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March 22, 2018
In the summer of 1982 when I was only nine years, Donald M. Grant was about to publish the first illustrated edition of The Dark Tower: The
Gunslinger. At the time I had no clue who Stephen King was and did not start to read his novels until a few years later. Here is an "oldie but goodie" nostalgic Dark Tower article. As someone on the comments noted " Oh! if we could purchase a [signed] limited edition today for $60!"
If you haven't seen this already, it's an article
scan dating back to 1982 by Publisher's Weekly that discusses the launch of the upcoming Dark Tower book by Donald M. Grant publishers. It is interesting to note that this first Dark Tower book was King's first illustrated book, done by Michael Whelan, who would later go on to illustrate many more in later years.
In the article, Grant states that "Everyone knows who King is; he's the most popular figure in sci-fi/fantasy
today". Not exactly true, however, because up to that point, he was well-known as a horror writer, publishing novels such as The Stand, Carrie, and Salem's Lot. He was not considered as an author of science fiction or fantasy. So what do you think?
After you read the article, be sure to leave a comment below with any comment/questions.
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