by Stephen King
First published 2017
Roland Deschain has spent lifetimes crossing broken landscapes toward a single destination: the Dark Tower. Now, at last, it is within reach. His ka-tet, the companions who have fought beside him through fire and loss, are scattered across different worlds and different moments in time. Jake, Susannah, Eddie, Father Callahan, and Oy each carry a piece of what Roland needs to finish his journey. But the Tower does not simply wait. It pulls, and what it pulls toward is an ending that will cost everyone something real. Roland has sacrificed before. He will sacrifice again. The question this final volume forces onto every page is not whether he reaches the Tower, but what reaching it means, and what version of himself arrives there. Stephen King closes out his seven-book epic with violence, grief, and a few moments of unexpected grace. The motion picture adaptation stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. This is where the road ends.
Genres: fiction, science-fiction-fantasy, adventure, fantasy, dark-fantasy, epic-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, epic, gritty, melancholic, thought-provoking
Tropes: bittersweet-ending, chosen-one, epic-journey, found-family
Setting: Dark Tower
846 pages · Paperback · Scribner
Content warnings: death, violence