Stephen King, The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands Reviews

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Good Points: A fantastic instalment into this epic series of novels. Fantastically post-apocalyptic and dark. A great read from start to finish.

Bad Points: Can't think of any obvious bad points about the novel.

General comments: Synopsis The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands - Stephen King:

"This is the path of the Beam, the way of the tower, and the time of your drawing. Be true; stand; come to me. Through time and waste and divided dreams, the last of the gunslingers turn their faces to the Turtle and travel the path of the Beam. And come, when Eddie unlocks the key from the branch and Roland gives the promise he may not keep, to the Drawing of Jake, the undead boy who is one of the many who are one...

Bound together in thought and treachery, pursued by the Ageless Stranger, they face the perils of Lud and the Tick-Tock Man to reach the Cradle of Blaine the Mono, who is truth and danger and will ransom their lives for a riddle. And still the Dark Tower beckons, where death lies in the heart of the rose."

Stephen King's novel "The Waste Lands" is the third instalment of the seven part epic "Dark Tower" series. The novel runs for 512 pages out of the series total of 3712 pages.

Here we see Jake finally reunited with Roland Of Gilead once again, as the group continue their quest towards the Dark Tower. The novel develops the characters previously set down in the last two novels, allowing the reader to become further attached to this unique collection of individuals.

The book takes you deeper into King's desolate world as you are introduced into a much more action-packed and violent scenario. The tale builds towards the group's arrival at the city of Lud, which has been ravaged by war and time, leaving it in a almost post-apocalyptic state. A war is being fought between the two different inhabitants of the city as Roland's group try to make their way through its streets and towards the wastelands that follow.

King has managed to keep up the characterization throughout the book whilst managing to keep the novel fast-paced and full of surprises. More hints as to the reasons behind this massive quest are thrown in to the tale, without actually revealing the true nature of it. This will keep you guessing at the underlying air of mystery about the whole series. The novel also clears up some of the intentional loose ends from the last two novels, that draws the books tighter together.

The book is a thoroughly enjoyable read from start to finish, ending with another dramatic cliff-hanger to lead into the next instalment "Wizard And Glass".

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Stephen King, The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands - Roland, Eddie and Susanah's journey continues to the Dark Tower. Eddie starts to feel more and more the presence of young Jake and his joing of the group from the other side. Together the group seeks to move towards the distant city and the Monorail train that will lead them deep into the wastelands.