The Dark Tower saga is finally COMPLETE!

Pistolero · Post by **Pistolero** » 2003-02-26 02:10pm

News on Stephen King's site say that the Dark Tower saga is finally complete! The first 4 books will be re-released on nice hardcover editions in June, and King even re-wrote the first book to accomodate for subtle changes the story underwent in its 31 years of existence.

And the last 3 books will all be released within one year, starting on November!!!!!

And people still don't believe in God!

NOT!

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-02-26 02:21pm

I'd given up on it ever being finished. HOORAY!!!

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-02-26 02:30pm

Cool, I've read a couple of books they were pretty good...

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-26 02:34pm

So do you think the re-writing will be a good or a bad thing?

Alferd Packer · Post by **Alferd Packer** » 2003-02-26 02:46pm

Gee, I suppose I should get around to reading those one of these days.

Rubberanvil · Post by **Rubberanvil** » 2003-02-26 02:53pm

Long Walk

neoolong wrote:So do you think the re-writing will be a good or a bad thing?

With King it can go either way. Especially with him leaning toward PC on some of his previous works like Rage.

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » 2003-02-26 02:54pm

Im more than a little dissapointed in the re-writing... the first book was (isnt it always) by far and away the best of the series. It was simple, elegant, poetic in its way.

But yes, I never thought this series would be finished. Even if its drawn out to a whimpering, overly-long, overly-minutaed conclusion as is so often Kings wont as he ages, at least it will be done.

Pistolero · Post by **Pistolero** » 2003-02-26 02:54pm

neoolong wrote:So do you think the re-writing will be a good or a bad thing?

My gut tells me it is gonna be awesome! And I have a big gut! All joking aside, 99% of King's work revolves around the Dark Tower. Like Roland's world is the axis upon which all existence revolves, and you have to keep in mind that the man who wrote The Gunslinger was barely out of his teens, and he wrote it as a serial thing... more like many stories glued together. Plus, if you head over to www.stephenking.com and read some of his announcements, you will see that he says he put his whole being into writing these books. It is tough for a writer to be actually pleased with his work, and he sounds damn proud of the last three installments.. Holy shit, I can't hardly wait, dammit!

Does anyone have a DeLorean with a flux capacitor handy? Fuck the past, I just want to go about 15 months into the future

[EDIT: Spelling. Damn Natural Keyboard... like I can just go and grow my own]

Pistolero · Post by **Pistolero** » 2003-02-26 03:01pm

Marcus wrote:Im more than a little dissapointed in the re-writing... the first book was (isnt it always) by far and away the best of the series. It was simple, elegant, poetic in its way.

But yes, I never thought this series would be finished. Even if its drawn out to a whimpering, overly-long, overly-minutaed conclusion as is so often Kings wont as he ages, at least it will be done.

Just wait... I have a feeling we are all going to be blown away in a few months. While I do agree that his latest books have (pleaseGodforgivetheblasphemy) sucked ass (If you liked Dreamcatcher or From a Buick 8 you need help... fast), I do think that he has written NOTHING like the final DT books, and the new edition of The Gunslinger. And like you say, even if it sucks, at least I can die in peace after reading them (hmmm, no. I still have to see Episode III)

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-02-26 04:14pm

Hmm, really. I'm working through Book 2 now, it seems to be a promising series.

Pistolero · Post by **Pistolero** » 2003-02-26 04:24pm

Dalton wrote:Hmm, really. I'm working through Book 2 now, it seems to be a promising series.

Dude, you have no freakin idea. If you have not read The Stand, I would STRONGLY suggest you drop The Drawing Of The Three and READ the Uncut, fucking-brick-heavy 1500 page version of The Stand. Once you are done and well acquainted with the initials "R.F.", then you go back to DT. And then you read Insomnia, Hearts In Atlantis, Rose Madder, Salem's Lot, The Little Sisters Of Eluria... and then you will be ready to be blown away by the most amazing saga ever written.

Pistolero · Post by **Pistolero** » 2003-02-26 04:26pm

Dalton wrote:Hmm, really. I'm working through Book 2 now, it seems to be a promising series.

And I think you will REALLY enjoy the fight at Balazar's. I listened to it on audio book while on a long drive. 9 hours compressed into 15 minutes.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-02-26 05:18pm

Pistolero wrote:
Dalton wrote:Hmm, really. I'm working through Book 2 now, it seems to be a promising series.
Dude, you have no freakin idea. If you have not read The Stand, I would STRONGLY suggest you drop The Drawing Of The Three and READ the Uncut, fucking-brick-heavy 1500 page version of The Stand. Once you are done and well acquainted with the initials "R.F.", then you go back to DT. And then you read Insomnia, Hearts In Atlantis, Rose Madder, Salem's Lot, The Little Sisters Of Eluria... and then you will be ready to be blown away by the most amazing saga ever written.

I guess you're a King fan

I'm not all that much into King, but his fantasy series rubs me the right way.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-02-26 05:19pm

Pistolero wrote:
Dalton wrote:Hmm, really. I'm working through Book 2 now, it seems to be a promising series.
And I think you will REALLY enjoy the fight at Balazar's. I listened to it on audio book while on a long drive. 9 hours compressed into 15 minutes.

Yeah, that was a pretty interesting fight. Fighting naked? Made me wince. Sucks that Roland got mutilated earlier though.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-26 05:22pm

A rewrite makes more money, by getting people to rebuy what they may already own.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-02-26 05:24pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:A rewrite makes more money, by getting people to rebuy what they may already own.

Unless you're George Lucas.