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Originally Posted by HoopyFrood  I'm yet to read the story in Hearts In Atlantis (I didn't realise that Ted made an appearance in it until last Christmas when I re-read the entire Dark Tower series and made the connection in my head after hearing that Hearts In Atlantis had Dark Tower connections). In The Dark Tower, though, it's explained that Ted escapes the complex and the world itself in which the Breakers are...breaking, thanks to the help of another Breaker with extraordinary powers (I won't say more because you need to read the books and that would spoil it  ) But, as I assume happens in Hearts In Atlantis, he is caught and returned his breaking job.
And Black House is connected to the Dark Tower as well? (I know most books are in some vague way, but I didn't know that one was). I have a large collection of King books and only have a couple that still need to be read, and Hearts in Atlantis and Black House just happen to be two of them  |
In Black House there is some flipping between worlds, this one and one they call the Territories (I had the idea that was where the Dark Tower books were set). Also the main character (can't remember his name unfortunately) gradaully remembers that he went to the Territories as a child and touched an amulet, or something. I am guessing, but wouldn't be surprised if that story was the subject of one of the Dark Tower books. (Hope I haven't posted any spoliers there, I have tried not to give anything important away!)
So I think there are a lot of Dark Tower connections in Black House, but the story kind of stands on its own as well. It's a blinking good read, by the way.