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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Edition: 1st Trade Ed
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Donald M. Grant/Scribner
Manufacturer: Donald M. Grant/Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 864
Publication Date: September 21, 2004
Publisher: Donald M. Grant/Scribner
Studio: Donald M. Grant/Scribner
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Amazon.com Review:
At one point in this final book of the Dark Tower series, the character Stephen King (added to the plot in Song of Susannah) looks back at the preceding pages and says "when this last book is published, the readers are going to be just wild." And he's not kidding.
After a journey through seven books and over 20 years, King's Constant Readers finally have the conclusion they've been both eagerly awaiting and silently dreading. The tension in the Dark Tower series has built steadily from the beginning and, like in the best of King's novels, explodes into a violent, heart-tugging climax as Roland and his ka-tet finally near their goal. The body count in The Dark Tower is high. The gunslingers come out shooting and face a host of enemies, including low men, mutants, vampires, Roland's hideous quasi-offspring Mordred, and the fearsome Crimson King himself. King pushes the gross-out factor at times--Roland's lesson on tanning (no, not sun tanning) is brutal--but the magic of the series remains strong and readers will feel the pull of the Tower as strongly as ever as the story draws to a close. During this sentimental journey, King ties up loose ends left hanging from the 15 non-series novels and stories that are deeply entwined in the fabric of Mid-World through characters like Randall Flagg (The Stand and others) or Father Callahan ('Salem's Lot). When it finally arrives, the long awaited conclusion will leave King's myriad fans satisfied but wishing there were still more to come.
In King's memoir On Writing, he tells of an old woman who wrote him after reading the early books in the Dark Tower series. She was dying, she said, and didn't expect to see the end of Roland's quest. Could King tell her? Does he reach the Tower? Does he save it? Sadly, King said he did not know himself, that the story was creating itself as it went along. Wherever that woman is now (the clearing at the end of the path, perhaps?), let's hope she has a copy of The Dark Tower. Surely she would agree it's been worth the wait. --Benjamin Reese
Product Description:
The sixth volume in The Dark Tower series - the most anticipated series of publications in Stephen King's legendary career - The Dark Tower VI; Song Of Susannah is a pivotal instalment in the epic saga. It provides the key to the quest that defines Roland's life. In the next part of their journey to the tower, Roland and his band of followers face adversity from every side: Susannah Dean has been taken over by a demon-mother and uses the power of Black Thirteen to get from the Mid-World New York City. But who is the is the father of her child? And what role will the Crimson King play? Roland sends Jake to break Susannah's date with destiny, while he himself uses 'the persistence of magic' to get to Maine in the Summer of 1977. It is a terrible world: for one thing it is real and bullets are flying. For another, it is inhabited by the author of a novel called 'Salem's Lot. Song Of Susannah is driven by revelation and by suspense. It continues the Dark Tower seamlessly from Wolves Of The Calla and the dramatic climax will leave readers desperate to read the quest's conclusion.
Average Rating: 
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Wow - this is the first Stephen King book I've ever read, and it was something else! I loved every page (well, at least those that weren't too scary!). I see there are a lot of negative reviews for this - but these seem to be by the same folks that think the new Star Wars movies were not very good - so what do they know?
I'll tell you what I liked - but warning - there are some SPOILERS here!
- I really liked how King wrote himself in there - what an amazing idea! Plus, ... Read More
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Most of the one and two star criticisms are accurate. I won't repeat the ones with specific content or spoilers, you can go check those if you want. What I will add is that the story lines do feel rushed like King is trying to unburden himself of the Dark Tower series. He cuts corners, contradicts earlier books, characters amount to nothing or are inconsistently written and the ending doesn't make any sense. In general, just a steaming mess.
King inserted himself as a character in ... Read More
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Wow, where to begin? First off, it's been over six years since this book was released, and I have read it several times. I only mention that so you know this wasn't written in the heat of the moment. O.k., books 1-4 were great. King created an epic series that kept me waiting through the years for his next book. I was in my late teens when I first read book 1, and in my early thirties when I read book 7. As has been written by other readers, King lost the magic at the end of book 4 (Wizard And Glass), ... Read More
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We had the first three books of this series, and my husband wanted to read the rest of them. I hunted at the stores we usually purchase books at and could not find them. So I went to Amazon.com and found the books (4) to finish the series. They came in good condition and in a reasonable time frame, given the holidays. Good purchase, he thought the books were great, so I am satisfied.The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (v. 7)Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5)Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, ... Read More
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I received the book before the allotted time and it's in perfect condition. I'm very happy with my purchase.
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