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Overview

Roland, The Last Gunslinger, moves ever closer to The Dark Tower of his dreams-and nightmares-as he crosses a desert of damnation in a macabre world that is a twisted image of our own...

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780452284715
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication date: 6/28/2003
  • Pages: 448
  • Sales rank: 105,126
  • Age range: 18 years
  • Series: Dark Tower Series , #3
  • Product dimensions: 6.21 (w) x 9.04 (h) x 1.10 (d)

Meet the Author

Stephen King
Stephen King

Stephen King, the world's bestselling novelist, was educated at the University of Maine at Orono. He lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, and their children in Bangor, Maine.

Biography

Fiction powerhouse Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine, in 1947. As a student at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, became active in political causes, and met his wife, the former Tabitha Spruce. In the early years of his marriage, King augmented his meager teacher's salary by selling short stories to men's magazines. Then, in 1973 he hit pay dirt: his novel Carrie was accepted for publication, and a major paperback deal provided the means for him to leave teaching and concentrate full-time on writing. Since then, the prolific author has never looked back.

Dubbed the Master of the Macabre for his domination of the horror genre, King has also written bestselling thrillers, mysteries, fantasies, novellas, and short stories, many of which have been turned into blockbuster films and miniseries (A partial list includes Carrie, The Shining, The Stand,, Misery, It, The Shawshank Redemption, The Langoliers, Stand by Me, and The Green Mile). He also has two works of nonfiction to his credit: a gorgeously crafted memoir/scribbler's how-to (On Writing) and Faithful, a chronicle of the Boston Red Sox' stellar 2004 season, cowritten with Stewart O'Nan. In 2003, he received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

In between books, the indefatigable King performs in the Rock Bottom Remainders, a rock band that includes among its rotating personnel fellow authors Dave Barry and Amy Tan; attends as many Boston Red Sox games as is humanly possible; and contributes with his wife, Tabitha, to many local and national charities.

Good To Know

Don't believe everything you read about Stephen King. Among the gossip circulating about the scribe is the rumor that he is going blind. King assures his fans that while he is genetically predisposed to a disease called macular degeneration, which could result in blindness, he is not actually going blind.

King is probably one of the most easily recognizable authors alive, and it's not just because of his string of bestsellers. King has appeared in a number of films based on his work, including Pet Semetary, Thinner, and The Stand.

If you've ever wondered why Stephen King has written several books under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, there is actually a very simple explanation: King is so prolific that he felt it necessary to create an alter-ego so that he could publish more than one book a year. The name was a hastily hobbled together combination of writer Richard Stark (ironically, a pseudonym for Donald Westlake) and Randy Bachman of rock group Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

    1. Also Known As:
      Richard Bachman
      Stephen A. King
      Stephen Edwin King
    2. Hometown:
      Bangor, Maine
    1. Date of Birth:
      September 21, 1947
    2. Place of Birth:
      Portland, Maine
    1. Education:
      B.S., University of Maine at Orono, 1970
    2. Website:
      http://www.stephenking.com

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JAKE HAD NO CLEAR memory of the time which followed, and that was probably merciful. He had left his world over a year before nine hundred people would commit suicide together in a small South American country called Guyana, but he knew about the periodic death-rushes of the lemmings, and what was happening in the disintegrating undercity of the Grays was like that.

There were explosions, some on their level but most far below them; acrid smoke occasionally drifted from the ventilator grilles, but most of the air-purifiers were still working and they whipped the worst of it away before it could gather in choking clouds. They saw no fires. Yet the Grays were reacting as if the time of the apocalypse had come. Most only fled, their faces blank O's of panic, but many had committed suicide in the halls and interconnected rooms through which the steel sphere led Roland and Jake. Some had shot themselves; many more had slashed their throats or wrists; a few appeared to have swallowed poison. On all the faces of the dead was the same expression of overmastering terror. Jake could only vaguely understand what had driven them to this. Roland had a better idea of what had happened to them-to their minds-when the long-dead city first came to life around them and then seemed to commence tearing itself apart. And it was Roland who understood that Blaine was doing it on purpose. That Blaine was driving them to it.

They ducked around a man hanging from an overhead heating-duct and pounded down a flight of steel stairs behind the floating steel ball.

"Jake!" Roland shouted. "You never let me in at all, did you?"

Jake shook his head.

"I didn't think so. It was Blaine."

They reached the bottom of the stairs and hurried along a narrow corridor toward a hatch with the words ABSOLUTELY NO ADMITTANCE printed on it in the spiked letters of the High Speech.

"Is it Blaine?" Jake asked.

"Yes-that's as good a name as any."

"What about the other v-"

"Hush!" Roland said grimly.

The steel ball paused in front of the hatchway. The wheel spun and the hatch popped ajar. Roland pulled it open, and they stepped into a huge underground room which stretched away in three directions as far as they could see. It was filled with seemingly endless aisles of control panels and electronic equipment. Most of the panels were still dark and dead, but as Jake and Roland stood inside the door, looking about with wide eyes, they could see pilot-lights coming on and hear machinery cycling up.

"The Tick-Tock Man said there were thousands of computers," Jake said. "I guess he was right. My God, look!"

Roland did not understand the word Jake had used and so said nothing. He only watched as row after row of panels lit up. A cloud of sparks and a momentary tongue of green fire jumped from one of the consoles as some ancient piece of equipment malfunctioned.

Most of the machinery, however, appeared to be up and running just fine. Needles which hadn't moved

IF ONE OF YOU TELLS A RIDDLE I CANNOT SOLVE, I WILL SPARE YOUR LIVES AND TAKE YOU TO TOPEKA, WHERE YOU WILL LEAVE THE MONO AND CONTINUE YOUR QUEST FOR THE DARK TOWER. HAVE I UNDERSTOOD THE TERMS AND LIMITS OF YOUR PROPOSAL CORRECTLY, ROLAND, SON OF STEVEN?"

"Yes."

"VERY WELL, ROLAND OF GILEAD.

"VERY WELL, EDDIE OF NEW YORK.

"VERY WELL, SUSANNAH OF NEW YORK.

"VERY WELL, JAKE OF NEW YORK.

"VERY WELL, OY OF MID-WORLD."

Oy looked up briefly at the sound of his name.

"YOU ARE KA-TET; ONE MADE FROM MANY. SO AM I. WHOSE KA-TET IS THE STRONGER IS SOMETHING WE MUST NOW PROVE."

There was a moment of silence, broken only by the steady hard throb of the slo-trans turbines, bearing them on across the waste lands, bearing them on toward Topeka, the place where Mid-World ended and End-World began.

"SO," cried the voice of Blaine. "CAST YOUR NETS, WANDERERS! TRY ME WITH YOUR QUESTIONS, AND LET THE CONTEST BEGIN."

--from The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower III by Stephen King, copyright © 1991, 2003 Stephen King, published by Viking Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., all rights reserved, reprinted with permission from the publisher."

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 7, 2011

    Good Book But.....

    This is a wonderful book but the digital copy could be better edited by a 7th grade child. Very poor copy.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted September 26, 2011

    Not as bad as they make you think

    Just to clear up a few things. Yes, there are some typographical mistakes in this book, but it's not bad at all (and that sort of thing bothers me). There's all of perhaps 5-10 misspellings throughout the entire book along side a handfull of inappropriate periods. The misspellings are simple too; things like "tne" instead of "the", or "uncomfortabte" instead of "uncomfortable". Yes, there are a few errors in the editing; but nothing that will distract you from the story. As for the story itself; I found the first portion to be a little slow; but the entire 2nd half was truly a great read. From the moment with the mansion forward, it was not one I wanted to stop reading. Don't skip this one just because of a few people complaining about a lack of 'perfect' formatting. It's really not bad at all.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 9, 2011

    Editing very distracting

    I love this book, but the editing is terrible. There are periods in the middle of sentences, and misspelled words aplenty. I find this very distracting while reading. I am disappointed that someone in the editing department could overlook all of these mistakes. I am planning on getting in touch with the publisher about this issue. If you don't mind being distracted with unnecessary punctuation and trying to decipher words, then I would recommend this edition. But if you're like me, it will just frustrate the heck out of you.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 7, 2011

    a top priority read!

    this the third in the darktower series gets you to a more comfortable place with roland the gunslinger who is quickly becoming not the last of his kind, as the story unfolds, you find yourself drawn towards the trio and the quest, getting involed in thier lives, loves and never ending dangers! it makes me want the next book more and more, even if this is not the first, second or third time reading it, the feeling is just as intense now as it was the first read some twenty plus years ago, just a awesome tale!!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 23, 2010

    Great book, if it was all included

    About 100 pages are missing from the ebook version (the last 20 chapters of Part V). Really annoying to have to pick up the paper version in order to get caught up! This is why I have a nook! If this wasn't re-read of the series, I would have just been confused as to how Jake reappears from nowhere.
    Product problems aside, another great book in my favorite series of all time.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 18, 2010

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    Missing Chapters in Download

    This book is missing a few chapters in my download so be aware. It is missing the chapters between where Eddie and Susannah are heading to Blaine and the four of them actually get on the train. The chapters missing include Jake and the tick tock man and Blaine's introduction to Eddie and Sussannah.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 3, 2012

    Good book

    This is actually my favorite put of the first three that i have read. This series is a must have for anybody 15 and older

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 30, 2012

    Loved it.

    In my opinion, the best book of the series. I could not put it down.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 20, 2012

    Highly recommended

    This is a nother really good book but you hage to readthe whole series to enjoy the book

    Cant wait to read wind through the key hole.

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  • Posted March 11, 2012

    I couldn't put it down!

    I decided to re-read all the Dark Tower books, starting at the very beginning, to acquaint myself again with the story before reading the newest Dark Tower book. I'm very glad I did! The characters are so artfully woven together in only a way Stephen King can do. I am enjoying it more now than when they were first published. I HIGHLY recommend picking up the series and taking a ride along the Beam to the Dark Tower.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 2, 2012

    maybe the best DT book so far

    Right now I'm reading Wolves of the Calla and I have to say that, so far, The Waste Lands is the best book in the series. It answers lots of questions (creating new ones in the process :D) so the expansion of the DT universe is almost as big as it is in Wizard And Glass. However, the best thing about the book is the thrilling first half (goose flesh guaranteed!)... The letdown is that maybe the excitement decreases in the second half... but the story it's still gripping!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 18, 2012

    <3

    Loved it

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2012

    Does not disappoint.

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  • Posted October 5, 2011

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    Left Pondering

    The story continues to hold me captive. 66% completed The only things driving me completely mad are the random periods everywhere and the enormous amount of misspelled words. I know its not King's doing and thats the ONLY thing that has kept me from throwing my Nook and just go buy the rest of the series all over again in paperback.

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  • Posted August 24, 2011

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    Great 3rd book in the series! (I'm not taking stars away for editing)

    The Dark Tower series hooked me as soon as I got through the first chapter of The Gunslinger. Each of the three books that I've read so far has been great for their own reasons, but The Waste Lands has by far been my favorite (for now..) because it the characters have really blossomed fully. Each of their personalities have really grown on me and how they interact together has changed.

    Some people may not like the ending, but honestly, it's got me completely obsessed with reading the next book in the series. I don't want to give any spoilers so I won't go any further but initially when I started reading The Waste Lands I was planning to take a break from The Dark Tower series after this and start one of my other books just for a break. However, now, I'm going to head straight on to the next book, Wizard and Glass... which is what I'm going to do right now!

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  • Posted July 29, 2011

    2 1/2 Stars - The book dragged on

    After reading The Drawing of the Three which I thought was outstanding, this book was a little disappointing. Just 2 1/2 stars for me.

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  • Posted January 10, 2011

    Very Good!

    Leaves you begging for more!

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 26, 2010

    what an awesome book!

    this so far is the bes of the series, im learning so much about the characyers, yet they seem to become more and more complex as the story continues

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  • Posted December 26, 2010

    LOVED

    LOVED this book. Wanted more!

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  • Posted June 29, 2010

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    Best In the Series So Far!

    This is easily the best of the series so far!! I love how the characters are slowly starting to develope and we just continuously learn more and more about them! This book was really hard to put down and the last 150 pages flew by in my mind. I couldnt stop reading. Roland and his world is one of the most interesting that I have ever read about. I cant wait to start the fourth one. You should definately read this series.

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