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The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: 8 Secondary Characters from The Dark Tower Series Kindle Edition

by Bev Vincent (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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Meet 8 secondary characters from The Dark Tower series who didn't make it into Bev Vincent's acclaimed The Road to the Dark Tower, the world's most in-depth look into Stephen King's epic series! This is a supplemental update to Bev's book and does not contain the complete text of The Road to the Dark Tower. You can find the complete text elsewhere on Amazon.

From Bev Vincent's introduction:
"My contract with NAL (New American Library) for The Road to the Dark Tower stipulated that I would deliver to them a 70,000-word manuscript. Ron Martirano, my editor, said I could probably go as high as 80,000, but my publisher wanted to keep the book from appearing too thick and daunting on the shelf.

Early on, I had an idea I was going to have a hard time keeping it under 100,000 words. What I ultimately submitted ran slightly over 130,000 words, including footnotes and appendices. I fully expected to be told I'd have to cut some -- or a lot -- of material, a process I did not relish.

Fortunately, my editor is as big a fan of the Dark Tower series as I am and he made no mention of the fact that I'd delivered nearly double what my contract specified, concentrating instead on the content.

However, I had already removed some material before I submitted the manuscript. The Dramatis Personae chapter was by far the longest in the book and my first draft featured not only the principle characters but subsidiary characters who either made repeat appearances throughout the series or who I considered pivotal for other reasons.

Rather than reduce the space devoted to the major characters, I decided, after much soul-searching and regret, to delete some of the lesser players. Now, thanks to this Cemetery Dance chapbook, I have the opportunity to reintroduce readers to eight characters worthy of scrutiny.

Here, then, are the good, the bad, and the ugly."
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00275EMM8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cemetery Dance Publications; 1st Electronic Edition (April 20, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 20, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 172 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 22 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Bev Vincent

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Bev Vincent is the author of several non-fiction books, including The Road to the Dark Tower, The Dark Tower Companion and Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life and Influences. In 2018, he co-edited the anthology Flight or Fright with Stephen King.

He has published over 120 stories, with appearances in Ellery Queen’s, Alfred Hitchcock’s and Black Cat Mystery Magazines, as well as several SHIVERS anthologies and two Mystery Writers of America anthologies. He has published numerous essays, interviews and book introductions. His book reviews can be found at Onyx Reviews.

His work has been published in 20 languages and nominated for the Stoker (twice), Edgar, Ignotus and ITW Thriller Awards. Recent works include “The Ogilvy Affair” and “The Dead of Winter,” the latter in Dissonant Harmonies with Brian Keene. To learn more, visit bevvincent.com

He lives in Texas with his wife.

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Troy Blackford
5.0 out of 5 stars Bev Vincent Does Amazing Work
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2011
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To have to explain why this amazing piece is worth 99 of your cents is an insult. If you like the Dark Tower enough to want to read a book on it, you can spare a third the price of a cheap coffee. This is great, and as the man describes it is a leaf taken from outtakes from his acclaimed and successful 'The Road to the Dark Tower' book. If you know a Stephen King fan, and have a buck, send them this.
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Ryan M. Goldman
2.0 out of 5 stars NOT NECESSARY
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2012
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I would only get this book if you don't have the Complete Concordance, in which EVERY character is broken down in a manner similar to this book. There is not any new information that I got from this book about these characters that I didn't get just from reading the novels.
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4.0 out of 5 stars useful
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2013
This look at some minor characters from Stephen King's The Dark Tower is pretty full of information on this massive series regarding some characters one might not at first attach any real signifigance to. However, after reading this short dissection of some minor role players, you really start to get a sense of the world and the people the gunslinger finds himself facing.
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Maggie Gaines
1.0 out of 5 stars I CONSIDER THIS A GYP!
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2012
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Any person who has read The Dark Tower series with studious interest will find this book to be superfluous. Believe me, for I am on the fourth round on this series. I have no doubt that I will read it a fifth time, mayhap, a sixth.

Ms. Vincent makes some serious errors. Among them, as an example, she refers to Aaron Deepneau as "Aaron Deepnau". Obviously, she has not come to realize that S.King constantly creates names, places, images, etc. using French, Spanish, Latin, German and other languages. I suggest she should read CAREFULLY what S.King writes, as there are many hidden meanings.

My impression is Ms. Vincent is just trying to make an easy buck. Disgusting, really.
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Keith Wines
2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I thought
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2013
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Not sure if the author was trying to add to the Dark Tower series, or give ending stories for some secondary characters. At least he did give me the desire to read the series again, so maybe this wasn't a complete waste of my time.
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Steve Solomon
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2014
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good read
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Thom
3.0 out of 5 stars Senza infamia né lode
Reviewed in Italy on August 11, 2016
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Troppo breve per avere una vera recensione ma, vis to il prezzo, vale la spesa se si vuole proprio avere il testo completo dell'autore
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Dave W.
1.0 out of 5 stars pathetic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2015
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A mere copy of information readily available. Zero attempt at insight into the characters. I hope the photocopier bites your arse off; but, you probably don't get the reference.
May I please be refunded?
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