There are new evils, new dangers to threaten Roland's little band in the devastated city of Lud and the surrounding wastelands, as well as horrific confrontations with Blaine the Mono, the piratical Gasher, and the frightening Tick-Tock Man.
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Join the quest before it's too late (Independent on Sunday on THE SONG OF SUSANNAH)
King's magnificent uberstory is finally complete... King's achievement is startling; his characters fresh... his plot sharply drawn... It is magic. (Daily Express on The Dark Tower) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
King's magnificent uberstory is finally complete... King's achievement is startling; his characters fresh... his plot sharply drawn... It is magic. (Daily Express on The Dark Tower) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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'At the age of 19 Stephen decided he would like to write an epic similar to The Lord of the Rings. The 'spaghetti Westerns' of that time [specifically The Good, the Bad and the Ugly] and a poem written by Robert Browning, 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came', became the inspiration for his magnum opus. The series written and published separately over a period of 22 years consists of seven books and the short story, 'The Little Sisters of Eluria' published in his short story collection, EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL.' From the author's website.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By "mpalsson"
Format:Hardcover
The Waste Lands is the third installment in The Dark Tower series, continuing the journey of Roland of Gilead and his companions through Mid-World. The first half of the book can in some ways be seen as leftover plot from The Drawing of the Three, but it also lays the foundation for the second half, making the transition between the parts barely noticeable.
The nice thing about this book is that King doesn’t ignore the paradox that was created by the events at the end of the previous book. Instead he draws the logical conclusions, incorporates the consequences into the plot of The Waste Lands, and solves the dilemma in an entirely satisfactory manner.
King also continues the trend of adding details that he has borrowed from other fantasy authors. I couldn’t help smiling when the name of a monstrous bear turned out to be Shardik, just as in the book with the same name by Richard Adams, and when Eddie recognized the name but couldn’t understand why he associated it with rabbits (Adams most well-known work is Watership Down) I laughed out loud. A nice touch, especially since it strengthens the link between Roland’s world and our world.
However, there are two reasons I won’t give this book a top grade. The first is that the pace is somewhat slower than in The Drawing of the Three. (It was noticeable easier to put it down and do other things.) The second is that despite King’s assurance in the Author’s Note that he ran out of story for the moment, it felt like the book ended before the current plot line had run its natural course. It did not really matter that much to me, since I was able to start reading Wizard and Glass right away, but it still feels a bit odd to find the logical end 60 pages into the next book of the series, written six years later.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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The assault on your senses continues with the Wastelands and King plunges you into a much darker era than heretofore in the lives of his protagonists. He brings you to tears many a time, and to the edge of your trainseat in their many and varied perils. Take this ride with Roland and his companions, you'll be glad you did. Also, if its your first in the series, better just buy the 2 preceeding books and the subsequent title to this: you will WANT them.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This installment picks up a couple of months after the end of 'The Drawing of the Three', and picks up a problem with Roland's actions in the fact that he has both aided Jake after his death in 'The Gunslinger' and then prevented his death in 'The Drawing of the Three'. This is tearing his mind apart knowing the fact that two interpretations of reality exist in his mind. He has to try and find away to stop it before he is killed by it. The story winds on to a classic confrontation with a riddle-obsessed artifical intelligence controlled train. The ending will leave you gasping for more. It has to be one of the greatest cliffhangers of all time. You must read this if you've read the previous two books if you didn't like them because this will change your whole view on the series. It's BRILLIANT!
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Getting there
I remember Blaine the Mono from my first read through and he reminded me of HAL. It takes a long time to finally get there and a lot of the book feels like filler. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Rich T
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Addictive
If you are a fan of Stephen King or such similar authors then this fast paced read is a must! enthralling from word go i struggled to put the book down!!
Published 13 days ago by Mr. Paul M. Rushton
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Cracking pace!
This 3rd chapter of TDT series allows us to see the decline of Roland's world and just how much it has 'moved on'. The pace of the final 3rd of the book is incredible.
Published 1 month ago by Terry Cowan
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Wow
The story just goes on !
I am an avid fan and the books get better as you go further into the series
I am an avid fan and the books get better as you go further into the series
Published 1 month ago by Mr. S. I. Black
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Best so far
Brilliant. Continuing the quest of the gunslingers. The best one thus far and now on to the next one in the series,
I recommend reading all preceeding books to get the best... Read more
I recommend reading all preceeding books to get the best... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Patrick
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Brilliant
Couldn't put the book down and can't wait to start reading the next one which will be straight away once I have downloaded it
Published 3 months ago by Nicci
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Excellent addition to the series
Well written and very imaginative as has been the series so far. Not your typical S King but still an excellent read.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Ian Sulley
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Dark Tower Rules
I love the Dark tower series. So what if it was obviously driven from the Lord of the Rings trilogy - Stephen King admit this - its is a fabulour set of books that I owned in... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr mole
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An amazing world!
I feel it was slower than the first 2 books too get going but when it did it didn't let up till the very end. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Nicholas David Muddeman
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2nd read of this book
1st read enjoyed very much but felt I had not got fully into the story,so read it again. It builds and moulds the continuing story brilliantly. Read more
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