There’s no shortage of deals on Stephen King novels and movie adaptations on Amazon during Prime Big Deal Days, but in terms of sheer money savings, the best deals on Stephen King are undoubtedly The Dark Tower Graphic Novel Comprehensive Edition. The three full-color hardcover omnibus books, published by Gallery 13 in 2023, were priced at $100, but Amazon dropped their prices to $55 to $58 each. Even better, All three Dark Tower omnibuses are eligible for the Amazon buy two, get one free book sale. Once you add The Dark Tower: Beginnings Comprehensive, The Gunslinger Comprehensive, and The Threesome Comprehensive to your cart, you’ll see the price drop to $114. That’s a pretty good deal for three heavyweight, well-produced books that sold for a total of $300 a year ago.
Important notes about getting this deal: As of this writing, The Gunslinger Omnibus’ Amazon store page is defaulted to a listing from a third-party seller. To get the B2G1 free offer, you’ll need to click on “Other Sellers on Amazon” and add books to your cart from listings shipped and sold by Amazon. You will see words like this: “savings: Buy 3 pieces for the price of 2 pieces.
If you’re new to dark fantasy series, or want a fresh set of King’s original novels, “The Dark Tower” 8-volume collection also offers a buy two, get one free offer. Just need a few books from the series to complete your set? Six of the eight novels are eligible for B2G1 free, including a beautiful hardcover edition of the first book, The Gunslinger. We’ve listed all eight books below the set, but please note that The Waste Land (Book 3) and The Wind Through the Keyhole (Book 4.5) are not included in the sale.
B2G1 Free “The Dark Tower” graphic novel comprehensive collection
B2G1 Free Stephen King’s The Dark Tower (Original Novel)
The Dark Tower: The “Complete” Graphic Novel Saga
Most of Stephen King’s more than 65 novels are stand-alone works, although he has also written a few series, of which “The Dark Tower” is the longest by a wide margin. This eight-novel, more than 4,000-page story took 30 years to publish. In 2007, Marvel began adapting “The Dark Tower” into comics. Although King himself did not write the comic, he served as creative director on the project.
But it’s important to acknowledge that Marvel canceled the ambitious adaptation before reaching the right conclusion. Therefore, The Complete Graphic Novel Saga is both correct and incorrect. If you read all three omnibus books, you’ll have read everything available, but you’ll need to read King’s novel to get the full story.
If you’re unfamiliar with King’s work, here’s a quick breakdown: The series is an engaging blend of fantasy, science fiction, and horror elements. But at its most basic premise, The Dark Tower is a traditional hero’s journey. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic mid-world and tells the story of Roland Detar as he searches for the eponymous tower and the powerful dark wizard, the Man in Black. Novels often span time periods and different worlds, but graphic novels are largely more linear, which gives them a more intimate reading experience.
For long-time fans of the series, the 800-page tome The Dark Tower: The Beginning Omnibus may be particularly compelling. Essentially a prequel, this hardcover omnibus contains five graphic novels that chronicle Roland Detar’s coming-of-age story in Gilead, leading up to his emergence as The Last Gunslinger. It covers and expands upon Roland’s backstory as mentioned in flashbacks and dialogue throughout the series.
Two other comprehensive books—The Gunslinger (736 pages) and Drawing of Three (464 pages)—are named after the first two books in the series. While they cover the same major plot points as the novels, the comics also cover a lot of new ground that fans will be interested in, even if you’ve recently read the novels themselves. All three hardcover books contain beautiful artwork drawn by a team of illustrators.
More Stephen King B2G1 free bundles, hardcover novels and graphic novels
If you want all three comprehensive book and novel bundles, you’ll need two additional books to get the second B2G1 for free. I dug all over many Stephen King book listings on Amazon reveal several well-known hardcovers and box sets that, when paired with these higher-priced King books, can give you great value for your money. Several of King’s classic hardcover novels are eligible: “The Shining,” “Salem’s Land,” “It” and “Pet Sematary.”
You should also check out Sleeping Beauty: Deluxe Remastered Editionrecently released a comprehensive collection of graphic novel versions of the novel King co-wrote with his son Owen King.
As for sets, the sale includes a slip-on hardcover set of the Bill Hodges trilogy. This is a great supernatural mystery series filled with unforgettable characters. The first novel in the trilogy, Mr. Mercedes, introduced readers to Holly Gibney, who quickly became one of King’s personal favorite characters. She appears in two sequels and the novel “The Outsider” (a novella in the story collection “If It Bleeds”), and has a starring role in King’s latest novel, “Holly.”
More B2G1 Free Collection of Stephen King Novels and Short Stories
When I was looking for pricier Stephen King sets and hardcovers, I tracked down every Stephen King book in Amazon’s B2G1 free sale. Please note that Amazon often removes and adds books from these sales throughout the week, so we cannot guarantee that all books in the list below will be eligible until the sale ends on October 12th. Finally, a collection of short stories and nonfiction – all horror fans should read King’s Danse Macabre – here’s the complete list (excluding the books listed above).
Books labeled “Paperback” are trade paperbacks, while books labeled “MMPB” are grocery store compact checkout books (mass market paperbacks).
