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The Dark Tower by Stephen King

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The Dark Tower is a series of seven books by American writer Stephen King that tells the tale of lead character Roland Deschain's quest for the "Dark Tower." Part of Roland's fictional quest lies in discovering the true nature of the Tower. The series...


Author Biography

Name: Stephen King
Variant Name: Stephen Edwin King, Richard Bachman, John Swithen
Birth Date: September 21, 1947
Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: author

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Biography of Stephen (Edwin) King
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Stephen King has written twenty-six novels (including five under the pen name Richard Bachman), five collections of short fiction, one book of criticism, six screenplays, and other short works. According to Stephen J. Spignesi in The Shape Under the Shee...
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Biography of Stephen King
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Stephen King (born 1947) is a prolific and immensely popular author of horror fiction. In his works, King blends elements of the traditional gothic tale with those of the modern psychological thriller, detective, and science fiction genres. Stephen King...
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Biography of Stephen King
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Stephen King was born September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. Two years later, his father, a merchant seaman, went to the grocery store for a pack of cigarettes and never returned. King's mother was...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The Dark Tower Information
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The series was mostly inspired by the poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning, the full text of which was included in an appendix to the final volume. In the preface to the revised 2003 edition of The Gunslinger, King also...


News and Journals
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Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
King of the darkness After 33-year stretch, Stephen King reaches an end to 'Dark Tower' series
09/20/2004: 568 words, approx. 2 pages
THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER, by Stephen King, Donald M. Grant/Scribner, New York, hardcover, 864 pages, $35. This massive volume (even by King's standards) marks the end of a long and winding road in a number of ways. The novel...
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The Stranger
Dark Tower
07/20/2006: 487 words, approx. 2 pages
BAR EXAM If "cafe and wine bar" implies modesty of scale, Purple Cafe & Wine Bar defies expectations in the grandest way. The place is so vast, it practically has its own weather systems. Purple occupies the boxy space of the former downtown...
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AP News
Stephen King ventures into comic books
3/11/2007: 1,446 words, approx. 5 pages
There are few things Stephen King hasn't tried when it comes to his work. He's already the master of horror fiction, a tour guide through disturbing and fantastical worlds, a writing coach, a nonfiction author, a screen writer and even a director.He can now claim...
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AP News
Authors like King, Lethem trying comics
5/13/2007: 1,087 words, approx. 4 pages
Author Jonathan Lethem was a big fan of the comic "Omega the Unknown" when he was a boy growing up in Brooklyn, and he was pretty depressed when the superhero vanished from corner store shelves.Never fear. He'll see Omega in print again soon, because Marvel...
 


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