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I know you said you're listening to the main novels via audiobook, but I'd just like to mention that the comic book adaptations do a great job of clarifying the backstory. The first 30 issues all take place prior to The Gunslinger, and cover both the material from Wizard and Glass as well as other aspects of Roland's backstory which are only mentioned or hinted at in the novels. What's more, I don't think anything in them is really a spoiler for the further novels (there's a short flashback in Wolves of the Calla which the comics also incorporate, but it doesn't give anything new away to know ahead of time). The first 30 issues as well as a ton of bonus materials are available in a great hardcover omnibus edition; here's an Amazon link, though I believe it can be had for closer to $65 on eBay. It's close to a thousand pages total, and the bonus materials in the Companion book seem really cool too though I haven't gotten around to reading them in full (though those are probably best saved for after finishing the main novels, since it includes things like a world gazetteer which includes things not encountered until the final book).

I'm not usually a big fan of comics, but these are really well done, and the Omnibus editions have a great value for the price if you like the Dark Tower series, and especially if you're interested in seeing more of Roland's backstory fleshed out (including things like the Fall of Gilead, which you won't find elsewhere).

Totally worth it. It's a must have for any big fan. It adds all kinds of extra content that wasn't in the books. It's not written by King, but fully endorsed by him. It was developed in part by the work of Robin Furth, King's personal research assistant. Apparently when King started writing the last three DT books, he hired Robin to research the first four and write the concordance. Robin and some other people produced the comics which include stories referenced or not included in the books. The wind through the keyhole was actually dedicated to her and the people at Marvel. Also, the artwork is amazing.

You should check out Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. It's got magicians, but more in a real life sense. Has been described to me as a more sophisticated and grown up version of Harry Potter. It's long, has great characters, and the epic cranks out more and more as the book progresses. I loved it.

Fantasy-gunslinger epic The Outlaw King was directly influenced by Dark Tower, and recently Stephen King himself gave me a pass to use direct DT references to Beam Guardians, so from the third book on, it's gonna be a lot more 19 up in here. The series has a pretty enthusiastic fanbase, and the third book recently won a 2014 Stabby Award from /r/Fantasy.

I fell in love with this a while ago on Amazon and need to buy it:
http://www.amazon.com/Stephen-The-Dark-Tower-Necklace/dp/B002FT4WTY/ref=sr_1_1?s=jewelry&ie=UTF8&qid=1370647223&sr=1-1&keywords=the+dark+tower

I just noticed you said he so they may be too girly in retrospect...but they (www.amazon.com) have other jewelry on there, they even have the Ka Tet symbol on a necklace and the eye of the Crimson King as well, one of those might work! As a bonus most of them are only like $9.99.

Check out China Mieville. He's bending genre's hardcore with his Bas Lag universe. It's fantasy/horror/steam punk. Perdido Street Station followed by The Scar are both amazing and truly original. There are no kings, queens, elves, dwarves or much of anything you'd expect in a Tolkien like fantasy world and it's not about the simplicities of good vs. evil. Instead you get a lot of compelling grey areas and horrific things I can't even mention without spoilers. There's also a third called Iron Council but I haven't read it yet. Oh, and it's not a trilogy, they just take place in the same universe with casual links between the stories.

http://www.amazon.com/Perdido-Street-Station-China-Mieville/dp/0345459407/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371527142&sr=1-1&keywords=perdido+street+station

Edit: I'm doing a horrible job selling the idea that Mieville is good here. But as a fan of the horror and fantasy genre's I find Mieville to be extremely creative, original and entertaining.

I would highly recommend checking out The Outlaw King series by S.A. Hunt. It's a great series a definitely has a Dark Tower vibe to it.

Heads up, the UK Publisher Hodder & Stoughton has all 8 Dark Tower novels and the Complete Concordance as a matching set, and on amazon it would actually cost me less to have the H&S set shipped all the way from the UK than it would to preorder this set. That's the 7 main books, Wind Through the Keyhole, AND the concordance, whereas I'm pretty sure this set available for preorder is only the 7 main series novels. I saw the H&S books in person in China and they're beautiful, so if this set doesn't look super beautiful or have SOMETHING better than the H&S set, I'm getting the H&S set instead. The H&S books are all available on amazon.co.uk as well as eBay.

Here are links for books 1-7, WttK, and a copy of the concordance.

The Gunslinger

Drawing of The Three

Waste Lands

Wizard & Glass

Wolves of the Calla

Song of Susannah

The Dark Tower

Wind Through The Keyhole

Dark Tower: Complete Concordance

The inclusion of SK in the series will make more sense when you read book 7. Also, I highly recommend reading Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance after you're done as well. This book helped me understand and appreciate the books moreso. SK's inclusion in the series is quite fitting and one of the reasons I like the series so much.

I asked King how old Roland was in my interview in The Dark Tower Companion.

His answer: I don’t know any of these things. Your guess is as good as mine, really. My assumption is that something happened to Roland after Gilead fell and it has to do with the Beams and time getting funny and that he really has lived a more or less normal life, that it’s time itself that’s gone off the rails. That’s all I know. The only other thing that I can say is that my concept of the book when I started, when I was very young, like 22 years old, probably mutated to something that was a little less mythic as time went by.

It's complete and available on amazon, I got my copy around Christmas time. It covers everything from The Gunslinger Born through The Battle of Jericho Hill, which as far as I know is everything.

Supposedly there's another run being made of The Gunslinger, but I haven't seen it yet to be able to confirm anything, and even if that is the case, it's basically a different series. The omnibus covers all of the prequel stuff.

Here's an Amazon link to it: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-Omnibus-Stephen-King/dp/0785155414/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368494339&sr=8-1&keywords=dark+tower+omnibus

Enjoy!

There's a very nice box set of paperbacks that was released this past December. Matching books, nice box artwork, and actually affordably priced.

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-Boxed-Set/dp/1501163566

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i was thinking about this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NV64BUK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_-BmJzbDSDFS9G but i would want it a bit foggier instead of completely clear.

There is a paperback set that's sold in the UK/Europe that you can order on UK Amazon(or whatever EU country you prefer). You have to order each book individually, though. It came out before The Wind Through the Keyhole, so that one just kinda sits off to the side. Nonetheless, the seven books look great together.

there is one for the wastelands like that read by SK too, but thats it. When Wizard and Glass released they rerecorded all 4 with Frank Muller reading them, then by the time Wolves came out Frank had died (RIP, press F to pay respects...) so the revised Gunslinger and 5-7 are all read by George Guidell. SK did end up reading The Wind Through the Keyhole himself and im pretty sure Simon & Scheuster released it on CD

Heres a listing on amazon for the OG wastelands... considering the way they use stock pics im not sure if the edition is correct or if you'd end up getting the Muller Version if you bought it you'd probably want to verify which one it is with the seller but that picture is of the SK version (the muller one is green)

https://www.amazon.com/Waste-Lands-Dark-Tower/dp/0453007708

Why not buy the omnibus? Free shipping

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Tower-Omnibus-Slipcase-Edition/dp/0785155414

I'm 90% sure it's these ones:

• Gunslinger
  
• Drawing of the Three
  
• Waste Lands
  
• Wizard and Glass
  
• Wind Through the Keyhole
  
• Wolves of the Calla
  
• Song of Susannah
  
• Dark Tower
  
  
  Links obtained here.

As for a matching set, there was a paperback boxed set released.

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-Boxed-Set/dp/1501163566

As for hard cover, you'd have to buy them individually and they don't really run together well as they have varying art styles. Not to mention that finding a good hardcover of The Gunslinger will be quite costly.

This might help your journey: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-Companion-Stephen-Fantasy/dp/0451237994/ref=nodl_

Got it off amazon! Here's a link for ya!!

The Dark Tower 8-Book Boxed Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501163566/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_KTgSzbWNZ47PP

I'd recommend both of these books:

https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Kings-Dark-Tower-Concordance/dp/1451694873

https://www.amazon.com/Road-Dark-Tower-Exploring-Stephen/dp/0451213041/

Is this the new set they're doing for the film? Do you know where your gifter got if from? I really want it myself!

EDIT: I think I found it.

Those are the UK editions I think, I'm not 100 percent on that but I know I got them from Waterstones and they're on Amazon over here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Tower-Gunslinger-Stephen-King/dp/1444723448/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467636076&sr=8-1&keywords=dark+tower

Which one is the first?
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-Omnibus-Stephen-King/dp/0785155414
or
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-Gunslinger-Slipcase-Hardcover/dp/0785188703

Or does the order really matter?

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-Omnibus-Stephen-King/dp/0785155414

A quick Amazon search lists the shipping weight at 10.8 pounds

It's already out.

FTFY

They can be published by different companies. The only entire matching set Ive seen is a UK publisher Hodder

Found this

part 1 and part 2 but drawing of the three hasn't been collected yet.

Dark Tower Omnibus https://www.amazon.com/dp/0785155414/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FcZBCbFT8DB9W

Amazon Link

We have that too .