The Real Ending to The Dark Tower

[Sigmund]

... your all minions ....

Happy New Year! 2011! We are all minions...again.

[GLewman]

Wisemo; yer kinda funny...I genuinely hope that's your real intention here.

Haha Ally I have a feeling wisemo is a fanboy that maybe hung around the World of Warcraft MB a little too long...Reading his posts is like watching the proverbial "trainwreck"...I say post away wisemo! I'm not allowed to say this on here, but you are the most entertaining and interesting person to post in a while...keep up the good work

P.S. I'm starting to become serious when I say you should "improve" some of SK's other endings....but I have a feeling your time here is short so you better haul a$$...lolol

[GNTLGNT]

...and the Looney Tunes theme plays on....(sorry Ms. Mod-couldn't stop meself, I'm a born leverpuller...said in his best Beatlesque voice from Yellow Submarine)

[BethicaJ]

I would like someone to actually find a flaw to me wrapping everything up, then just trolling me and calling me crazy, and yes I am that crazy crazy enough to set things right.

Flaw #1....Stephen King made millions of dollars on these books. Alot of this money comes from one person reading the book and recommending it to others when they think the series is great and worth reading AS IS. I've read other books before that I didn't agree with the way they end, but you dont go to their happy place (SKMB) and tell them they're wrong. The storie's done when its done. Leave it at that. I personally thought that the ending was perfect and keeps the characters alive in my mind so I know where they're going to be in their world.

Also, about your statement above about the Bible....

This story is no more his, then the story the men wrote in the bible

I'd love to see the reaction to that if you tried to re-write the ending to THAT or to change the story that those men had wrote....

[SHEEMIEE]

Hi,

Ya think?

Well, maybe so or maybe so.

I think he already wrote a brilliant ending, and I suggest you read it again.

Long days and pleasant nights

well said john,
i have to say -the read for me was the ride, and i could have put the book down when i was prompted but i was just cackin myself too much hoping, nay praying that their wouldnt be interfering aliens at the end of his journey- all in all a wonderful adventure that ended,then began again. beautiful. HOORAH!

hat tip to the big man and much applause.
so say us all

[fushingfeef]

Originally when I was reading the Dark Tower series, by about book 3 or 4 I had guessed that the series would end with Roland going into the Dark Tower and finding Stephen King sitting at a typewriter/computer working on the last Dark Tower book, and Stephen would look up and would lock eyes with Roland, and each would realize that they were looking at themselves as if in a mirror. Imagine my surprise/excitement when Stephen King wrote himself into the series in book 6!

Anyway, I thought the real Stephen King ended the series perfectly.

As for his initial inspiration for the Dark Tower, I believe he was drinking heavily in college at the time...just sayin'...

[Cowboy]

You must have read a different ending than I did because I don't see that at all in either the Coda or the Author's notes which I just reread before answering in case I was misremembering. I will say again, you have apparently come up with the ending that suits you but it is not the one Steve intended.

If Sai King is going to need help rewriting his works of art, have him give me a call, I'm sure I can help straighten him out on HIS stories. (Hey!!! what is that tongue doing in my cheek?)

[~Ally~]

Hmm, I adore "Black Tower" wines, they do a gorgeous rose. Sweet.

[Cowboy]

Does anyone know how I could get a hold of Mr. King?

Call me and I will give you his cell phone number.

[Moderator]

Does anyone know how I could get a hold of Mr. King?

I spoke with Steve about this this morning and here is his response:

"My ending is my ending. Roland will have his redemption but he did not deserve it then. During his lifetime, Roland made too many wrong choices. You cannot do things as serious as sacrifice a child and not have to pay karma regardless of other good deeds done in your lifetime."