Ich mach mir's jetzt mal einfach, weil ich müde bin, mich eigentlich um andere Dinge kümmern sollte, und gerade mal wieder eine gewisse Lustlosigkeit verspüre. Also ...
Stephen King ist immer noch einer der wichtigsten und erfolgreichsten Schriftsteller innerhalb der phantastischen Genres, und als sein Hauptwerk gilt der zur Zeit aus acht Romanen und einer längeren Erzählung/Novelle bestehende Zyklus The Dark Tower (dt. Der Dunkle Turm). Nachdem der Zyklus eigentlich 2004 mit der Veröffentlichung des damals siebten, wie der Gesamtzyklus The Dark Tower benannten Romans beendet war, hat King 2012 mit The Wind Through the Keyhole noch einen weiteren Dark-Tower-Roman auf den Markt gebracht, der zwischen Band vier und Band fünf des Zyklus angesiedelt ist. Seither ist - zumindest auf der belletristischen Seite des Dark-Tower-Universums (die diversen Comic-Adaptionen/Ergänzungen und den eher wenig erfolgreichen, 2017 in die Kinos gekommenen Film lassen wir hier jetzt weg) nichts mehr passiert. Bis jetzt.
QuoteDisplay MoreKing isn’t done contributing to The Dark Tower series, though.
This afternoon, it was confirmed that the next Dark Tower book, Other Worlds Than These, will be released on October 6, 2026.
What Is the Next ‘Dark Tower’ Book About?
The official synopsis for the ninth Dark Tower novel reads as follows:
Jack Sawyer, a beloved and enduring King protagonist, returns in the final book in the Talisman Trilogy, the #1 New York Times bestselling collaboration between “master craftsmen” Stephen King and Peter Straub (The Washington Post).
“I wanted to go back to Mid-World, which was always the Territories by another name.” – Stephen King
This is Stephen King and Peter Straub’s epic and unforgettable finale to the Talisman Trilogy (including the novels Talisman and Black House) and a wrapping up of the fate of the worlds in King's iconic, fiercely beloved Dark Tower epic. It is also a magnificent stand-alone novel, that will appeal to new readers, as well as to King’s Constant Readers.
OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE is the story of Jack Sawyer, whom readers first met when he was twelve, crossing America and “the territories” to save his mother’s life, and met again in Black House, where Jack faces a child killer and the Crimson King (among other evils). In OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE Jack must stop a rampaging gang of infected teenagers from America-side, and the forces of the mysterious Gullet at the edge of Mid-World, before it destroys our world and all worlds. Jack is older now; his Ka-tet (echoing the world of Roland) is fraying; and his task, nearly impossible.
Magnificent, riveting, full of heart, and humor, OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE is a spectacular, propulsive adventure, and features 30 exclusive black and white illustrations by artist Gabriel Rodriguez. The title instantly announces to readers who already know these other worlds that King has returned to them. OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE will appeal to new King readers and his constant readers.
This confirms that The Dark Tower Book 9: Other Worlds Than These will bring back Jack Sawyer, who was the primary protagonist in both The Talisman and The Black House. Mike Flanagan is adapting The Dark Tower into a series on Prime Video, but it’s still in the early stages of development. No cast members have been announced, and the show does not have an official release date. Flanagan's next Stephen King adaptation, Carrie, will arrive on Prime Video later this year.
Quelle: collider.com
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