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— Stephen King
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Summary[]
The Dark Tower is a series of eight books written by American author Stephen King that 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. The series, and its use of the Dark Tower, expands upon Stephen King's multiverse and in doing so, links together many of his other novels. 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.
The series has become a linchpin that ties together much of King's body of work. The worlds of The Dark Tower are in part composed of locations, characters, events and other various elements from many of King's novels and short stories. Some of the books that are tied to this series, or that this series references are It, The Stand, 'Salem's Lot, Insomnia, and Hearts In Atlantis. One of the more recent references to the Dark Tower series in a King novel was in the 2006 book Cell.
Powers of the Verse[]
Extremelly powerful, The Dark Tower possesses multiple creatures who are capable of creating and destroying universes, and multiple higher dimensional beings. The most powerful beings on the verse can reach Hyperversal to Outerversal levels of power, which places it between some of the most powerful verses in modern culture.
When it comes to hax, The Dark Tower is also really impressive, some examples include Plot Manipulation, Fate Manipulation, Abstract Existence, Magic, Non-Corporeality, Higher-Dimensional Manipulation, Causality Manipulation, Resistance, Immortality, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Telekinesis, Possession, Time Manipulation, etc.
Supporters/Opponents/Neutral[]
Supporters[]
Opponents[]
Neutral[]
Characters[]
The Dark Tower[]
- Roland Deschain
- Randall Flagg
- The Crimson King
- Gan
- Bessa
- Shardik
Carrie[]
The Shining[]
- Jack Torrance
Cujo[]
Christine[]
- Christine
IT[]
The Tommyknockers[]
The Langoliers[]
The Mist[]
- Tentacles from Planet X
- Scorpion-Flie
- Pterobuzzard
- Gray Widower
- Arachni-Lobster
- Killer Kite
- Green Fly
- Behemoth
Other[]
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