The whole series, via Viking Press/Schribener
First is Eddie, a drug addict who was born in the 1960s and joined the Ka-tet at age 22. Next is Susannah, who joined the group from the 1960s as an adult who had seen a very difficult life, and whose mind contained multiple personalities. Last in the Ka-tet is Jake, who is only a child but possesses 'the touch'. He is very sensitive to the signs and clues that the universe shows us and he uses this intuition whenever he can. The Man in Black is a force of evil who has been working for hundreds, if not thousands of years to balance out all the world's good. Well, that's maybe not quite right but it's close enough to get you started. In the quest for the Dark Tower, not everyone makes it to the end (a bit of a spoiler, but that's how King works in general so you really should've guessed that much). If you want to find out if ANYONE does, I guess you'd better read for yourself.
When I started my journey to the tower with book one, I really just couldn't get into it. Granted, I was only 9 or 10 years old, but I've had other people tell me the same thing. If you find yourself in that situation, my advice would be reading the second book, then going back to the first one. The second book has more action and less back story, so if you read it first, you actually ask the questions before you get them answered. That worked for me. There was one in the series that I didn't love, and that was Wizard and Glass. Some people like it best though, so please don't think it isn't well- written. It's just not my favorite part of the story. Read it, though. Decide for yourself.
If you try it and like it, let me know. I'd love to hear your opinions on it, especially if it's because of my blog that you find new books that you love. If you've already read it or tried and it wasn't your thing, let me know that too. I love a good book discussion, especially with the new movie version being filmed as we speak. It's an exciting time in the journey!
*I say seven books because that's what it originally was, but then later on Sai King added another book in between books 4 and 5. Also, as you follow on the journey you'll see where a lot of his other books are either loosely related or VERY closely tied in with this series. They stand alone just fine but whey work even better when you're one of his Constant Readers.
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