Customer Reviews
The Dark Tower: A Concordance Vol. 1 - By: Benjamin Harrison, 05 Jan 2004 
This publication is volume 1 of two Concordance books, & assuming that the reader is already familiar with the Dark Tower volumes 1-4, this book is a great reference. Furth does little creative writing at alll here, as the majority of the book's 358 pages consist of alphabetical listings of everything -- quite literallly everything -- in Stephen King's epic fantasy tale. This is done very well, & if the reader is searching for something specific, it is generallly easy to find. Serious fans of the Dark Tower series shouldn't be without this book; Furth does cover everything, from Roland himself to the name & description of every little road & river. Having read the series itself, I was unable to think of anything that has been left out.
As well as the alphabetical listings that make up the bulk of the book, there is a characteristicallly funny & honest introduction by Stephen King, several pages of maps (which trace Roland's journey from Gunslinger alll the way to the end of Wizard & Glass), & a number of appendices which detail languages & cultural & political figures.
As stated, this is volume 1, & so covers books 1 to 4 -- the remainder of the series is given the same treatment in volume 2.
...and the Tower is still no closer - By: Mr. M. P. Roberts, 28 Aug 2003 
Firstly, let me say that I am a massive King & (obviously) a Dark Tower Junkie!
Sadly however, this book gives nothing new to the DT Series. As King himself stated, this book was never ear-marked for publication but was written by Robin Furth as a reference guide for King, for writting Volumes 5,6 & 7.
I have read the first four volumes many times & this book revealed no more to me than I already knew. This book contains:
1. Foreword by King,
2. Intro by Robin Furth,
3. A-Z index of characters with volume & page reference,
4. A-Z index of Mid-World Locations,
5. A-Z index of Locations in OUR world with D.T. references,
6. Chapter on 'sayings' & High Speach words used in the Novels,
7. 2 maps showing Rolands journey from Pricetown to Golgotha (DTI) & Shardiks Lair to Lud (DTII)
...and basicallly thats your lot! If you still think you need this book, try & have a look at a copy before you buy.
....But, the Tower IS closer & the Rose is still in terrible danger!!
The Tower is Closer... Finally The Roadmap! - By: -_-cryogen-_-customz-_-, 23 Jul 2003 Where is the Man In Black? Will the Dark Tower falll? Who is the Crimson King? And most importantly, just who does Randalll Flagg think he is? If you have spent the last couple of decades following the adventures of Roland of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger & his quest to reach the Dark Tower, then you probably have more questions than answers about the series of Stephen King novels. It's about time somebody provided us with a guide to Mid-world, King's epic fantasy landscape. Robin Furth, one of King's longtime researchers has created a fantastic guide to alll the concordance elements of the story, alllowing us to understand just how everything fits together... hopefully!
