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The Dark Tower is a book series written by Stephen King, which incorporates themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and Western. It describes a “gunslinger” and his quest toward a tower, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical. King has described the series as his magnum opus. In addition to the eight novels of the series proper that comprise 4,250 pages, many of King’s other books relate to the story, introducing concepts and characters that come into play as the series progresses. It is said that all Stephen King’s stories are related to The Dark Tower series.
The series is inspired by the poem “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came” by Robert Browning, whose full text was included in the final volume’s appendix. It also identifies with The Lord of the Rings, Arthurian Legend, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He identifies Clint Eastwood’s “Man with No Name” character as one of the major inspirations for the protagonist, Roland Deschain. King’s style of location names in the series, such as Mid-World, and his development of a unique language abstract to our own (High Speech), are also influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien’s work. The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole; published in 2012, served as an interquel between the fourth and fifth books of the series.
The story is about, Roland Deschain the last living member of a knightly order known as gunslingers and the last of the line of “Arthur Eld”, his world’s analogue of King Arthur. Roland’s quest is to find the Dark Tower, a fabled building said to be the nexus of all universes. Roland’s world is said to have “moved on”, and it appears to be coming apart at the seams. Mighty nations have been torn apart by war, entire cities and regions vanish without a trace and time does not flow in an orderly fashion. Sometimes, even the sun rises in the north and sets in the east. As the series opens, Roland’s motives, goals and age are unclear, though later installments shed light on these mysteries.
So why do I love this series so much?
Well, that is easy, First of all I personally think Stephen King is a master writer. His stories are always intriguing and compelling, like a story should be.
Second, I love fantasy, science fiction and horror and The Dark Tower gives me all that.
Of course the story was well written, interesting, original and a real adventure that sucks you right into the world of Roland Deschain, but what was most extraordinary about the story for me was that when I finished the story I felt it the story slip away from my mind like it became a dream or a vague memory.
If you have read the story you get what I mean about that.
The last thing I can say is that if you have not read this amazing series, you should. Like right now! It is worth your time.
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
― Stephen King, The Gunslinger
My next update will be about my favorite book series and my favorite author, you guested it Stephen King. The Book series I am talking about is The Dark Tower. This is one the most compelling stories I have ever read by Stephen King. It is described as his magnum opus ( Latin meaning “great work”) and is perhaps his greatest, achievement as a writer.
Writers exercise 7
Write an hundred word outline for a short story based on the following plot: A priest discovers that a family of undercover angels have moved in next door.
(This can be some kind of crazy comedy story .)
Writers exercise 6
List five things you most dislike touching, then find five adjectives to describe each item (e.g. maggots – slithery, wriggly, writhing). Do the same for your other senses.
This will help you with describe things in a more creative manner.
Writers exercise 5
Write a compelling fifty word opening for a short story based on the following plot: a woman inherits a talking parrot from her estranged husband.
Music and writing
Music is for me an important part of writing. It gives me inspiration and it helps me create the right mood and setting for a story. This track from James Camerons motion picture Avatar composed by James Horner is amazing when you are writing an epic fantasy battle.
Writers exercise 4
Write a compelling fifty word opening for a short story based on the following plot: A rich aristocrat discovers his parents are Gypsies.
Writers exercise 3
Write an hundred word outline for a short story based on the following plot: A group of tourists are left stranded by the theft of their bus.
Writers exercise 2
Select a book on your shelf and pick two chapters at random. Take the first line of one chapter and the last line of the other chapter and write a short story (no more than 1000 words)
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