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| Value for Money | 9.2/10  |
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| Reviewer Rating | 9.4/10 |
| Overall Rating | 9.3/10  |
By Dreadlocksmile
on 19th Aug 2006
| Value for money | 8/10 |
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| Overall value | 8/10 |
 Dreadlocksmile's recommendation | |
King has managed to introduce the new characters to this saga beautifully, interweaving their own stories together to form this captivating read.
Can't think of any off the top of my head!
Stephen King, The Dark Tower: Drawing of the Three. Synopsis:
"On his journey across the Mid-World to reach the Dark Tower, Roland encounters three doors standing on the shore of the Western Sea. Each leads to New York. Here he joins forces with the defiant Eddie Dean and courageous, volatile Odetta Holmes. And must confront deadly serial killer Jack Mort.
As the titanic forces gather, a savage struggle between underworld evil and otherworldly enemies threatens to bring an end to Roland's quest for the Dark Tower."
'The Drawing Of The Three' is the second instalment in the epic 'Dark Tower' fantasy series. The story runs for a total of 450 pages within the 3712 pages the entire series spans for, taking the reader firmly into the saga of the gunslinger Roland and the barren world King has created.
This second novel deals with introducing Roland's newly found companions, interweaving their stories within different periods of time, with the aid of magical doorways. The novel manages to cover essential ground for the continuation of the series, giving the reader further insight into the quest at hand.
King's characterization of these newly introduced characters is superb. Ok, so that is really the main purpose and thrust behind this second novel, but it really is a truly captivating read from start to finish. With the schizophrenic Odetta Holmes (whose evil split personality is named Detta Holmes) immediate similarities can be made with that of Gollum in JRR Tolkien's 'Lord Of The Rings' novels. But once King begins to explore the character within the book, you find that the character is in no way copied or cloned from that of Gollum. King has managed to produce a unique and beautifully original double-character that injects a dark tension into this developing tale.
I am aware that many readers opinions are that this novel is really the first part to the Dark Tower series, with "The Gunslinger" merely serving as a prologue. I can understand that view but in reflection I somewhat disagree. Both books serve as a great platform to begin this epic saga with, setting the scene and introducing the characters beautifully, whilst still delivering individual storylines to keep the reader entertained.
The book includes an eight page Introduction by King written in January 2003 that also appears in 'The Gunslinger'. At the end of the book there is a 10 page excerpt taken from the beginning of the third book in the series 'The Waste Lands'.
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molly
on 10th Jun 2007