While the themes of questing and moral responsibility in The Dark Tower series are not unique to King's oeuvre, neither is the setting. The dark environment and fall from a more technological past are reminiscent of The Stand. King includes an aside that Roland once before encountered a demon named Flagg, the antagonist of The Stand and The Eyes of the Dragon. In fact, Roland's childhood may have been in a kingdom similar to Delain in The Eyes.....
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