fantasy

The original gunslinger Roland Deschain and his companions (Eddie Dean, Susannah Holmes, Jake Chambers) along with their pet Bumblers Oy deter from the quest of averting the eradication of the Dark Tower. Though they have no time to leave the Beam's path if they are to prevent Chaos from ruling the worlds, Roland follows his Ka anyway.

The group are in the farming community Calla Bryn Sturgis where apparently every decade the Thunderclap Wolves abduct a child from each pair of Calla twins. They take the misfortunate members to the Tower before sending the twin home a mental and physical damaged husk of what they were.

In 1977 New York City thugs from the Drawing of the Three threaten bookstore owner Calvin Tower. They demand he sells to them a vacant lot in midtown Manhattan where the Rose that is this world's manifestation of the Dark Tower lies. The gunslinging quartet with the help of Old Fella must fight evil in two worlds.

The fifth novel in Stephen King's Dark Tower series is fantastic as the action continues, the team takes a detour yet paradoxically steps closer to their goal, and the connections to other books continue. That link to SALEM'S LOT and THE STAND, etc. is part of the fun (Scribner offers THE CONCORDANCE to assist the audience in following the who's who from where). This particular volume contains an exciting story line starring absorbing characters who get deeper with each tale. Readers will appreciate the latest adventures of the gunslingers as Mr. King's epic fantasy is moving forward towards the climax.

Harriet Klausner

When I picked up this book, I was nearly dying of curiosity. When I finished it, I was not disappointed.
It picks up where the last left off. Roland's ka tet are traveling along the Path of the Beam to reach their ultimate goal.. The Dark Tower....
But, they get sidetracked when they come to the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis. There, they meet a man called Father Callahan (King fans will recognize him as the character from his older book, Salem's Lot), a man who was once from the real world and somehow got to the one that Roland is in.
And, they also vow to stop the Wolves of Thunderclap from raiding Calla. The Wolves are mysterious creatures who steal babies from the Calla every 25 years. But, the tales that Roland hears around the city makes the Wolves seem impossible to beat....
If you havent read any Dark Tower books yet, read them. They are the best books in a series i have ever read.

For all of you, like me, who despised Wizard and Glass this book is for you. Finally we are getting somewhere. It has been YEARS since King has been this good. It is good to see him back. Don't listen to the reviews of people who don't like the fact that it seems King is going to include himself in the Dark Tower series. What is the difference between that and Eddie, Susannah, and Jake entering Roland's world. Obviously they don't understand the point King has been hinting at all along: the thinness of reality. He even goes into a beautiful aside about how the choices we make and how one side step can change the course of our history. This is King's oh so subtle way of letting us know that our perception of reality may not be the truth of the matter. I'm hooked again Mr. King. Bring me to the Dark Tower. It has been years and I am ready. As we all are. I'm sure you won't dissapoint.