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The Dark Tower, Book 4

Wizard and Glass

By Stephen King

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780451210876

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Wizard and Glass, the fourth episode in King's white-hot Dark Tower series, is a sci-fi/fantasy novel that contains a post-apocalyptic Western love story twice as long. It begins with the series' star, world-weary Roland, and his world-hopping posse (an ex-junkie, a child, a plucky woman in a wheelcContinue

Wizard and Glass, the fourth episode in King's white-hot Dark Tower series, is a sci-fi/fantasy novel that contains a post-apocalyptic Western love story twice as long. It begins with the series' star, world-weary Roland, and his world-hopping posse (an ex-junkie, a child, a plucky woman in a wheelchair, and a talking dog-like pet named Oy the Bumbler) trapped aboard a runaway train. The train is a psychotic multiple personality that intends to commit suicide with them at 800 m.p.h.--unless Roland and pals can outwit it in a riddling contest. It's a great race, for the mind and pulse. Films should be this good. Then comes a 567- page flashback about Roland at age 14. It's a well-marbled but meaty tale. Roland and two teenage friends must rescue his first love from the dirty old drooling mayor of a post-apocalyptic cowboy town, thwart a civil war by blowing up oil tanks, and seize an all-seeing crystal ball from Rhea, a vampire witch.

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    Youth is wasted on the young.

    The first quarter of this volume is my favorite part. Then we read about young Roland. A fine story but I'd have preferred much more of the new ka-tet traveling.

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    Stubob72556 said on Mar 24, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • I'll keep on reading The Dark Tower 'til the day I die because it is the story of life and its struggles.

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    jelabino said on Aug 1, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, Book 4) by Stephen King (2003)

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    Gslngr said on Nov 9, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • Great book!! I enjoyed reading about young Roland. One of the best in the saga. To read again!!

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    Mstellina7 said on Oct 1, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • With the exception of the old first one, this is the best book in the Dark Tower so far. Roland's story is just great and his old companions far more interesting than his new ones.

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    Kahalo said on Jul 2, 2006 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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