For those discovering the epic bestselling Dark Tower
series for the first time - and for its legions of dedicated fans - an
immensely satisfying stand-alone novel and perfect introduction to the
series.
Beginning in 1974, gaining momentum in the 1980s
and coming to a thrilling conclusion when the last three novels were
published in 2003-2004, the Dark Tower epic fantasy saga stands
as Stephen King's most beguiling achievement. It has been the basis for a
long-running Marvel comic series.
Now, with The Wind Through the Keyhole,
King has returned to the rich landscape of Mid-World. This story within
a story within a story finds Roland Deschain, Mid-World's last
gunslinger, in his early days during the guilt-ridden year following his
mother's death. Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a
murderous shape-shifter, a 'skin-man,' Roland takes charge of Bill
Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to
the beast's most recent slaughter. Roland, himself only a teenager,
calms the boy by reciting a story from the Book of Eld that his
mother used to read to him at bedtime. 'A person's never too old for
stories,' he says to Bill. 'Man and boy, girl and woman, we live for
them."
Description:
Beginning in 1974, gaining momentum in the 1980s and coming to a thrilling conclusion when the last three novels were published in 2003-2004, the Dark Tower epic fantasy saga stands as Stephen King's most beguiling achievement. It has been the basis for a long-running Marvel comic series.
Now, with The Wind Through the Keyhole, King has returned to the rich landscape of Mid-World. This story within a story within a story finds Roland Deschain, Mid-World's last gunslinger, in his early days during the guilt-ridden year following his mother's death. Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape-shifter, a 'skin-man,' Roland takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast's most recent slaughter. Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Book of Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime. 'A person's never too old for stories,' he says to Bill. 'Man and boy, girl and woman, we live for them."