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If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Patrick danville, an important child in kings 1994 work, is dandelos captive in the dark tower. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The dark tower comics follow the adventures and trials of roland deschain, son of steven deschain, dinh of gilead. The dark tower is a series of eight books written by american author stephen king that incorporates themes from multiple genres, including dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror, and western.
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