Portal:The Dark Tower

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Introduction

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The man in black fled across the desert,

and the gunslinger followed...

This portal has been created as an all-inclusive overview of the universe of Stephen King's series of novels, The Dark Tower. Many of the books written by King came to be linked to his seven-part series, whether those links are obscure, as in Needful Things, or blatant, as in Salem's Lot.

To avoid controversy, for the purpose of this portal any citable connection with the beam to the Dark Tower series is considered credible. The desire here is to assist curious readers in their journey through the world of Roland Deschain, and, to the extent of the limited scope of the Dark Tower Series, the works of Stephen King.

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Characters

Protagonists
Ka-tet of the Nineteen and Ninety-nine

Roland's original Ka-tet

Allies of the Ka-tet

Antagonists

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Locations

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Book List

Other Stephen King titles related to The Dark Tower series
(in chronological order, according to the books themselves)

The Eyes of the Dragon
The villain of this novel is the wizard Flagg, also known as Randall Flagg, or Walter O'Dim

Hearts in Atlantis
First story introduces Ted Brautigan, who appears in The Dark Tower.

Salem's Lot
The Catholic priest from 'Salem's Lot, Father Don Callahan, joins the Dark Tower Ka-tet in Wolves of the Calla

The Stand
Main villain is Randall Flagg. Roland's ka-tet briefly visits a superflu/Captain Trips ravaged world in Wizard And Glass.

The Talisman
Introduces the character of Jack Sawyer.

It
Maturin the Turtle and corresponding poem ("Behold the turtle of enormous girth...") mentioned. Character named "Stuttering Bill", a name repeated in The Dark Tower. Shapeshifting villain similar to Dandelo from The Dark Tower.

Insomnia
The Crimson King and Patrick Danville are introduced.

Rose Madder
The world inside the painting is said to be that of Mid-World^{[citation needed]}, and Roland Deschain makes a brief appearance, although unnamed^{[citation needed]}.

Bag of Bones
Number "19" of mythical importance in story in similar way as in The Dark Tower series. Main location is a cottage christened "Sara Laughs", very similar to "Cara Laughs" name of King's house in the Dark Tower books.

Desperation
The 'Skoldpadda', a Can-Tah found by Susannah Dean and later left for Jake Chambers. It caused a weak mind to be extremely susceptible to suggestion. It is seen for the first time in Song of Susannah. The term Can-toi is also used, albeit in a different way than in the main series.

Black House
The Crimson King's plans and the roles of the Breakers are expanded upon. Roland's quest is mentioned.

From A Buick 8
It appears to be a Low Man which abandoned the Buick Roadmaster at a gas station. Buick Roadmaster itself is a portal to parallel dimension. A police cruiser of note is signified as "Unit 19".

Everything's Eventual
Contains the short story, Little Sisters of Eluria. Title story introduces Dinky Earnshaw, who appears in The Dark Tower.

The Library Policeman
Four Past Midnight is a compendium of four short King stories. In "The Library Policeman" the main protagonist is a shape-shifting emotion-vampire, probably the same type as Dandelo

The Mist

While Eddie and Roland make their way through Kansas Road in Bridgton, the mist, here called 'smoke', is mentioned as being nearly gone, implying that they've come into the story after the events detailed in The MistIn the motion picture, The Mist, the opening scene depicts a painting for the movie The Dark Tower. The painting shows the outline of a Roland looking character infront of a Ghost Wood Door.

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