- Paperback: 624 pages
- Publisher: New English Library; New edition edition (4 Dec 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340707526
- ISBN-13: 978-0340707524
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.2 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 72,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Join the quest before it's too late' (Independent on Sunday on THE SONG OF SUSANNAH )
'Pulse-poundingly engaging' (Sunday Express on THE SONG OF SUSANNAH )
'Classic King, fine characters, compellingly written in a gripping, well-honed plot' (Daily Express on WOLVES OF THE CALLA )
'Superbly energetic, it's King at his best' (Mail on Sunday on WIZARD AND GLASS )
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 out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'Pulse-poundingly engaging' (Sunday Express on THE SONG OF SUSANNAH )
'Classic King, fine characters, compellingly written in a gripping, well-honed plot' (Daily Express on WOLVES OF THE CALLA )
'Superbly energetic, it's King at his best' (Mail on Sunday on WIZARD AND GLASS )
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 out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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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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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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
Format:Paperback
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
Format:Paperback
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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Great book - great series
Loving the Dark Tower series from Stephen King - wishing I'd started it sooner.
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'Join the quest before it's too late' (Independent on Sunday on THE SONG OF SUSANNAH )
'Pulse-poundingly engaging' (Sunday Express on THE SONG OF SUSANNAH... Read more
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'Pulse-poundingly engaging' (Sunday Express on THE SONG OF SUSANNAH... Read more
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Dark Tower Book 3
The third offering in the Dark Tower series sees Roland, Eddie and Susan making their way across Mid world in the attempt to find the elusive Dark Tower. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Bridgey
A dark creation
The first third of The Waste Lands is certainly creative. As the small band continue to develop their relationship King is intent on weaving new threads to ensure their journey... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. G. Battle
Another good continuation that makes it fresh
I'm continuing my re-read of the Dark Tower series and I'm now up to book three (book 1 is The Gunslinger and book 2 is The Drawing of the Three). Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2010 by Mark Chitty
Continuing on...
Carrying on from where he left off in The Dark Tower: Drawing of the Three Bk. 2, King has created another pulsing instalment to the series. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by P. W. Wilson
awesome continuation - the dark tower just gets better and better
really awesome continuation of the Dark Tower series
the action is hotting up and the tower is closer... Read more
the action is hotting up and the tower is closer... Read more
Published on 23 July 2008 by Toby Andersen
The Waste Lands
In breathtaking style King picks up where the second Dark Tower book left off. By now reviews are pretty pointless, as either you're hooked on the series, or you haven't started... Read more
Published on 1 April 2008 by David Brookes
A major book and part of an amazing saga
In the Dark Tower series the quality of books is increasing at each volume, as Stephen King's writing matured and developed. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2007 by Maciej
all things follow the beam
great book again. i get fed up of writing great book but with this series i can't help it, the first three books demand that those words open your review. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2007 by dolfanuk
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