The Dark Tower/The Dark Tower

"Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came."

- Robert Browning

Preceded by Song of Susannah

The last book of Stephen King's Epic Fantasy series The Dark Tower. The end of the Dark Tower series (at least in novel form). Mia forces Susannah to birth a demon baby and Anyone Can Die as Roland takes his final steps toward The Tower.

Followed by the Interquel novel The Dark Tower.

This book contains examples of:

 * Author Avatar
 * Author Filibuster
 * Broken Base: The ending, where the Crimson King, the main villain, turns out to and the result of the main characters saving Stephen King is that, is extremely controversial. Some fans think it fits in perfectly, others think it ruined the whole series.
 * Comedy As a Weapon: tries this with Roland.
 * Dwindling Party
 * Eat the Dog: When crossing a frozen wasteland, Susannah is so cold that she eventually considers killing Oy for his fur.
 * Enfante Terrible: Baby Mordred.
 * Happily Ever After:
 * Late Arrival Spoiler: The ending is highly talked about, which may prove unfortunate for many prospective readers.
 * New Game+:
 * Plot-Mandated Friendship Failure: A few chapters before the climax, right before Roland is to meet up with The Crimson King and end his quest to find The Dark Tower,
 * Rage Against the Author
 * New Game+:
 * Plot-Mandated Friendship Failure: A few chapters before the climax, right before Roland is to meet up with The Crimson King and end his quest to find The Dark Tower,
 * Rage Against the Author
 * Rage Against the Author