The Dark Tower Boxed Set

27.04 MB·English

by  Stephen King

Cover Page: 1
Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Page: 6
Dedication Page: 8
Introduction Page: 9
Foreword Page: 12
Epigraph Page: 14
Chapter 1: The Gunslinger Page: 17
Chapter 2: The Way Station Page: 37
Chapter 3: The Oracle and the Mountains Page: 51
Chapter 4: The Slow Mutants Page: 61
Chapter 5: The Gunslinger and the Man in Black Page: 76
Acknowledgments Page: 84
Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Page: 85
Dedication Page: 87
Argument Page: 90
Prologue: The Sailor Page: 91
The Prisoner Page: 95
1. The Door Page: 96
2. Eddie Dean Page: 101
3. Contact and Landing Page: 107
4. The Tower Page: 116
5. Showdown and Shoot-Out Page: 129
Shuffle Page: 141
The Lady of Shadows Page: 150
1. Detta and Odetta Page: 151
2. Ringing the Changes Page: 160
3. Odetta On the Other Side Page: 165
4. Detta On the Other Side Page: 172
Re-Shuffle Page: 182
The Pusher Page: 194
1. Bitter Medicine Page: 195
2. The Honeypot Page: 199
3. Roland Takes His Medicine Page: 203
4. The Drawing Page: 214
Final Shuffle Page: 221
Afterword Page: 224
Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands Page: 225
Dedication Page: 227
Argument Page: 229
Book One: Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust Page: 231
I. Bear and Bone Page: 232
II. Key and Rose Page: 265
III. Door and Demon Page: 290
Book Two: Lud: A Heap of Broken Images Page: 318
IV. Town and Ka-tet Page: 319
V. Bridge and City Page: 342
VI. Riddle and Waste Lands Page: 393
Afterword Page: 405
Acknowledgments Page: 406
Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass Page: 407
Dedication Page: 409
Argument Page: 411
Epigraph Page: 414
Prologue: Blaine Page: 415
Part One: Riddles Page: 419
Chapter One: Beneath the Demon Moon (I) Page: 420
Chapter Two: The Falls of the Hounds Page: 426
Chapter Three: The Fair-Day Goose Page: 431
Chapter Four: Topeka Page: 439
Chapter Five: Turnpikin’ Page: 446
Part Two: Susan Page: 459
Chapter One: Beneath the Kissing Moon Page: 460
Chapter Two: Proving Honesty Page: 463
Chapter Three: A Meeting on the Road Page: 470
Chapter Four: Long After Moonset Page: 479
Chapter Five: Welcome To Town Page: 487
Chapter Six: Sheemie Page: 500
Chapter Seven: On the Drop Page: 509
Chapter Eight: Beneath the Peddler’s Moon Page: 521
Chapter Nine: Citgo Page: 526
Chapter Ten: Bird and Bear and Hare and Fish Page: 537
Part Three: Come, Reap Page: 549
Chapter One: Beneath the Huntress Moon Page: 550
Chapter Two: The Girl at the Window Page: 556
Chapter Three: Playing Castles Page: 562
Chapter Four: Roland and Cuthbert Page: 569
Chapter Five: Wizard’s Rainbow Page: 581
Chapter Six: Closing the Year Page: 590
Chapter Seven: Taking the Ball Page: 599
Chapter Eight: The Ashes Page: 608
Chapter Nine: Reaping Page: 616
Chapter Ten: Beneath the Demon Moon (II) Page: 634
Part Four: All God’s Chillun Got Shoes Page: 654
Chapter One: Kansas in the Morning Page: 655
Chapter Two: Shoes in the Road Page: 659
Chapter Three: The Wizard Page: 664
Chapter Four: The Glass Page: 669
Chapter Five: The Path of the Beam Page: 672
Afterword Page: 676
Acknowledgments Page: 678
Wind Through the Keyhole Page: 679
Dedication Page: 682
Foreword Page: 684
Starkblast Page: 685
The Skin-Man (Part 1) Page: 695
The Wind Through the Keyhole Page: 718
The Skin-Man (Part 2) Page: 767
Storm's Over Page: 778
Afterword Page: 780
Dark Tower V: The Wolves of the Calla Page: 781
Dedication Page: 783
The Final Argument Page: 784
Prologue: Roont Page: 788
Part One: Todash Page: 799
Chapter I: The Face on the Water Page: 800
Chapter II: New York Groove Page: 805
Chapter III: Mia Page: 813
Chapter IV: Palaver Page: 819
Chapter V: Overholser Page: 830
Chapter VI: The Way of the Eld Page: 835
Chapter VII: Todash Page: 844
Part Two: Telling Tales Page: 857
Chapter I: The Pavilion Page: 858
Chapter II: Dry Twist Page: 871
Chapter III: The Priest’s Tale (New York) Page: 876
Chapter IV: The Priest’s Tale Continued (Highways in Hiding) Page: 891
Chapter V: The Tale of Gray Dick Page: 899
Chapter VI: Gran-Pere’s Tale Page: 908
Chapter VII: Nocturne, Hunger Page: 918
Chapter VIII: Took’s Store; The Unfound Door Page: 924
Chapter IX: The Priest’s Tale Concluded (Unfound) Page: 934
Part Three: The Wolves Page: 954
Chapter I: Secrets Page: 955
Chapter II: The Dogan, Part 1 Page: 966
Chapter III: The Dogan, Part 2 Page: 982
Chapter IV: The Pied Piper Page: 992
Chapter V: The Meeting of the Folken Page: 999
Chapter VI: Before the Storm Page: 1005
Chapter VII: The Wolves Page: 1017
Epilogue: The Doorway Cave Page: 1031
Author’s Note Page: 1035
Author’s Afterword Page: 1036
Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah Page: 1037
Dedication Page: 1039
1st Stanza: Beamquake Page: 1042
Chapter One Page: 1043
Chapter Two Page: 1044
Chapter Three Page: 1045
2nd Stanza: The Persistence of Magic Page: 1048
Chapter One Page: 1049
Chapter Two Page: 1049
Chapter Three Page: 1051
Chapter Four Page: 1052
Chapter Five Page: 1053
Chapter Six Page: 1054
Chapter Seven Page: 1055
Chapter Eight Page: 1056
3rd Stanza: Trudy and Mia Page: 1057
Chapter One Page: 1058
Chapter Two Page: 1060
Chapter Three Page: 1060
Chapter Four Page: 1061
4th Stanza: Susannah’s Dogan Page: 1063
Chapter One Page: 1064
Chapter Two Page: 1066
Chapter Three Page: 1067
Chapter Four Page: 1068
5th Stanza: The Turtle Page: 1070
Chapter One Page: 1071
Chapter Two Page: 1072
Chapter Three Page: 1074
Chapter Four Page: 1074
Chapter Five Page: 1076
6th Stanza: The Castle Allure Page: 1078
Chapter One Page: 1079
Chapter Two Page: 1081
Chapter Three Page: 1081
Chapter Four Page: 1082
Chapter Five Page: 1084
Chapter Six Page: 1085
Chapter Seven Page: 1086
7th Stanza: The Ambush Page: 1088
Chapter One Page: 1089
Chapter Two Page: 1091
Chapter Three Page: 1094
Chapter Four Page: 1095
Chapter Five Page: 1095
8th Stanza: A Game of Toss Page: 1098
Chapter One Page: 1099
Chapter Two Page: 1101
Chapter Three Page: 1102
9th Stanza: Eddie Bites His Tongue Page: 1105
Chapter One Page: 1106
Chapter Two Page: 1106
Chapter Three Page: 1107
Chapter Four Page: 1107
Chapter Five Page: 1108
Chapter Six Page: 1110
Chapter Seven Page: 1112
Chapter Eight Page: 1113
Chapter Nine Page: 1113
Chapter Ten Page: 1114
Chapter Eleven Page: 1115
Chapter Twelve Page: 1115
Chapter Thirteen Page: 1116
Chapter Fourteen Page: 1117
Chapter Fifteen Page: 1118
10th Stanza: Susannah-Mio, Divided Girl of Mine Page: 1119
Chapter One Page: 1120
Chapter Two Page: 1120
Chapter Three Page: 1120
Chapter Four Page: 1120
Chapter Five Page: 1120
Chapter Six Page: 1121
Chapter Seven Page: 1122
Chapter Eight Page: 1123
Chapter Nine Page: 1125
Chapter Ten Page: 1126
Chapter Eleven Page: 1127
Chapter Twelve Page: 1129
Chapter Thirteen Page: 1130
Chapter Fourteen Page: 1131
Chapter Fifteen Page: 1132
Chapter Sixteen Page: 1132
Chapter Seventeen Page: 1132
Chapter Eighteen Page: 1133
Chapter Nineteen Page: 1133
11th Stanza: The Writer Page: 1134
Chapter One Page: 1135
Chapter Two Page: 1135
Chapter Three Page: 1137
Chapter Four Page: 1137
Chapter Five Page: 1138
Chapter Six Page: 1138
Chapter Seven Page: 1139
Chapter Eight Page: 1140
Chapter Nine Page: 1140
Chapter Ten Page: 1141
Chapter Eleven Page: 1143
Chapter Twelve Page: 1146
Chapter Thirteen Page: 1146
12th Stanza: Jake and Callahan Page: 1148
Chapter One Page: 1149
Chapter Two Page: 1149
Chapter Three Page: 1149
Chapter Four Page: 1151
Chapter Five Page: 1153
Chapter Six Page: 1153
Chapter Seven Page: 1154
Chapter Eight Page: 1155
Chapter Nine Page: 1155
Chapter Ten Page: 1156
Chapter Eleven Page: 1157
Chapter Twelve Page: 1157
Chapter Thirteen Page: 1157
Chapter Fourteen Page: 1158
Chapter Fifteen Page: 1159
Chapter Sixteen Page: 1159
Chapter Seventeen Page: 1159
Chapter Eighteen Page: 1160
13th Stanza: “Hile, Mia, Hile, Mother” Page: 1162
Chapter One Page: 1163
Chapter Two Page: 1163
Chapter Three Page: 1164
Chapter Four Page: 1164
Chapter Five Page: 1164
Chapter Six Page: 1164
Chapter Seven Page: 1165
Chapter Eight Page: 1165
Chapter Nine Page: 1165
Chapter Ten Page: 1165
Chapter Eleven Page: 1166
Chapter Twelve Page: 1167
Chapter Thirteen Page: 1167
Chapter Fourteen Page: 1167
Chapter Fifteen Page: 1168
Chapter Sixteen Page: 1168
Chapter Seventeen Page: 1169
Chapter Eighteen Page: 1171
Chapter Nineteen Page: 1172
Coda: Pages from a Writer’s Journal Page: 1176
Wordslinger’s Note Page: 1185
Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower Page: 1186
Dedication Page: 1188
Part One: The Little Red King: Dan-Tete Page: 1190
Chapter I: Callahan and the Vampires Page: 1191
Chapter II: Lifted on the Wave Page: 1196
Chapter III: Eddie Makes a Call Page: 1201
Chapter IV: Dan-Tete Page: 1209
Chapter V: In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle Page: 1218
Chapter VI: On Turtleback Lane Page: 1229
Chapter VII: Reunion Page: 1236
Part Two: Blue Heaven: Devar-Toi Page: 1238
Chapter I: The Devar-Tete Page: 1239
Chapter II: The Watcher Page: 1244
Chapter III: The Shining Wire Page: 1249
Chapter IV: The Door into Thunderclap Page: 1256
Chapter V: Steek-Tete Page: 1259
Chapter VI: The Master of Blue Heaven Page: 1267
Chapter VII: Ka-Shume Page: 1276
Chapter VIII: Notes from the Gingerbread House Page: 1283
Chapter IX: Tracks on the Path Page: 1299
Chapter X: The Last Palaver (Sheemie’s Dream) Page: 1303
Chapter XI: The Attack on Algul Siento Page: 1311
Chapter XII: The Tet Breaks Page: 1326
Part Three: In This Haze of Green and Gold: Ves’-Ka Gan Page: 1336
Chapter I: Mrs. Tassenbaum Drives South Page: 1337
Chapter II: Ves’-Ka Gan Page: 1347
Chapter III: New York Again (Roland Shows Id) Page: 1358
Chapter IV: Fedic (Two Views) Page: 1373
Part Four: The White Lands of Empathica: Dandelo Page: 1378
Chapter I: The Thing Under the Castle Page: 1379
Chapter II: On Badlands Avenue Page: 1388
Chapter III: The Castle of the Crimson King Page: 1395
Chapter IV: Hides Page: 1405
Chapter V: Joe Collins of Odd’s lane Page: 1411
Chapter VI: Patrick Danville Page: 1424
Part Five: The Scarlet Field of Can’-Ka No Rey Page: 1433
Chapter I: The Sore and the Door (Goodbye, My Dear) Page: 1434
Chapter II: Mordred Page: 1446
Chapter III: The Crimson King and the Dark Tower Page: 1454
Epilogue Susannah in New York Page: 1463
Coda Found Page: 1467
Appendix Page: 1473
Author’s Note Page: 1476
Dark Tower: Complete Concordance Page: 1477
Dedication Page: 1480
Acknowledgments Page: 1767
Tarot Reading Page: 1481
Foreword by Stephen King Page: 1482
About This Book Page: 1484
The Wind Through the Keyhole and the Winds of Mid-World Page: 1485
Abbreviations and Text Guide Page: 1488
Gilead Fair-Days Page: 1491
Mid-World Moons Page: 1492
Introductions: Parts One and Two Page: 1493
Characters, Magical Objects, Magical Forces Page: 1501
A Page: 1501
B Page: 1504
C Page: 1513
D Page: 1533
E Page: 1557
F Page: 1560
G Page: 1564
H Page: 1572
I Page: 1577
J Page: 1577
K Page: 1580
L Page: 1582
M Page: 1583
N Page: 1596
O Page: 1600
P Page: 1603
Q Page: 1606
R Page: 1606
S Page: 1611
T Page: 1619
U Page: 1627
V Page: 1627
W Page: 1631
Y Page: 1638
Z Page: 1638
Mid-World Places and Borderland Places Page: 1639
A Page: 1639
B Page: 1639
C Page: 1644
D Page: 1645
E Page: 1648
F Page: 1649
G Page: 1649
H Page: 1650
I Page: 1650
J Page: 1650
K Page: 1650
L Page: 1651
M Page: 1651
N Page: 1654
O Page: 1659
P Page: 1659
R Page: 1659
S Page: 1661
T Page: 1661
U Page: 1662
V Page: 1662
W Page: 1662
X Page: 1663
Our World Places and the Multiple Americas Page: 1664
A Page: 1664
B Page: 1664
C Page: 1665
D Page: 1666
E Page: 1666
F Page: 1666
G Page: 1667
H Page: 1667
I Page: 1668
J Page: 1668
K Page: 1668
L Page: 1669
M Page: 1670
N Page: 1674
O Page: 1682
P Page: 1682
Q Page: 1682
R Page: 1682
S Page: 1682
T Page: 1683
U Page: 1683
V Page: 1683
W Page: 1684
Y Page: 1684
Z Page: 1684
Portals, Magical Places, and End-World Places Page: 1685
A Page: 1685
B Page: 1685
C Page: 1687
D Page: 1688
E Page: 1699
F Page: 1700
G Page: 1701
H Page: 1701
J Page: 1701
K Page: 1701
L Page: 1702
M Page: 1703
N Page: 1703
O Page: 1703
P Page: 1704
Q Page: 1704
R Page: 1704
S Page: 1704
T Page: 1705
U Page: 1707
V Page: 1707
W Page: 1707
Appendix I: Mid-World Dialects Page: 1708
Appendix II: A Brief History of Mid-World (All-World-That-Was) and of Roland Deschain, Warrior of the White Page: 1746
Appendix III: Mid-World Rhymes, Songs, Prayers, and Prophecies Page: 1749
Appendix IV: Mid-World Miscellany (Dances, Diseases, Drugs, Games, Holidays, etc.) Page: 1752
Appendix V: The Tower, the Quest, and The Eyes of the Dragon Page: 1753
Appendix VI: Political and Cultural Figures of Our World Mentioned in the Dark Tower Series Page: 1755
Appendix VII: Maps of Mid-World, End-World, and Our World Page: 1757
Appendix VIII: Reading Group Guides Page: 1758
Appendix IX: Versions of the Commala Song Page: 1766
About Robin Furth Page: 1768
About the Author Page: 1770
Copyright Page: 1773