Order of The Dark Tower Books
The Dark Tower is a series of books by American author Stephen King, which he considers to be his magnum opus. The series mixes themes from fantasy, science fantasy, horror and western genres. It was inspired largely by Arthurian legend, The Lord of the Rings and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, with the main character Roland Deschain being inspired by Clint Eastwood’s Man With No Name character.
The series started in 1982 and although installments were sporadic throughout the ’80s and ’90s, King continues to publish new novels of the Dark Tower series to this day. Below is a list of the Dark Tower novels in order of when they were published.
Publication Order of The Dark Tower Books
| The Gunslinger | (1982) |    |
| The Drawing of the Three | (1987) | |
| The Waste Lands | (1991) | |
| Wizard and Glass | (1997) | |
| Wolves of the Calla | (2003) | |
| Song of Susannah | (2004) | |
| The Dark Tower | (2004) | |
| The Wind Through the Keyhole | (2012) | |
Publication Order of The Dark Tower: Beginnings Books
Publication Order of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Books
(By: Stephen King, Robin Furth, Peter David)
| The Journey Begins | (2019) | |
| The Little Sisters of Eluria | (2019) | |
| The Battle of Tull | (2019) | |
| The Way Station | (2019) | |
| The Man in Black | (2019) | |
| Last Shots | (2019) | |
Publication Order of The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three Books
(By: Stephen King, Robin Furth, Peter David)
| The Prisoner | (2020) | |
| House of Cards | (2020) | |
| Lady of Shadows | (2020) | |
| Bitter Medicine | (2020) | |
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The Dark Tower Synopsis: The Gunslinger takes place in a parallel universe that is similar to what we know as the Old West. The main character Roland Deschain must catch the man in black before finding his way to The Dark Tower. The book combines elements from western, horror, fantasy and sci-fi genres.