Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three

Stephen King

Jan 2016 · The Dark Tower Book 2 · Simon and Schuster · Narrated by Frank Muller

About this audiobook

The second volume in Stephen King’s #1 bestselling Dark Tower Series, The Drawing of the Three is an “epic in the making” (Kirkus Reviews) about a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies.

“Stephen King is a master at creating living, breathing, believable characters,” hails The Baltimore Sun. Beginning just less than seven hours after The Gunslinger ends, in the second installment to the thrilling Dark Tower Series, Roland encounters three mysterious doorways on a deserted beach along the Western Sea. Each one enters into a different person’s life in New York—here, he joins forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean, and with the beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes, to save the Dark Tower.

“This quest is one of King’s best…it communicates on a genuine, human level…but is rich in symbolism and allegory” (Columbus Sunday Dispatch). It is a science fiction odyssey that is unlike any tale that Stephen King has ever written.

Ratings and reviews

I read this book once. I can honestly say that I would prefer it that way over listening to this narrator. I am not sure what effect he was trying to accomplish with his reading style, but listening to him end every single sentence and thought in an odd whisper is pretty frustrating. It really distracts from the book itself and makes it difficult to immerse yourself into it. I found myself more annoyed than anything else, and am about ready to just give up on it. The only reason this is four stars instead of two, or three, or none, is because it really is a great book. Just not a wise choice for the narrator.

Wow. The best part about this book is how realistic this sounds. Obviously it is fiction but Mr. King writes it in such a vivid way that suspends reality so easily that I find myself looking through the doors while experiencing this epic book in my mind. great listen!

I was at first, very put off by the narrator. The way he ends his sentences was unusual to me and not something I enjoy d at first. It gets better. Just stick it through. God you're going to love Eddie.

About the author

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection You Like It Darker, Holly, Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.