A pregnant gunslinger's body is hijacked, and the ka-tet shatters across two New Yorks and one doomed Maine town.
Who drives the story
A gunslinger of the ka-tet whose body is hijacked by Mia; trapped in her own mind, she watches her captor's bargain unfold, then reclaims herself after the birth and escapes Fedic alone through a makeshift door.
A former demon turned mortal, heavily pregnant, who traded her immortality to Richard Sayre for a child; promised motherhood of Mordred by the Crimson King, she is deceived and devoured by her newborn son.
The last gunslinger, biological father of Mordred through the elemental demon's passage of his seed; he secures the rose's lot, hypnotizes Stephen King, and sets him back to writing the story that keeps the quest alive.
Roland's apprentice from 1980s New York, who once helped Calvin Tower resist Balazar's strong-arm tactics and now lands in 1977 Maine to finish the job, surviving an ambush and deeding the lot to the Tet Corporation.
The young gunslinger sent to 1999 New York with Oy and Callahan; he recovers Black Thirteen, hides it beneath the World Trade Center, and storms the Dixie Pig to save Susannah.
The disgraced priest from 'Salem's Lot, now a gunslinger's man; he follows Susannah-Mia to New York, recovers the wizard's glass, and enters the Dixie Pig with weapons raised.
The child of Susannah and Roland's seed, born in Fedic as a spider-like creature who devours his mother Mia within moments of birth and rapidly matures into a monstrous form.
The author himself, living in Maine in 1977; hypnotized by Roland, he learns he is a medium for the Dark Tower's story, not its god, and is compelled to resume the series he abandoned.
The owner of the New York vacant lot holding the rose, hiding in Maine from Enrico Balazar's men; his signature deeding the lot to the Tet Corporation protects the Tower's anchor.
The mobster and his enforcer, whose men strong-arm Calvin Tower for the vacant lot and ambush Roland and Eddie in Maine after Mia tips them off.
Also in the story
The billy-bumbler loyal to Jake, split with him to 1999 New York, where he joins the assault on the Dixie Pig.
A Maine local who helps Roland and Eddie survive Andolini's ambush; they take him for a savior sent by ka, and he becomes their ally.
A religious sect that worships the doorways between worlds; their rituals reopen the magic door in Doorway Cave, and ka splits the ka-tet through it.
How they are connected
A gunslinger of the ka-tet whose body is hijacked by Mia; trapped in her own mind, she watches her captor's bargain unfold, then reclaims herself after the birth and escapes Fedic alone through a makeshift door.
A former demon turned mortal, heavily pregnant, who traded her immortality to Richard Sayre for a child; promised motherhood of Mordred by the Crimson King, she is deceived and devoured by her newborn son.
The last gunslinger, biological father of Mordred through the elemental demon's passage of his seed; he secures the rose's lot, hypnotizes Stephen King, and sets him back to writing the story that keeps the quest alive.
The last gunslinger, biological father of Mordred through the elemental demon's passage of his seed; he secures the rose's lot, hypnotizes Stephen King, and sets him back to writing the story that keeps the quest alive.
Roland's apprentice from 1980s New York, who once helped Calvin Tower resist Balazar's strong-arm tactics and now lands in 1977 Maine to finish the job, surviving an ambush and deeding the lot to the Tet Corporation.
Roland's apprentice from 1980s New York, who once helped Calvin Tower resist Balazar's strong-arm tactics and now lands in 1977 Maine to finish the job, surviving an ambush and deeding the lot to the Tet Corporation.
Eddie DeanEnrico Balazar and Jack Andolini
Roland's apprentice from 1980s New York, who once helped Calvin Tower resist Balazar's strong-arm tactics and now lands in 1977 Maine to finish the job, surviving an ambush and deeding the lot to the Tet Corporation.
The young gunslinger sent to 1999 New York with Oy and Callahan; he recovers Black Thirteen, hides it beneath the World Trade Center, and storms the Dixie Pig to save Susannah.
Jake ChambersFather Donald Callahan
The young gunslinger sent to 1999 New York with Oy and Callahan; he recovers Black Thirteen, hides it beneath the World Trade Center, and storms the Dixie Pig to save Susannah.
The young gunslinger sent to 1999 New York with Oy and Callahan; he recovers Black Thirteen, hides it beneath the World Trade Center, and storms the Dixie Pig to save Susannah.
Father Donald CallahanSusannah Dean
The disgraced priest from 'Salem's Lot, now a gunslinger's man; he follows Susannah-Mia to New York, recovers the wizard's glass, and enters the Dixie Pig with weapons raised.
The disgraced priest from 'Salem's Lot, now a gunslinger's man; he follows Susannah-Mia to New York, recovers the wizard's glass, and enters the Dixie Pig with weapons raised.
Go deeper
Bodies as contested territory · Stories need a teller, not a god · Bargains and their fine print · Ka and the splitting of a band
Themes explainedThe full story act by act, the ending explained and a quick quiz.
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