When it finally arrives, the long awaited conclusion will leave King's myriad fans satisfied but wishing there were still more to come. During this sentimental journey, King ties up loose ends left hanging from the 15 non-series novels and stories that are deeply entwined in the fabric of Mid-World through characters like Randall Flagg (The Stand and others) or Father Callahan ( 'Salem's Lot ).
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King pushes the gross-out factor at times-Roland's lesson on tanning (no, not sun tanning) is brutal-but the magic of the series remains strong and readers will feel the pull of the Tower as strongly as ever as the story draws to a close. The gunslingers come out shooting and face a host of enemies, including low men, mutants, vampires, Roland's hideous quasi-offspring Mordred, and the fearsome Crimson King himself. The body count in The Dark Tower is high. The tension in the Dark Tower series has built steadily from the beginning and, like in the best of King's novels, explodes into a violent, heart-tugging climax as Roland and his ka-tet finally near their goal. ReviewĪt one point in this final book of the Dark Tower series, the character Stephen King (added to the plot in Song of Susannah ) looks back at the preceding pages and says "when this last book is published, the readers are going to be just wild." And he's not kidding.Īfter a journey through seven books and over 20 years, King's Constant Readers finally have the conclusion they've been both eagerly awaiting and silently dreading. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine -This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. The story, with its myriad twists and turns, is clear and dramatic. And though Guidall doesn't attempt a host of voices, the central characters are distinct. His smooth style slightly tempers the shock of the bloodiest scenes, which is not necessarily a bad thing. As he has done since taking the series over from Frank Muller, George Guidall reads with a kind of elegant gusto. Suffice it to say that the battles are many, the "yuck" factor in many of the scenes almost too great, and the ending, for Dark Tower's legions of fans, is satisfying and sad. Will they find their friends again? Will they ever return to Susannah? This reviewer won't tell you. Their evil enemies are multitudinous, and their task seems close to impossible. When Jake and Father Callahan enter the restaurant on Lexington and 61st, they have no idea how fierce their battle will need to be. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, and Doctor Sleep are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock).
Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers , and Mr.
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