6/10/2023 0 Comments Dark tower v![]() ![]() In the lot stands a rose, or rather the Rose, which is our world's manifestation of the Dark Tower. ![]() Roland and his posse learn that every 20-odd years the "Wolves" kidnap one child from each set of the Calla's twins, bring them to the Tower and, weeks later, send them back mentally and physically impaired.Meanwhile, back in 1977 New York City (the alternate world of Roland's surrogate son, Jake), bookstore owner Calvin Tower is being threatened by a group of thugs (readers will recognize them from The Drawing of the Three, 1987) to sell them a vacant lot in midtown Manhattan. But as Dark Tower fans know, everything follows The Beam, so what looks like a detour may really serve the will of "ka" (destiny). Roland the primary hero of King's epic tale, the first volume of which appeared in 1982 and company momentarily fall off the "Path of The Beam" to help the residents of Calla Bryn Sturgis, a farm town. ![]() "Time is a face on the water," stretching and contorting reality as gunslingers Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake and their talking pet "billy-bumbler" Oy continue their quest to prevent the destruction of the Dark Tower and, consequently, save all worlds from Chaos and the Crimson King's evil, red-eyed glare. ![]()
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