I've always enjoyed his work. But The Gunslinger has been one of my favorites. And it's leaked into many of his other novels too. Insomnia...and especially Blackhouse, the sequel to The Talisman. All awesome books as well. I have heard however that this one is to be his last. As a diehard fan I find it hard to beleive he'd give up. But..aparantly it's mainly due to his deteriorating eyesight.

Happy Reading!

I only read H.P. Lovecraft myself.

I know what you mean Eliza. Insomnia is one of my fave King books, even aside from the Dark Tower references. The first part of Hearts In Atlantis ties in to the story significantly as well. I picked up a copy on my way into work which I am now seeing was a mistake cause all I want to do is pick it up and read. *shrugs* All in due time.

I just read Hearts, and it has me interested in starting the series.

its killin me, i called the book store and put a copy on hol dand hubby picked it up on his was into work he wont be home till 1am or later soooooooo ill have to start it tomorrow :( oh well patience is a virtue ive been told

nikki

there really are a lot of misconceptions about king's work. he's not all about scarey, supernatural, boogeyman under the bed writing. rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption comes to mind right now and there are tons of others, espesially his short stories. he is a master of the short story. and just a little fyi... there is a sort of pre-quel to the gunslinger series (besides the myriad books that tie into it in some way) and it's titled the eyes of the dragon, takes place a few generations "before the world moved on". not that i'm pimpin' for king, but i urge you to just give his stuff a try. scarey or not, you've got to admit the man is a first rate story-teller.

His short stories are my preference(I am a short story junkie in general), his Bachman stuff. The scariest/creep me out thing I have ever read was a simple paragraph from Danse Macabre. To me he is the King ( npi) of the mind fuck. I have enjoyed many of his stories but just have not had the time to jump into the tower series....need to make time.