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The Dark Tower Reading Order
The Dark Tower by Stephen King has 7 main books (1982–2004), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with The Gunslinger (1982) and read the numbered books in order.
By Stephen King
The Dark Tower books in order
Your reading speed
- 4 h 29 min
- 7 h 58 min
- 15 h 3 min
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- 12 h 34 min
- 6 h 1 min
- 9 h 48 min
- 8 h
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The Dark Tower
2004
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The Dark Tower: common questions
- How many books are in the The Dark Tower series?
- There are 7 main books in The Dark Tower, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is The Dark Tower (2004).
- What order should I read The Dark Tower in?
- Read The Dark Tower in its numbered order: The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard and Glass, and so on. The Wind Through the Keyhole was published in 2012 but is set between books 4 and 5.
- What is the first The Dark Tower book?
- The first book is The Gunslinger by Stephen King, published in 1982.
- Do I need to read the The Dark Tower novellas?
- The 1 novella or companion book (The Wind Through the Keyhole) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.