The Dark Tower books in order: all 8 by Stephen King

The Dark Tower books in order

1. The Gunslinger (1982)
2. The Drawing of the Three (1987)
3. The Waste Lands (1991)
4. Wizard and Glass (1997)
5. Wolves of the Calla (2003)
6. Song of Susannah (2004)
7. The Dark Tower (2004)
8. The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012)

Good to know about The Dark Tower

What order should I read the The Dark Tower books in?

Start with The Gunslinger (1982), then read them in the order above: The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard and Glass, Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah, The Dark Tower, The Wind Through the Keyhole.

How many The Dark Tower books are there?

There are 8 books in the The Dark Tower series.

What to read after The Dark Tower

• The Stand by Stephen King. King's epic of good and evil, with Randall Flagg.
• The Talisman by Stephen King. King and Peter Straub: a boy crosses into another world.
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Old gods on an American road trip.
• Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. The dark Western the Gunslinger owes a debt to.
• Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson. Dense, huge, strange fantasy.
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. A legend tells his own story.