The Waste Lands
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Stephen King
Beginning with a short story appearing in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fictionin 1978, the publication of Stephen King's epic work of fantasy-what he considers to be a single long novel and his magnum opus-has spanned a quarter of a century. Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, The Dark Towerseries is King's most visionary feat of storytelling, a magical mix of science fiction, fantasy, and horror that may well be his crowning achievement. In November 2003, the fifth installment, Wolves of the Calla, will be published under the imprint of Donald M. Grant, with distribution and major promotion provided by Scribner. Song of Susannah, Book VI, and The Dark Tower, Book VII, will follow under the same arrangement in 2004. With these last three volumes finally on the horizon, readers-countless King readers who have yet to delve into The Dark Towerand a multitude of new and old fantasy fans-can now look forward to reading the series straight through to its stunning conclusion. Viking's elegant reissue of the first four books ensures that for the first time The Dark Towerwill be widely available in hardcover editions for this eager readership.
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Author
Stephen King
Pages
422
Publisher
Viking
Published Date
2003
ISBN
0670032565 9780670032563
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"Of course you need to read them in order."
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Kim Hasty
"It took this story three books to finally get my attention, which is something I find pretty hillarious. The story finally feels like it's 'going somewhere' and since the past two books and half of this is spent it's entirety on wasted lands and deserted landscapes I felt that it would have been fun to be walked throughout the city of Lud a bit more but looking at the amount of information condensed on this tome I guess there was not much we could do about it. <br/>The appearance of more people, secondary to the story as they were, was quite welcoming as well.<br/>Roland's party has apparently finished to be formed with the inclusion of two more individuals and we finally see that 'the bad guys' are starting to make a move, pretty enraged about the fact that Roland and the crew have made it *this* far in their journey. <br/>This is the largest book yet of this series I read but it's the one I had more ease to read because of the pacing. Big thumbs up.<br/>"
Mari D
"*review to come*"
B M
Beverly Marra
"<strong>Well just leave me hanging...Mr. King!!!</strong><br/><br/>Well I must say it took me a long time to finish this book (stupid adult responsibilities) just to be left hanging, literally.<br/>I am in love with this series and have so many unanswered questions. Mainly about how Roland's world and our world as we know it sometimes seem to overlap.. Or at times be more advanced<br/>As the bond between Roland, Eddie, and Susannah strengthen, its almost obvious that Jake's safety will constantly be an issue. I can't help but wonder which one of the travelling companions won't make it to the Tower. Or will there be additional allies picked up along the way.<br/>Can't wait to start the next book..... This should really be a series, but nah they'll just mess it up in order to gain more viewers...<br/>"
Kimyan Gage
"5/10"
Lil-Farrah
"It's part 3 of the Dark Tower series which is pretty awesome. If I remember correctly the ending is rubbish but the journey is worth it. Not many books I can say that about.... "
J Dixon
"This is my all time favorite novel. I feel like it gets looked over in this series and I've never understood why. "
Jordan Followell
"My favorite King novel. "
Jonas Lamb
"This is my favorite book"
James Hahne
"This is one of the few Stephen King books that frustrated me at the end, because I was reading them as they came out and it ended on the WORST cliffhanger!"
Leigh Lynch
