Stephen King's the Dark Tower: A Concordance, Volume I

If you are at all interested in the Dark Tower Series, this book is a must-have. As I began reading the series over a decade ago, it was so helpful to have a guide to flip back to when I came across something I did not remember or understand. My only recommendation is that you not read this until you have read the first 4 books - there is too much info and it will ruin the surprises. That being said, it is definitely worth re-reading the books, if only to recapture the magic that is The Dark Tower, and this book becomes indispensable when doing that. I am waiting anxiously for Vol. 2 of this concordance to be released!

Whether you have already read the first four books in The Dark Tower series or are reading them now, this book should be on your shelf. It is a great reference tool. I found it very useful when I was recently reading book number five Wolves Of The Calla. I had read the first four books years earlier and The Concordance allowed me to refresh my memory on names and faces that I might have had only vague recollections. Highly recommended. I will also be buying Volume 2 when it comes out after The Dark Tower series wraps up late next year.

Welcome to the world of Roland and the Dark Tower. This concordance was actually put together as a reference for Stephen King himself, as he explains in the beginning of this very excellent and detailed document. Here within lies the Dark Tower and all its mysteries, names, characters, locations, mythology, etc. This is an ideal book for the Dark Tower fan, or fanatic. The details refer back to actual page numbers of the original novels, and the format is easy to use. Ideally, finding answers to your questions is the key to a well put together reference book - and this book has been researched and put together expertly. I would strongly suggest this book for an accompanyment to the Dark Tower Series.

Let me first just say WOW!!! Always have I wanted to find some kind of book which solely covers all the various material in the Dark Tower series, and Robin Furth has done just that. This book covers ever little possible detail and nuance of the epic series that you could think of. Not only does the author, Robin Furth, contain the infamous initials R.F., which appear in many of King's novels as the initials of an extremely "bad-dude" she, I would venture knows more about the Dark Tower Series than the man himself! The amount of work put into this concordance is scary beyond belief, from the streets of the New York, to the path of the beams, and the interstate highway in Topeka, nothing is left out. For anyone who is obsessed with the Dark Tower series like I am you will find this reference book an excellent source of information. Furth carefully defines and describes all the major and minor characters and places, and then references them within the series. For example, when describing the Tick-Tock man, the leader of the Grays, she references him within the series like so; III:298 meaning volume 3 page 298. This is nothing short of amazing! I have already read through the book a couple of times and now feel I am well prepared to receive "Wolves of the Calla." I highly recommend this book to all avid Dark Tower fans.

My girlfriend and I are reading and loving the Dark Tower series (I am new to it, she is reading for the second time). We were in a bookstore recently, and she saw me looking at this Dark Tower Concordance and shot me a look that said "Jesus, don't be a geek. What's next? Repeating dialogue from star trek episodes?".... Anyway, this is actually a very useful reference tool, well organized and well written, and it has enhanced my already sizable pleasure of reading The Dark Tower books. Every time I have wanted to know a character's background, or the details of a particular place mentioned in the books, this book has given me a very nice and concise explanation. I'm not sure if you do this, but when I am reading a book and suddenly a character or place pops up that I only half-remember, I have to go all back through the book until I find the first, explanatory reference to the character/place. This concordance lets me look up a character or place very quickly without breaking the flow of the novels. Hey, it even has maps!