Goodreads ranks Stephen King’s The Dark Tower books, placing book VII first

Collider reports that Goodreads user ratings place the eight books of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series with The Dark Tower (book VII) at the top (4.29/5) and The Gunslinger (book I) at the bottom (3.91/5).

The full ranking from the source lists Wizard and Glass (book IV) at 4.27/5, The Waste Lands (III) at 4.25/5, The Drawing of the Three (II) at 4.24/5, Wolves of the Calla (V) at 4.20/5, The Wind Through the Keyhole (the interquel listed as book 4.5) at 4.14/5, and Song of Susannah (VI) at 4.00/5. The article summarizes reader reactions for each entry, noting The Gunslinger is often seen as an odd but compelling introduction, Wind Through the Keyhole functions like a story-within-a-story interquel, Song of Susannah is a meta set-up for the finale, and Wizard and Glass delivers a large, emotionally weighty flashback for Roland.

The article also highlights broader context from the series: it’s frequently called King’s most ambitious and longest continuous story (seven main books, with an eighth released later and set between books IV and V), though the claim that it is his "magnum opus" lacks a clear primary-source attribution. The seventh book’s ending remains divisive among readers, and the piece notes Goodreads scores may reflect reactions to individual volumes as well as to the series as a whole.

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