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The ka-tet believe that the Tower is linked to the rose and will be harmed (or fall) if the rose is harmed. Calvin Tower is in hiding in Maine from Enrico Balazar 's men, [ c ] who have almost succeeded in strong-arming him into selling them the lot.
- Stephen King
- 2004
There, they encounter Calvin Tower, a bookstore owner who had previously given Jake a book that proved integral to the quest for the Dark Tower. [N 1] Tower owns the vacant lot that houses a rose that is the physical manifestation of the Dark Tower.
- Stephen King
- 2003
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The Rose is a flower growing in a once-vacant lot in Manhattan, New York City.
It is the physical manifestation of the Dark Tower on Keystone Earth.
•The Waste Lands
•Wolves of the Calla
•Song of Susannah
•The Dark Tower
Calvin Tower was the owner of The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind. He ran the place along with his friend, Aaron Deepneau . His last name was originally Toren, the Dutch word for tower, and was the third-great-grandson of Stephan Toren .
The rose has to be protected at all costs, but for some reason, someone has to actually own the lot to have control of the rose. Calvin Tower, who played a minimal role in The Waste Lands, owns the vacant lot, which (sort of) makes sense because of his last name.
Mar 15, 2016 · On the other hand, its form in Keystone Earth (as well as Jake's Earth and perhaps some others) is that of a rose. Jake passes Tower Records after he leaves the Manhattan bookshop owned by Calvin Tower, the guardian of the rose, which is the Tower’s representation in New York. —The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus
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Jun 8, 2004 · Calvin Tower. A book dealer, Tower owns the vacant lot where the rose that connects all worlds together grows. In an earlier volume in the series, Tower promises to sell the lot for one dollar in exchange for Roland and Eddie's help. However, he is selfish and miserly and tries to renege on his promise. Roland ultimately convinces him to make ...
