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Encyclopedia > Alain Johns

Alain Johns is a character in Stephen King's epic series of Dark Tower novels. A childhood friend and classmate of Roland Deschain, Alain accompanied Roland when he was sent to the Barony of Mejis following his test of manhood. During this time, Roland, Alain, and Cuthbert Allgood rode against and defeated the forces of John Farson, preventing them from absconding with the crude oil needed to power Farson's machines of war. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror novels. ... The Dark Tower can refer to one of several things: The Dark Tower (series) — a series of novels by Stephen King. ... Roland Deschain as depicted on the cover of The Dark Tower VII. Art by Michael Whelan . ... A barony is a country subdivision, typically at a lower level than a county. ... The Dark Tower series of novels, by Stephen King, contain references to numerous locations. ... Cuthbert Allgood is a fictional character from Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series. ... John Farson, The Good Man, was a leader of a revolution in the land of Gilead from Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series. ...


Alain was later accidentally killed by Roland and Cuthbert the night before the battle of Jericho Hill. After riding through the night to bring his allies word of the approach of Farson's troops, Alain was mistaken for an ambushing enemy and gunned down by his two friends. (ALAIN MIGHT HAVE BEEN ACCUSED BY TREASON BY HIS FRIENDS. HIS DEATH MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE)


In addition to his skill as a gunslinger, Alain was proficient in "The Touch," a form of ESP that binds groups of friends and ka-tets together. Extra-sensory perception, or ESP, is the name given to any ability to acquire information by means other than the five canonical senses (taste, sight, touch, smell, and hearing), or any other sense well-known to science (balance, proprioception, etc). ...


Alain has appeared in every issue of the Gunslinger comics, where he was drawn having sandy hair and soft features.



 
 

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