![]() ![]() Tolkien's work.Ī film serving as a sequel to the events of The Dark Tower was released in August 2017. King's style of location names in the series, such as Mid-World, and his development of a unique language (High Speech), are also influenced by J. ![]() He identifies Clint Eastwood's " Man with No Name" character as one of the major inspirations for the protagonist, Roland Deschain. ![]() In the preface to the revised 2003 edition of The Gunslinger, King also identifies The Lord of the Rings, Arthurian legend, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as inspirations. The series was chiefly inspired by the poem " Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning, whose full text was included in the final volume's appendix. In addition to the eight novels of the series proper that comprise 4,250 pages, many of King's other books relate to the story, introducing concepts and characters that come into play as the series progresses. Michael Whelan, Phil Hale, Ned Dameron, Dave McKean, Jae Lee, Bernie Wrightson, Darrel Andersonĭark fantasy, science fiction, horror, Western ![]()
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