# Stephen King’s written another Dark Tower book **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [March 27, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799 "2026-03-27T00:53:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799/1 "2026-03-27T00:53:22Z")
Stephen King (along with the late Peter Straub) has written a new _Dark Tower_ book. Called _Other Worlds Than These_, it follows Jack Sawyer, who appeared in the novels _The Talisman_ and _Black House_. In those two books, it was revealed that “The Territories,” another world that Jack can enter, is part of Roland’s world, but we never actually found out what Jack was doing during Roland’s travels. This book looks like it addresses that. It has a release date of [October 6, 2026](https://stephenking.com/upcoming/index.html). ETA: Corrected the typo @Johanna alluded to. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799/2 "2026-03-27T01:05:53Z")
Considering how he concluded the _Dark Tower_ series,\* “retease” is indeed the bon mot. \*World’s longest shaggy dog story ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799/3 "2026-03-27T01:09:55Z")
Ever since the end of _Black House_, I’ve wondered if Jack was going to play a part in the Dark Tower story itself. I was disappointed that he didn’t show up in that series. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799/4 "2026-03-27T01:13:23Z")
Looks like I’ve got some more King books to read. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799/5 "2026-03-27T04:38:18Z")
I’m pretty sure that connection was a retcon to _Talisman_, but explicit in King’s later works and _Black House_. Not that it really _matters_, and IIRC there was a more explicit crossover in one of the later Dark Tower novels (I think it was a meeting with Parkus), but given the painful ending of Black House you sometimes wish Jack a happy rest in his semi-Avalon. Of course, since the temporality of Roland’s world is tattered and worn, it remains to see if this is before or _after_ Black House. Given the state of Jack’s mind prior to the events of Black House, you could effortlessly make the excuse that it happened _before_, and after Jack is free to travel the Territories and perhaps All-World for a period of time - which could become a way to add urgency and desperation to the story if needed. Forgive some of the vagueness, I’m trying to avoid explicit spoilers. I’ve blurred one that was most likely to spoil Black House for anyone who hasn’t read it yet, but overall they’re all pretty general. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799/6 "2026-03-27T04:55:41Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > I’ve blurred one that was most likely to spoil Black House for anyone who hasn’t read it yet, but overall they’re all pretty general. To be honest, I’ve forgotten most of the plot. All that really stands out is the biker gang, the blind sportscaster, and the annoyingly constant use of present tense. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799/7 "2026-03-27T05:59:34Z")
Yeah, the end of _Black House_ ended on kind of a downer, but still optimistic. In the link I posted in the OP, you can read a little of what happened after that book ended. It’s the first couple of paragraphs of the new book. @Smapti , I didn’t mind the present tense. King’s done that in a few books now, like the _Mister Mercedes_ books. It took me a bit to get used to it, but it doesn’t bother me anymore. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-written-another-dark-tower-book/1028799/8 "2026-03-27T12:59:44Z")
You think it’s just coincidence that “Jack” is so similar to “Jake?”