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Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance

by Robin Furth, Stephen King (Foreword by), Stephen King
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Overview

The Dark Tower is the backbone of Stephen King's legendary career. Begun more than thirty years ago, seven books and more than three thousand pages make up this bestselling, epic fantasy series. Previously published in two separate volumes, The Complete Concordance is the definitive encyclopedic reference book that provides readers with everything they need to navigate their way through the series. With hundreds of characters, Mid-World geography, High Speech lexicon, and extensive cross-references, this comprehensive handbook is essential for any Dark Tower fan.

  • Characters and Genealogies
  • Magical Objects and Forces
  • Mid-World and Our World Places
  • Portals and Magical Places
  • Mid-, End-, and Our World Maps
  • Timeline for the Dark Tower Series
  • Mid-World Dialects
  • Mid-World Rhymes, Songs, and Prayers
  • Political and Cultural References
  • References to Stephen King's Other Work

Synopsis

The Dark Tower is the backbone of Stephen King's legendary career. Begun more than thirty years ago, seven books and more than three thousand pages make up this bestselling, epic fantasy series. Previously published in two separate volumes, The Complete Concordance is the definitive encyclopedic reference book that provides readers with everything they need to navigate their way through the series. With hundreds of characters, Mid-World geography, High Speech lexicon, and extensive cross-references, this comprehensive handbook is essential for any Dark Tower fan.

  • Characters and Genealogies
  • Magical Objects and Forces
  • Mid-World and Our World Places
  • Portals and Magical Places
  • Mid-, End-, and Our World Maps
  • Timeline for the Dark Tower Series
  • Mid-World Dialects
  • Mid-World Rhymes, Songs, and Prayers
  • Political and Cultural References
  • References to Stephen King's Other Work

About the Author, Robin Furth

Robin Furth was born and raised in Philadelphia and attended the University of Pennsylvania. While enrolled in the Ph.D. program at the University of Maine, she was introduced to Stephen King, who needed a research assistant. She has been working with King for more than five years and is now busy writing story lines and folktales for Marvel's forthcoming Dark Tower comic book series. She divides her time between Maine, the south of England, and Mid-World.

Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Among his most recent are Under the Dome, Just After Sunset, the Dark Tower novels, Cell, From a Buick 8, Everything's Eventual, Hearts in Atlantis, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Lisey's Story and Bag of Bones. His acclaimed nonfiction book, On Writing, is also a bestseller. He was the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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Book Details

Published
December 1, 2006
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Pages
640
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780743297349

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