Robin Furth
Encyclopedia
Robin Furth is the personal research assistant to Stephen King
and the author of Stephen King's The Dark Tower
: A Complete Concordance, which was published by Scribner on December 5, 2006. It is a compilation of her two previous encyclopedic books dealing with King's magnum opus
, The Dark Tower: A Concordance, volume I - which explores the first four books in King's series - and A Concordance II, which gives the reader definitions and explanations of pivotal terms used over the course of the final three books of The Dark Tower.
, Furth has worked as King's assistant for over five years. She is credited as having illustrated the maps that appear in the novel The Dark Tower. Furth plotted the comic book spin-off
miniseries
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born, which serves as a counterpart to the series of novels
written by Stephen King. She is also credited as a writer for Legion of Monsters: Satana #1 and as an editor and creative consultant for the Dark Tower: Gunslinger's Guidebook, both published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. In October 2009, Del Rey Comics published The Talisman #0, with Furth credited as writer. This comic book series is an adaptation of the Stephen King/Peter Straub novel of the same name. She's also credited with writing The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger: The Journey Begins, in 2011.
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
and the author of Stephen King's The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower (series)
The Dark Tower is a series of books written by American author Stephen King, which incorporates themes from multiple genres, including fantasy, science fantasy, horror and western. It describes a "Gunslinger" and his quest toward a tower, the nature of which is both physical and metaphorical. King...
: A Complete Concordance, which was published by Scribner on December 5, 2006. It is a compilation of her two previous encyclopedic books dealing with King's magnum opus
Masterpiece
Masterpiece in modern usage refers to a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship....
, The Dark Tower: A Concordance, volume I - which explores the first four books in King's series - and A Concordance II, which gives the reader definitions and explanations of pivotal terms used over the course of the final three books of The Dark Tower.
Life and work
Raised in Upper Darby and along the coast of MaineMaine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, Furth has worked as King's assistant for over five years. She is credited as having illustrated the maps that appear in the novel The Dark Tower. Furth plotted the comic book spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born, which serves as a counterpart to the series of novels
The Dark Tower
Dark Tower may refer to:* The Dark Tower , an unfinished novel by C. S. Lewis* Barad-dûr the fortress of Sauron in the fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings* The Dark Tower , a 1933 comedy by George S...
written by Stephen King. She is also credited as a writer for Legion of Monsters: Satana #1 and as an editor and creative consultant for the Dark Tower: Gunslinger's Guidebook, both published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. In October 2009, Del Rey Comics published The Talisman #0, with Furth credited as writer. This comic book series is an adaptation of the Stephen King/Peter Straub novel of the same name. She's also credited with writing The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger: The Journey Begins, in 2011.