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Book lover. Stephen King Fanatic. Will try anything once. General Lover of Fiction. Reviewer Everywhere. All views my own. Mostly.
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The Wastelands - Dark Tower #3 by Stephen King - Review.
In the third novel in King's epic fantasy masterpiece, Roland, the Last Gunslinger, is moving ever closer to the Dark Tower, which haunts his dreams and nightmares. Pursued by the Ageless Stranger, he and his friends follow the perilous path to Lud, an urban wasteland. And crossing a desert of damnation in this macabre new world, revelations begin to unfold about who - and what - is driving him forward.
Book 3 done already - SO addictive this tale even if you have read it before. I suppose as it IS only second time round for me there is still much to discover. After all I have read "The Stand" numerous times in my life so far and it still manages to surprise me...
Here we find Roland, Susannah and Eddie continuing along the path of the beam towards the elusive Dark Tower - however Roland is losing his mind..and in another reality, Jake is also struggling with being unexpectedly alive..
Out of all the Dark Tower books this is perhaps the one, for me, that solidified and confirmed my feeling that this series was going to be one of my favourite ever. After some truly magnificent scene setting if you like over the course of Books One and Two, here the plot thickens, the world expands and the true nature of the depth of the mythology begins to take shape.
From the battle with one of the Guardians, to the journey towards an unknown city, and even before we meet Blaine (Blaine is a pain in more ways than one) the ka'tet have a lot of danger to face...not the least of which is Roland's inner battle and Eddie's attempts to bring the last member of their little family into the fold. Oh and OY! At last. I missed that little fella until he arrived...
Perfect plotting, addictive storytelling, wonderful wonderful imagery, all done in Mr King's indomitable style - and the best thing? Its now time to dive into "Wizard and Glass". Book 4. Ask a group of Dark Tower fans and you may find a large majority say this is their favourite. It's not mine, but it IS one of the best there is. Bring it on!
Happy Reading Folks!
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