Series

The Dark Tower series in reading order

There are 8 books in the The Dark Tower series.

Published between 1976 and 2008. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.

Roland, the last gunslinger, pursues the Man in Black across a vast wasteland in his obsessive quest for the Dark Tower. Along the way, he befriends Jake, a boy from another world, and faces agonizing choices between his mission and his humanity in a desolate landscape that mirrors our own.

All 8 books, in reading order

• 1. The Gunslinger (1976) — Stephen King · 238 pages
• 2. The Drawing of the Three (1980) — Stephen King · 454 pages
• 3. The Waste Lands (1991) — Stephen King · 584 pages
• 4. Wizard And Glass (1997) — Stephen King · 864 pages
• 4.5. The Wind through the Keyhole (2008) — Stephen King · 280 pages
• 5. Wolves of the Calla (1997) — Stephen King · 770 pages
• 6. Song of Susannah (1999) — Stephen King · 436 pages
• 7. The Dark Tower (1990) — Stephen King · 686 pages

The Dark Tower in publication order

1. The Gunslinger (1976) — Stephen King
2. The Drawing of the Three (1980) — Stephen King
3. The Dark Tower (1990) — Stephen King
4. The Waste Lands (1991) — Stephen King
5. Wizard And Glass (1997) — Stephen King
6. Wolves of the Calla (1997) — Stephen King
7. Song of Susannah (1999) — Stephen King
8. The Wind through the Keyhole (2008) — Stephen King

All 8 books total 4,312 pages.

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