Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-10
• Released on: 2006-04-10
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

Synopsis
This a pivotal instalment in the epic saga provides the key to the quest that defines Roland's life. In the next part of their journey to the tower, Roland and his band of followers face adversity from every side: Susannah Dean has been taken over by a demon-mother and uses the power of Black Thirteen to get from the Mid-World New York City. But who is the father of her child? And what role will the Crimson King play? Roland sends Jake to break Susannah's date with destiny, while he himself uses 'the persistence of magic' to get to Maine in the Summer of 1977. It is a terrible world: for one thing it is real and bullets are flying. For another, it is inhabited by the author of a novel called "Salem's Lot: Song Of Susannah" is driven by revelation and by suspense. It continues "The Dark Tower" series seamlessly from "Wolves Of The Calla" and the dramatic climax will leave readers desperate to read the quest's conclusion.

Customer Reviews

the best novel to date
my favorite novel of the whole collection. one of the main attributes was the introduction of a new character; mia. while the other five books although good found the characters becoming a bit stale. mia threw my emotions in termoil from hatred to sorrow, from cruelty to love.

one of the highlights of this novel was the introduction of 'stephen king' into his own novel!this other character turned the book (more) surreal than ever - yet strangely this made the novel as beleivable as non - fiction.

finally, throughout the collection there has been a lot of information. some which is hard to get your head round. this book puts everything into perspective, any confusion beforehand will be answered.

My overall rating: the best piece of fiction i've read. This book is unique and is a breath of fresh air from the multitude of fiction being written.

Hmmm....calm before the storm !
Having just finished the series, I can sum this book up by saying, for me, it is the least memorable. Every other book has a definite purpose, be it the bringing together of the main characters, Rolands history, the finale etc, but this seems to go nowhere.
Jumping from book 5 to 7 IMHO, would not cause any major disruption to the flow of this otherwise excellent series.

24
a good book, not great though. it takes place within 24 hours and focuses heavily on susannah and her pregnancy.

plenty of details brought to the fore about the nature of the enemies that the ka-tet faces.

a nice 9/11 reference also sliped in there.

all in all a good bridge between wolves of the calla and the dark tower