by skarekrow13 Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:28 pm
Slake, I started with the third book actually and thought I'd be lost but each book actually holds up well alone. However for purity's sake The Gunslinger is indeed the first. After that they should all be titled with their corresponding number except for the new one The Wind Through the Keyhole. Of all of them that can be out of sequence that one is the easiest. It technically occurs between four and five but it's actually the main character telling other characters two stories (one within the other) and is amazing. If you've read most of King's other work you've maybe stumbled on The Little Sisters of Eluria in Everything's Eventual. That's a short story involving Roland, the main character in the Dark Tower series.
Finally, maybe you've read one or two of these books. They're all tied to the Dark Tower series as well. Basically, if you've read anything by King.....you've already started the Dark Tower series