Paperback, 696 pages
English language
Published April 2, 1997 by Hodder & Stoughton.
The dark tower beckons Roland, the gunslinger...
And in a terrifying journey Roland determines to reach his destiny with the companions he has gathered along the road; wheelchair-bound Susannah Holmes, narcotic prisoner Eddie Dean, a boy named Jake and his pet creature Oy, are all willing participants in the harrowing quest.
Through the scarred, devastated urban wasteland to the Mid-World where cavernous black holes threaten the structure of the tower, time grows thin and the past becomes a riddle. On and on, the malevolent monorail hurtles, threatening destruction as the pilgrims desperately bargain for survival.
Hidden dangers lie at every junction of their destined path: from the terror of Roland's relentless, cunning enemy to the temptation of the wizard's glass, a powerful force in Roland's first love affair.
Still the tower awaits.
The master of horror and suspense draws on his unique genius to create …
The dark tower beckons Roland, the gunslinger...
And in a terrifying journey Roland determines to reach his destiny with the companions he has gathered along the road; wheelchair-bound Susannah Holmes, narcotic prisoner Eddie Dean, a boy named Jake and his pet creature Oy, are all willing participants in the harrowing quest.
Through the scarred, devastated urban wasteland to the Mid-World where cavernous black holes threaten the structure of the tower, time grows thin and the past becomes a riddle. On and on, the malevolent monorail hurtles, threatening destruction as the pilgrims desperately bargain for survival.
Hidden dangers lie at every junction of their destined path: from the terror of Roland's relentless, cunning enemy to the temptation of the wizard's glass, a powerful force in Roland's first love affair.
Still the tower awaits.
The master of horror and suspense draws on his unique genius to create the powerful world of the Dark Tower. Wizard and Glass is a compelling, poignant and terrifying tale which is both a stand-alone novel and the eagerly anticipated fourth volume in the besting The Dark Tower series. --front flap
Best of the Dark Tower series so far.
1) ''Lowering his voice to its former conversational#not to say playful#pitch, Cuthbert said: ''If you shoot me, the ball flies and your friend dies, too.'' ''I don't believe that,'' Reynolds said, but he didn't like what he heard in his own voice. It sounded like doubt. ''No man could make a shot like that.'' ''Why don't we let your friend decide?'' Cuthbert raised his voice in a good-humoured hail. ''Hi-ho, there, Mr. Spectacles! Would you like your pal to shoot me?'' ''No!'' Depape's cry was shrill, verging on panic. ''No, Clay! Don't shoot!'' ''So it's a standoff,'' Reynolds said, bemused. And then bemusement changed to horror as he felt the blade of a very large knife slip against his throat. It pressed the tender skin just over his adam's apple. ''No, it's not,'' Alain said softly. ''Put the gun down, my friend, or I'll cut your throat.''
2) ''Bird and …
1) ''Lowering his voice to its former conversational#not to say playful#pitch, Cuthbert said: ''If you shoot me, the ball flies and your friend dies, too.'' ''I don't believe that,'' Reynolds said, but he didn't like what he heard in his own voice. It sounded like doubt. ''No man could make a shot like that.'' ''Why don't we let your friend decide?'' Cuthbert raised his voice in a good-humoured hail. ''Hi-ho, there, Mr. Spectacles! Would you like your pal to shoot me?'' ''No!'' Depape's cry was shrill, verging on panic. ''No, Clay! Don't shoot!'' ''So it's a standoff,'' Reynolds said, bemused. And then bemusement changed to horror as he felt the blade of a very large knife slip against his throat. It pressed the tender skin just over his adam's apple. ''No, it's not,'' Alain said softly. ''Put the gun down, my friend, or I'll cut your throat.''
2) ''Bird and bear and hare and fish, give my love her fondest wish.''
