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Title: Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, Book 4) by Stephen King, Dave McKean ISBN: 0-670-03257-3 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 23 June, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.41 (581 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: FINALLY!
Comment: This unbelievably complex and broad tale that Stephen King has been spinning for over the past decade is the most unique world I have ever visited. I refer to the "Dark Tower" saga not as a story but as a world because of King's ability to bring such depth and realism to storytelling that I literally forget that I'm reading and feel that I'm observing. King started his tale not at the beginning, but in the middle, leaving limitless possibilities in what direction the story will take. I have one thing to say to Mr. King. "I hope that it takes you a very long time to get this tale under control." So far in this tale's life, King hasn't taken a single shortcut. It's for that reason that it has taken on such monstrous proportions. For what it's worth, if the story continues for forty more years and fills eighty volumes, I'll continue to look forward to thelatest release of each installment. I would recommend before starting to read any book in the "Dark Tower" series, approach your decision to do so with the utmost of caution. You will be unable to resist reading the rest of the series, the conclusion of which is as unpredictable as it's yet untold beginning. Thank you
Rating: 4
Summary: New Dark Tower Book is a mixed bag.
Comment: Here's the thing. King has presented us with the fourth book in the Dark Tower series and the long, long, long awaited sequel to The Waste Lands. The problem is that the third book in the series was so phenomenally good that anything King did as a follow up would have to be a let down. Wizard and Glass does resolve the tense cliff hanger that ended Waste Lands, but it does little to advance the story of Roland and his Ka-tet. The bulk of the book concerns itself with a flashback into Roland's teenage years and serves to fill in some of the gaps concerning the gunslinger's past. The romance/western that King presents us with is compelling and interesting, but seems to pale in comparison with the surreal bombast of Roland's more recent adventures as he quests for the tower. As a reader, I found myself enjoying the story of Roland's romance with Susan Delgado, but at the same time I found myself counting the pages left before we get back to the main storyline. King has tended to overwrite in the past seven years or so, but it doesn't bother me the way it does some people. I would, however, have prefered 700 pages of the bizzare sci-fi/fantsy that made Waste Lands so wonderful. All in all, good King, but not great King.
Rating: 5
Summary: Be sure to start with The Gunslinger
Comment: While I'm far from being a fan of fantasy and sci-fi, 'The Dark Tower' series has captivated me for over 10 years. I picked up 'The Gunslinger' in high school out of boredom, and I have now read the first four volumes of this series three times and am currently reading the long awaited fifth volume, 'Wolves of the Calla'.
The way these books are written, you can imagine yourself walking along with Roland, Eddie, Susannah, Jake and Oy on their quest to find 'The Dark Tower'. While reading, their quest may even become your own. You can feel Roland's pain as he's being attacked by the 'lobstrosities', and the homesickness felt by all of his companion's. This story is full of twists and turns that connect many different worlds in many different ways, yet remains easy to follow.
As a huge King fan, this series is far and away the most shining example of his storytelling prowess. Everything is described in just enough detail (from the landscape, to the characters and beyond), to force the imagination into use, and it's very easy to get those wheels moving, no matter how long it's been since you've last used it. I promise you, you will get lost in this story which is part fantasy, part western, part love story, part sci-fi...and the list goes on.
Whenever someone asks me a good book to read, I recommend anything from this series (which was inspired by Robert Browning's narrative poem, 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came'), and have yet to receive anything but positive feedback.
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Title: The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, Book 2) by Stephen King, Phil Hale ISBN: 0670032557 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 23 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1) by Stephen King, Michael Whelan ISBN: 0670032549 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 23 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5) by Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson ISBN: 1880418568 Publisher: Donald M. Grant/Scribner Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6) by Stephen King, Darrel Anderson ISBN: 1880418592 Publisher: Donald M. Grant/Scribner Pub. Date: 08 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Stephen King's The Dark Tower: A Concordance, Vol. 1 by Robin Furth, Stephen King ISBN: 0743252071 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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