Stephen King lives in Maine and Florida with his wife,
novelist Tabitha King. He has written more than forty books and two
hundred short stories. He has won the World Fantasy Award, several
Bram Stoker awards, and the O. Henry Award for his story The Man in
the Black Suit, and is the 2003 recipient of The National Book
Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American
Letters.
His Dark Tower books include: The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the
Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard and Glass, The Wind Through the
Keyhole, Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah, and The Dark
Tower."
The reigning King of American popular literature. Los Angeles Daily
News
Enjoyable whets the appetite for more. Bangor Daily News
Splendidly tense rip-roaring. Publishers Weekly"
"The reigning King of American popular literature."--"Los Angeles
Daily News"
"Enjoyable...whets the appetite for more."--"Bangor Daily News"
"Splendidly tense--rip-roaring."--"Publishers Weekly"
King's third volume on Roland the gunfighter's search for the Dark Tower offers charming bits of whimsy, some splendidly tense moments and one rip-roaring horror scene. At times, however, it is pretentious and the direction of the sprawling plot uncertain. Roland has two companions on his quest for the tower at the portal of all the worldsp. 53 : Susannah Dean and Eddie Dean, who entered his world from New York City of 1963 and 1987, respectively. When the three track down the den of a 70-foot-tall cyborg bear, they are pointed down a path leading to the Tower. But Roland is slowly going mad, a fact that seems linked to his past experiences with Jake Chambers, a boy who died twicestet ital in the first book of the series. Jake reappears here, displaying great resilience in crossing over from 1977 New York City to join Roland & Co. (As Susannah notes, ``This time-travel business is some confusing shit.'') They press on, plumbing the depths of a children's book that tells a profound and ancient tale. Unfortunately, the questers don't reach the Tower; in fact, they're caught in a cliff-hanger ending--King says, he'll write volume four if we want it. Illustrations not seen by PW. 1.5 million first printing; $400,000 ad/promo; BOMC and QPB selections. (Jan.)
YA-- The third installment in the offbeat fantasy saga involving the enigmatic Roland (the last gunfighter) and his quest for the Dark Tower. While the story (inspired by Robert Browning's narrative poem ``Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came'') is entertaining, what really makes it outstanding are King's unique, multifaceted characters. This is Stephen King at his best.
The reigning King of American popular literature. Los Angeles
Daily News
Enjoyable whets the appetite for more. Bangor Daily News
Splendidly tense rip-roaring. Publishers Weekly"
"The reigning King of American popular literature."--"Los Angeles
Daily News"
"Enjoyable...whets the appetite for more."--"Bangor Daily News"
"Splendidly tense--rip-roaring."--"Publishers Weekly"
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