斯蒂芬·金，当代惊悚小说之王，通俗小说大师。1947年出生于美国缅因州的波特兰，后在缅因州州立大学学习英国文学，毕业后因工资菲薄而走上写作之路。20世纪70年代中期，斯蒂芬·金声名渐起，被《纽约时报》誉为“现代惊悚小说大师”。自20世纪80年代以来，在历年的美国畅销书排行榜中，其作品总是名列榜首，居高不下。金的很多作品都成为好莱坞制片商的抢手货。有超过70部电影和电视节目取材自他的作品，包括《闪灵》（The Shining）、《绿里》（The Green Mile）、《肖申克的救赎》（Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption，又译《刺激一九九五》，源自《四季奇谭》Different Seasons）等等。他在32岁时成为全世界作家中首屈一指的亿万富翁。斯蒂芬·金还是第一位在互联网上发表作品并提供收费下载的作家。2003年，他获得了美国国家图书奖的终身成就奖。

美国恐怖小说作家斯蒂芬?金是当今世界上读者最多、声誉最高、名气最大的小说家之一．＂黑暗之塔＂是斯蒂芬?金众多小说中的一个小说系列。亚马逊为您奉上这个精彩的系列，为您打开恐怖之门。本书为该系列之七《黑暗之塔》

Book Description

This volume sees gunslinger Roland on a roller-coaster mix of exhilarating triumph and aching loss in his unrelenting quest to reach the dark tower. A journey which means he must leave his faithful friends as he closes on the tower. His steps are followed only by Mordred, half-human, half-terrifying creature.

More about The Dark Tower (series)

The Dark Tower is a series of seven books by American writer Stephen King that tells the tale of lead character Roland Deschain's quest for the "Dark Tower." The Dark Tower is often described in the novels as a real structure, and also as a metaphor. Part of Roland's fictional quest lies in discovering the true nature of the Tower. The series incorporates themes from multiple genres, including fantasy fiction, science fantasy, horror, and western elements. King has described the series as his magnum opus; beside the seven novels that comprise the series proper, many of his other books are related to the story, introducing concepts and characters that come into play as the series progresses.

The series was mostly inspired by the epic poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning, the full text of which was included in an appendix to the final volume. In the preface to the revised 2003 edition of The Gunslinger, King also identifies The Lord of the Rings, the Arthurian Legend, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as inspirations. He identifies Clint Eastwood's "Man with No Name" character as one of the major inspirations for Roland. King's style of location names in the series, such as Mid-World, and his development of a unique language abstract to our own, are also influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien's work.

Book Dimension

length: (cm)17.8 　　　 　　　　　 　 　　　　 width:(cm)11.1