The Drawing of the Three

Stephen King

1987 • 463 pages

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Average rating4.1

While pursuing his quest for the Dark Tower through a world that is a nightmarishly distorted mirror image of our own, Roland, the last gunslinger, encounters three mysterious doorways on the beach. Each one enters into the life of a different person living in contemporary New York.

Here he links forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean and the beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes, in a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies.

Once again, Stephen King has masterfully interwoven dark, evocative fantasy and icy realism.

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7 primary books9 released books

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The Dark Tower is a 9-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1982 with contributions by Stephen King.

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ML Kennedy

My favorite of these so far. They build a team, you guys!

May 27, 2022

Dina

Woohoo! Now that's what I was hoping for when I started reading the Dark Tower series. Book one was a bit of a drag for me (though probably undesevedly) so I was happy to find that this is where it really starts being awesome.
Full review here: http://sffbookreview.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/stephen-king-the-drawing-of-the-three/

January 1, 2009

Charles McGarry

Wow what a ride! Wholly different from the first book, and I know that was intentional on King's part. The story and world building are so unique, and the character development is rich. I can't wait for the next book!

Check out my book review here https://youtu.be/4AeSwxd0mVo

March 30, 2020

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