The Dark Tower

Synopsis

Now with a stunning new cover look comes THE DARK TOWER, the seventh captivating volume in King's epic fantasy series THE DARK TOWER.

The final book in King's epic The Dark Tower series, sees gunslinger Roland on a roller-coaster ride of exhilarating triumph and aching loss in his unrelenting quest to reach the dark tower.

Roland Deschain and his ka-tet have journeyed together and apart, scattered far and wide across multilayered worlds of wheres and whens. The destinies of Roland, Susannah, Jake, Father Callahan, Oy, and Eddie are bound in the Dark Tower itself, which now pulls them ever closer to their own endings and beginnings and into a maelstrom of emotion, violence, and discovery.

And as he closes in on the Tower, Roland's every step is shadowed by a terrible and sinister creation. Finally, he realises, he may have to walk the last dark strait alone...

JOIN THE QUEST FOR THE DARK TOWER...

'King's magnificent uberstory is finally complete . . . King's achievement is startling; his characters fresh . . . his plot sharply drawn . . . It is magic' DAILY EXPRESS
'Strange, scary and utterly gripping - the perfect start to an unforgettable journey' GUARDIAN


THE DARK TOWER SERIES:
THE DARK TOWER I: THE GUNSLINGER
THE DARK TOWER II: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE
THE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDS
THE DARK TOWER IV: WIZARD AND GLASS
THE DARK TOWER V: WOLVES OF THE CALLA
THE DARK TOWER VI: SONG OF SUSANNAH
THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER
THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: A DARK TOWER NOVEL

Summary

Chapter 1: The Gunslinger

* Roland Deschain, the lone Gunslinger, pursues the Man in Black through the desolate Mid-World.
* He encounters Jake Chambers, a boy from New York City who somehow entered Mid-World.
* Roland befriends Jake and agrees to help him return to his own world, but first, they must defeat the Man in Black.

Chapter 2: The Drawing of the Three

* Roland, Jake, and Eddie Dean, a heroin addict from New York City, form a ka-tet (a destined group of companions).
* They journey to Hambry, a desolate town ruled by the Crimson King's minions.
* With the help of Odetta Holmes, a former bounty hunter, they defeat the Crimson King's forces and move closer to the Tower.

Chapter 3: The Waste Lands

* The ka-tet faces a series of trials, including encountering the Lobstrosities, monstrous creatures that guard the Dark Tower.
* They meet Father Callahan, a priest who has gone mad after being captured by the Crimson King.
* They cross the Mohaine Desert, a barren and unforgiving wasteland.

Chapter 4: Wizard and Glass

* Roland's past is revealed through a series of flashbacks.
* He remembers his childhood in Gilead and his training to become a Gunslinger.
* He also encounters his first love, Susan Delgado, who was killed by the Man in Black.

Chapter 5: Wolves of the Calla

* The ka-tet reaches the Calla Bryn Sturgis, a community under siege by werewolves.
* They help the Calla defend itself and defeat the creatures.
* Roland and Jake confront Walter o'Dim, a powerful sorcerer who claims to know the way to the Tower.

Chapter 6: Song of Susannah

* The ka-tet splits up, with Roland and Susannah, Eddie's possessed wife, continuing their quest.
* They encounter Mordred Deschain, Roland's long-lost son who has become a servant of the Crimson King.
* Susannah undergoes a transformation and emerges as the powerful gunslinger, Detta Walker.

Chapter 7: The Dark Tower

* The remaining members of the ka-tet reach the Dark Tower.
* They confront the Crimson King, the ultimate embodiment of evil.
* Roland makes the ultimate sacrifice to destroy the Tower and defeat the Crimson King, but the price of victory is high.