An illustration of Roland holding his pistol and a rose at the base of the tower from The Dark Tower book series
Many of Stephen King's books connect to The Dark Tower series, but few are as connected as The Stand. Roland Deschain's journey to the Dark Tower spans multiple universes and features familiar characters from many of King's other stories, including Father Donald Callahan from Salem's Lot and Ted Brautigan from Hearts in Atlantis. The Dark Tower series is the linchpin that connects all these stories and the multiverse of King's works together.
6 7 Randall Flagg/The Man In Black Is A Major Villain In The Stand & The Dark Tower He Has Many Names Randall Flagg is not the only primary antagonist in The Stand, but is also a prominent villain in The Dark Tower series. In the first Dark Tower book, The Gunslinger, he is first referred to as the man in black in the book's iconic opening line, "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
5 The Stand’s Universe Is Part Of The Dark Tower’s Multiverse The Dark Tower series is a means of tying all of King's works together into a single multiverse. The Dark Tower holds together the entire multiverse and its many worlds, which are also referred to as levels.
3 There Is Graffiti Of Mother Abagail In Topeka She Is A Powerful Symbol Topeka has more than one connection to The Stand, with Roland and his traveling companions encountering graffiti of Mother Abagail Freemantle. While some survivors of the superflu epidemic are drawn to Flagg, others are drawn to the elderly Mother Abagail.
The expanded edition of The Stand was published in 1990, while the original version was published in 1978.
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