The Dark Tower I
by Stephen King
Science FantasyDark FantasyEpic Fantasy
Published 1990 Pages 304 ~5h Audience Adult Heat 🔥🔥 Pacing Slow-burn Magic Soft
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Darkness Level 4 — Dark
Violence, trauma and morally harsh outcomes
Synopsis
Originally published in 1982 by Donald M. Grant.
Tropes
QuestLast Of Their KindEnd of the World StakesDark LordAnti-HeroSurvival JourneyMentor and Student
Awards
★ World Fantasy Nominee
Tone
Dark & SeriousEpicMysterious
Content Warnings
graphic-violencechild-deathabusepsychological-trauma
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