I have no idea why I made that intro either. Notice how I said Susan and now Susannah? That will haunt me forever.

The Drawing Of The Three is the most cocaine fuelled book I've ever read. The stakes, the pacing, the tension between characters and the sharp focus of the plot. It absolutely does not stop. I'm a slow-ass reader but I read that shit in four days. And yes, the book was literally fuelled by cocaine.

I remember my introduction to The Dark Tower. After asking my chemistry teacher some question on whether something was possible or not, he says "You know, I have been waiting for someone like you." goes to his shelves packed with stuff and pulls out the the first four books of the series and gives them to me. Now I was extremely confused since it came out of nowhere but I wasn't to turn down free books. I ended up reading them some time later and as my introduction to Stephen King and enjoyed the series immensely.

The genius of Stephen King is how all of his books revolve around The Dark Tower. Yes I did say all of his books. I loved the ending it was so fitting.

Roland is imo one of the best fantasy characters. Period.

The opening line of the Dark Tower series is one of *THE* opening lines in fantasy. I can't put my finger on why but it just grabbed me immediately upon reading it and I didn't stop until all of the books had been devoured.

You had way to much fun making this.

I love the first book, Roland isn't alone again for almost the rest of the story. His musings, recollections, and personal heartaches are fascinating - and we never really get those insights again for the rest of the series.

The Dark Tower is far from perfect. But when you finish it, you feel like you've glimpsed some deep unseen truth of the universe. I finished the series almost 2 years ago and I still can't decide how I feel about the ending. But the series is excellent overall and it stays with you.

My favorite fantasy series. I love its unhinged, if slightly unfocused, flavor. It's a thing of unique flawed beauty. Profound, and deeply haunting.

My favorite thing about the Dark Tower is that it keeps coming back to me after decades. Its themes walk with me, evolve with me, sooth me when I need and sometimes bang me in the head. The world has no remote control, no wish-granting fairy, no justice. The world (their world and ours too) has only Ka. Yes, there are bad bits and I even dislike an entire book (Song of Susannah), but no other series did change me as much. So much so that I have a Dark Tower over a field of roses tatooed on my arm. Of course, the theme I connected with the most is """destiny""" - which can't be called that way, really. The Christian-Islamic concept of destiny we've developed in the West has nothing to do with what other cultures have created and Ka points to a different development. The question: 'what if you didn't want your destiny?' can change profoundly if the word destiny means something else entirely. I think the whole series is deeply enhanced when you read the prefaces of all the books and find out how the story came sorta aggressively to Stephen King's imagination. Not as a story he was looking for, but a story demanding to be told. In a way, even his writing process if part of the worldbuilding - good stuff. But I gotta say, Daniel, even if I agree with most of what you said... you did something unforgivable... You... You used the movie... footage... the forbidden movie adaptation... You have forgotten the face of your father.

"Blaine is a pain."

Roland is not remotely a sociopath. Only obsessed, dispassionate, and possessing little imagination.

Daniel, stop it, I started The Wheel of Time 3 days ago, have only been reading it for the past 3 days, won't really stop till I'm done, so NO MORE RECOMMENDATIONS

I would love versions of this type of video for The First Law and Discworld

If anyone’s curious, here’s a reading order I’d recommend for an extended Dark Tower reading experience. The Talisman The Gunslinger The Shining The Eyes of the Dragon The Drawing of the Three The Stand The Wastelands IT Wizard and Glass Insomnia Wind through the Keyhole Salem’s Lot Everything’s Eventual (titular story and Little Sisters of Eularia) On Writing (or Dr. Sleep, although neither are essential) Wolves of the Calla Hearts in Atlantis (the WHOLE book) Song of Susannah Black House The Dark Tower

I'm half way though book 5. I genuinely think this series is my favourite piece of fiction in any medium.

I was a 12 year old in middle school when I first read The Gunslinger, going through a big Stephen King phase, and pretty new to fantasy as a whole. Before that I'd mostly stuck to horror and suspense tales. This was the first book that just completely blew my mind. I was just reeling by the time I got to the end, I'd never had a book that left me feeling so amazed by the time I finished. It started me down a path of adoring unconventional fantasy, and at 34 years old now it remains one of my favorite series ever.

I love that you post videos so consistently. Thanks for all the hard work you put into keeping us entertained!

The Video: there are Dr. Doom werewolf murder bots in this story Me: dont forget about there lightsabers! (Not even kidding)

King wrote in a foreword to a new edition of the gunslinger that he wanted to write a fantasy series that captured the feeling of dislocation and size he got while watching The Good, The Bad and The Ugly(amazing film btw). Edt : "I saw a film directed by Sergio Leone. It was called The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, and before the film was even half over, I realized that what I wanted to write was a novel that contained Tolkien’s sense of quest and magic but set against Leone’s almost absurdly majestic Western backdrop." "What I wanted even more than the setting was that feeling of epic, apocalyptic size. The fact that Leone knew jack shit about American geography (according to one of the characters, Chicago is somewhere in the vicinity of Phoenix, Arizona) added to the film’s sense of magnificent dislocation. And in my enthusiasm-the sort only a young person can muster, I think-I wanted to write not just a long book, but the longest popular novel in history."

Love the dark tower! Went into it without reading any other stephen king book, being reccomended to me as a weird western. I think if you like the new weird you might also like the dark tower. And the characters! Amazing. No, they're not heroes, in a way they are a necessary evil. But their struggles are so well realized that you can't help yourself but love them

The ending is a genius middle finger. It shouldn’t be any other way and I literally cheered when I got to it.

The dark tower is honestly a journey. It has highs and lows, some of it is nuts and some of it is amazing, but as a Stephen King fan I honestly loved it.

I don’t think the first book is weak. I think it’s just written differently. It’s more poetic than King’s usual style. And it could have stood alone imo.

This series worked the opposite way on me. I grew up in the 80s & 90s reading horror almost exclusively, because I read what my mom read. "It" has been my favorite book since 1990. This series was my introduction into high fantasy. Now fantasy is all I read and I'm annoyed/upset that no one in my personal circle will read it. They can't wrap their heads around it. I'm slowly introducing fantasy to my nephew, but I will not be giving him The Dark Tower anytime soon even though I started reading King when I was younger than he is now.

Your fun editing is part of what makes your channel so great.

I've read the books more times than I can count, and I'll give you one reason with two letters why I think people should read it: Oy. And Oy vs Tick Tock. Wolves is probably my favorite book, but I love em all.

The gunslinger is one of my favorite books of all time. It’s such a great opening.

The Drawing of the Three re-ignited my passion for reading again.

Great video! I’ve been subscribed to your channel for almost 3 years now and have watched almost every video you’ve put out, and am always looking forward to the next. I must say you have seriously come a long way as a booktuber, not only the high quality editing and narrative skills you’ve developed...but you have a very methodical and fair way of presenting books, and you have a talent for presenting plot and substance without spoiling anything. Good work! I’m excited for your progress man!

Great pitch! This series is easily one of my favourites. Also I think the ending is absolute genius !

As a massive Stephen king fan, this is my favorite series all time! I’ve actually only recently(in the last few years) got into fantasy!

"Bodily fluids" was the giveaway that it was a Stephen King book.

I love this video. People are always trying to be convinced into getting through this series and I think what you said at the beginning is important, it's not for everyone.

wow this whole video is just amazing. you've definitely convinced me to give this series a try.

Keystone Daniel is having a tough time based on that opening. Hang in there Keystone Daniel.

never have I clicked one of your videos so damn fast... pants off and full volume, the dark tower is my absolute favorite

My favorite series of all time. It feels like coming home when I take another journey to the tower.

When I did my Fantasy series rankings...Dark Tower is number 3. I am sure if if I reread it it would be number 1. I cried multiple times reading it. The ka-tet was so believable and human. And King never shied away from telling the reader in great detail what a collapsing civilization actually means. He is the best at that.

This series is one of my favs. Even if it’s batshit insane and a mess, it’s got so much heart and creativity that it doesn’t bug me. It’s hard to recommend to everyone unfortunately but damn is it up my alley. Hope you read The Wind Through The Keyhole sometime, Daniel. It’s an afterthought but it’s a pretty dope epilogue. I know the series is done and usually I don’t want more but I wouldn’t say no if King wrote another book with Roland.

People who can’t even make it through the gunslinger are weaaak.

I thoroughly enjoy this style of video!

Spot on, this is not an easy series to get through for those of us who prefer a classical bend to our fantasy books. I’ve read the series front to back 3 times now, and each time I both Love and Hate it to greater extremes. It’s a masterclass in “What DaFuq did I just read?!” Go then, there are other worlds than these.

Who else found this channel in the atla torture event and became obsessed ever since

How to best explain The Dark Tower series: yeah it’s written by Stephen King Ok, thx!

This video and its intro are the perfect example of why I love this channel. Adeptly covering all kinds of aspects of my favourte book genre with incredible professionalism, while at the same time keeping the randomness and memes that truly give the videos their appeaing personality. I fricking love it.

Great video! I’m about to begin reading these book series.

I loved the books, and I haven't read many Steven king books

Nice intro. I needed a good laugh after my night shift.

"his companions eddie and susan" such a subtle spoiler free sentence lol well done

Finished the series somewhere around 8 years ago and you just made me want to go for another spin of the wheel. Long days and pleasant nights.

Thankee Sai, long days and pleasant nights.

I'm reading it right now 😂 (currently The Wind Through the Keyhole)

I love the series. Have read it 2 or 3 times over the years. I recently had to spend an extended period in bed & a friend of mine turned me onto the audiobooks for this series. All I can say is WOW! I thoroughly enjoyed being read to & I feel like I picked up some things that I didn’t when I read the books. If you have the time & the inclination, I highly recommend the audiobooks. They are extremely well done.

That was beautifully done - thank you! It's been a while since I've read this series, but you've inspired me to revisit these incredible books. ➡️ Update: I HAVE begun re-reading (well, listening to - as these audiobooks books just leap and dance through the ear buds) this series. A perfect series filled with difficult decisions, the power of friendship, and the consequences of making choices...even good choices. Very timely concepts for these transformative times. Thank you for inspiring me to re-view the remarkable journey of Roland and his ka-tet (including the charming Oy).

I was literally just about to start reading this tonight when I saw this

My first ever Stephen King book was the Gunsligner. I was in my early 20s at the time and still on a LOTR high and this series was just as Daniel said it was a pallet clenser. I also pic ked up the series at the right time when the last few books were comming out. I remember waiting outside the bookshop for it to open and paying with a cheque as I didn't have money for it at the time. This series is also holds a special place in my heart. At the time I was in a fairly dark place and was depressed. This series gave me a place to escape to

Best intro yet? I started reading this series years ago in high school got through the first two books and never finished, always meant to revisit it. I'm so intrigued and apprehensive to go back in with everything I've learned and read since then lol.

Love the format !

I know it's controversial but I thought for once King really did stick the ending. It wasn't what we expected or felt we deserved, but it resonated with the theme in a way that for me was unforgettable. I'm not overall super into King, and I probably read less fantasy than a lot of your audience, but I thought these novels were brilliant to me.

I actually just ordered The Gunslinger a couple days ago and intend to get started with the Dark Tower series (and perhaps finish it) this summer, so your video was quite timely for me! Thanks -- I enjoyed this spoiler free review a lot, and I'm excited to get started on The Gunslinger.

I remember the exact moment I wholeheartedly fell in love with this series. It was right after the chapter Town and Ka-tet when I felt this overwhelming sense of dread thinking about the dangers and horrors the Ka-tet will encounter in Lud. I had to mentally prepare myself to read Bridge and City and it was only the 3rd book haha.

I've only read Under The Dome before reading The Dark Tower, and loved it! I agree that the first book is slow, but the second got me hooked quickly. I ended up reading the whole series very fast, the characters are amazing and very flawed, which makes them very real

Before I read this series, the only other Stephen King book I read was Eyes of the Dragon, and ohhh boy was it different. But, not bad different. I would say if you are okay with everything Daniel listed, and are okay with handling the very real and raw themes of violence, racism, drug use, and rape, then it is honestly a fantastic series!

Great video. I personally loved the DT and how it is so different.

Your analysis is amazing. I’ve read most of his works, including his Bachman books. You da man!

I’m starting the gunslinger and so far I think it’s wonderful. This is my first book I’ve picked up in a long time and man I love Stephen kings writing. This is my first Stephen king novel I’ve ever read :) it’s gonna be a good series

This is... *magnificent*

I was literally just looking into reading this yesterday. It was so trippy to see this in my notifications.

You've really perfected your documentary voice!

I finished this series back in January, took me like 2 years to get through. Before this series I had only really read Harry Potter and LotR, which functioned as my general palate as I went into this series. Was not ready. Not gonna lie, it was tough, which I think is why it took me a couple years to get through (also college reading got in the way of my fun reading time), but by the end of waste lands, I was pretty much in it, and it was a brilliant ride imo. It had slow moments and odd decisions. But its quirk and character really made it stand out, and I still often think about Roland and the Ka-tet. It’s honestly just wacky and wholly unique.

Skits are what daniel does best ;)

Possibly the best video you've made IMO! Good work my man, hope this introduces a few new people to the series!

This is one of my favorite series. I grew attached to the characters and world so quickly. While the ending conflict struggles, the actual conclusion of the series fits the story perfectly in my opinion.

Oh, oh, baby daniel. Roland's not a sociopath...he's just highly damaged.

I read the Dark Tower series a few years ago, and loved it. It's very unique. Don't bother watching the movie...it sucks!

Just started gunslinger! Had a hard time really planting myself in the setting, this helped! Thanks for the preview of what’s to come in the series! Thanks

I tried reading the series a few years ago, but the absolutely glacial pace of Wizard and Glass was only enough to propel me through to the beginning of Song of Susannah, where I gave up. This video is tempting me to start again.

I'm pretty confident that when I dive into King I'm going into the Dark Tower. Whether that is smart or not remains to be seen.

I just finished the stand a couple weeks back... Shit was hitting right in this time 😂.. And started It... Soon i will enter the dark tower... Can't wait.. 😊

Dope vid. Going through a bunch of King's earlier work rn to prep for all those extended universe details!

I LOVE this series, even with its flaws it just got so deep into my head that I doubt it will ever leave. And I have to add, the second read of it all was even better.

“This is an ending to a book.” Yes. It is.

These books had my emotions all over the place. I can count on one hand books that made me cry and I cried a couple of times in this series. And at one point I was so angry I literally threw the book down and didn't try to read again for a few days. Never been that angry at a fiction character before or since. Will probably re-read some of these books in the future, but will probably never re-read the last two. But overall, I'm ok with the ending. The deaths of some villians..... not a fan.

I’m on my second journey through the series (via Audible!) and it’s sooo much better the second time around, which says a lot because I absolutely loved it my first time through. So many good quotes and sayings that I have adopted into every day conversations. See me well, Palaver, and the face of your father are frequents. And Astin, can’t forget the Astin.

I read The Gunslinger when I was fifteen and fell in love with the series. I was lucky enough to be around when the final three novels were published (I have first edition hardbacks of these). I was absolutely blown away by the ending and thought it was genius and was an absolutely classic Stephen King ending. I would highly recommend the audiobooks because the narrators George Guidall and Frank Muller do a superb job of bringing the books to life, Muller especially.

I love King and I honestly think Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, and Wizard and Glass are three of his best.

Oh! Daniel Greene tries pulling off a Ryan George in his intro.

I really enjoyed the artwork with that background music, it definitely captures the essence of this epic tale. I'm in the middle of Wolves of Calla right now. I think this series will be like The Stand for me. I'll end up disatisfied with the ending, but I'll have thoroughly enjoyed the journey getting there.

just bought the books, currently reading the stand and then i ll get started with the dark tower..this video couldn t come in a better time

Hugh Jackman would have been a great Roland.

"Wizard and Glass" is the best in the series. It's a novel of it's own. I still hate the Big Coffin Hunters, and I'm not the type to hold grudges.

Your videos are getting so dope bro

The dark tower series was the first Stephen King's books that I've read. I agree with Woleves of the Call a being my favorite. The a second one I woukd say is The drawing of Three. Great vid liked and subbed

The King universe is what Brandon Sanders is reaching for.

I started reading this series when I was 17, and I was near on 40 by the time the last book came out. I took me a long time for me to finish the last book. I just didn’t want it to end. I put it down for nearly a year. When I finally finished the book, the end was just perfect and satisfying to me.

I read the Gunslinger and it drew me toward reading the series. When I finish Malazan, this is the next big series that I plan to complete. Gunslinger was VERY different and yes, a bit disorientating at first. However, I cannot wait to chase the Man in Black.

I love all the King I've read and I've always wanted to get into his classics a little more. Definitely going to be checking out Dark Tower in the future!

Another great video dannny boi! My favorite fantasy series so far, so complex and so many shocking pay offs