However, I found it very satisfying to discover these tie-ins after the fact, rather than priming myself by reading some of the other works first. So my main advice here is not to agonise over the decision. The books stand beautifully on their own, and in my opinion there is no need at all to have read any other Stephen King books to thoroughly enjoy The Dark Tower. However, as indicated above, I see no reason to read all these novels for your first go at the Tower story.
With almost twice as many tie-in books as main novels, I imagine you would lose heaps of continuity to the main story. Also, some of these books simply hint at similar themes to the Tower books, or else explain a small almost insignificant aspect of Tower lore.
So how should I tackle this? I am going to list the tie-in books in order from most to least important in my opinion of course! The Stand is an epic novel, and considered by many King fans as his greatest work.
Indeed, it was the first King book I read outside the Tower novels and it is a terrific story. I would be inclined to read this one before embarking on reading The Dark Tower novels. If you want to slot it in to your Tower reading, then between books 3 and 4 would probably be the best spot.
Again I recommend reading it at some time before starting The Dark Tower. Otherwise, put it immediately before book 5. In many ways it could be argued that this book is the most important one to read along with the main Tower books.
However, while it is a great story and the Tower tie-ins are very strong, many people struggle with the book. The reason for this recommendation is that books were written and released back-to-back. They tend to read as one continuous novel especially books 6 and 7 and so sticking such a huge other book in the middle of it all would really detract for me.
But if you must, then these are your options. However, it was written after the other seven books, and was published eight years after their final release. Many people agonise over whether they should read this book after completing the other seven, or in its chronological sequence between books 4 and 5.
Slot it in between books 4 and 5 if you want a more leisurely journey, or else save it until afterwards. All the other tie-in books can happily be read after completing the main sequence of books. However, for those who really want to break up their journey through the Tower novels, here are the next most important ones to include. Hearts in Atlantis is a collection of interconnected stories, and the only real tie-in here is with the first of these stories, titled Low Men in Yellow Coats.
This is also by far the longest of the stories, and so can easily be read by itself for those just interested in the Tower. However, the entire collection is a story in itself, and a wonderful one at that. These two novels were written years apart, but they are connected: Black House is a sequel to The Talisman. Join ST's Telegram channel here and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. Tai Nai Lun.
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