The Dark Tower Companion

"Bev's book is a valuable tool for exploring the series. Both newcomers and frequent visitors to Mid-World will be informed and delighted."
— Stephen King

The Dark Tower Companion: A Guide to Stephen King's Epic Fantasy
by Bev Vincent

THE CEMETERY DANCE SPECIAL EDITION INCLUDES UPDATES AND MATERIALS NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY OTHER EDITION!

About the Book:
AN ALL-NEW COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY CONSTRUCTED WORLDS IN ALL OF FICTION

The Dark Tower Companion is the ultimate compendium to King's evolving magnum opus, presenting the mythology, history, and geography of this epic fantasy that has captivated generations of readers. Featuring interviews with Stephen King, Ron Howard, Dark Tower expert Robin Furth and others, Bev Vincent reveals The Dark Tower's influential literary origins, examines its connections to the vast majority of King's other novels, explores the expanded universe, catalogs the major characters, locations and concepts, and includes a travel guide to the story's real-world locations, giving fans who have followed Roland's journey—or those who are discovering it for the first time—a fascinating overview of the series and an inside look at the creative process of one of the world's most popular authors.

"Bev's book is a valuable tool for exploring the series. Both newcomers and frequent visitors to Mid-World will be informed and delighted."
— Stephen King

"New readers and Dark Tower fans alike will benefit from this book. There is always something to learn about the Dark Tower universe."
— Rocky Wood, thisishorror.co.uk

"Vincent has done a terrific job in putting this together and it fills a need for each 'Constant Reader.' It demands a place on the shelf next to The Dark Tower Canon where it can be easily found when a question comes up."
— The Baryon Review

Bev Vincent has been a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine since 2001, writing the "News from the Dead Zone" column that appears in every issue. He is also the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion.

His short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, From the Borderlands, and The Blue Religion. He is a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine and a member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. He also writes book reviews for Onyx Reviews.

He lives in Texas with his wife.

Published in two states:
• Hardcover Limited Edition of 1,000 signed copies bound in full-cloth and Smyth sewn ($60)
• Deluxe Hardcover Lettered Edition of 52 signed and hand-lettered copies bound in leather, Smyth sewn with a satin ribbon page marker, raised hubs on the spine, custom gilded page edges dipped by hand, a full-color signature sheet, and featuring unique full color illustrated endpapers not appearing in any other edition ($200)

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