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by Stephen King (Author) "The Waste Lands is the third volume of a longer tale inspired by and to some degree dependent upon Robert Browning's narrative poem "Childe Roland..." (more)
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King's third volume on Roland the gunfighter's search for the Dark Tower offers charming bits of whimsy, some splendidly tense moments and one rip-roaring horror scene. At times, however, it is pretentious and the direction of the sprawling plot uncertain. Roland has two companions on his quest for the tower at the portal of all the worldsp. 53 : Susannah Dean and Eddie Dean, who entered his world from New York City of 1963 and 1987, respectively. When the three track down the den of a 70-foot-tall cyborg bear, they are pointed down a path leading to the Tower. But Roland is slowly going mad, a fact that seems linked to his past experiences with Jake Chambers, a boy who died twicestet ital in the first book of the series. Jake reappears here, displaying great resilience in crossing over from 1977 New York City to join Roland & Co. (As Susannah notes, "This time-travel business is some confusing shit.") They press on, plumbing the depths of a children's book that tells a profound and ancient tale. Unfortunately, the questers don't reach the Tower; in fact, they're caught in a cliff-hanger ending--King says, he'll write volume four if we want it. Illustrations not seen by PW. 1.5 million first printing; $400,000 ad/promo; BOMC and QPB selections.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Two thirds tedium, one third grand DarkTower adventure, Sep 10 2007
By Mike Perschon (Edmonton) - See all my reviews
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Like the monster train on the cover, the third Dark Tower novel takes a long time to get going, but once it does, it rolls along at freight like speed and tension, bringing a satisfying close to cap a tedious opening which serves as a poor man's possible world theory and a typical King middle with a house that seems ripped off from Barker's "Thief of Always".
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5.0 out of 5 stars My 100-word book review, April 30 2007
By A. J. Cull (London, UK) - See all my reviews
In my opinion, The Waste Lands is a contender, along with The Drawing of the Three, for the title of best Dark Tower novel. Tension, thrills and scary monsters abound, as Roland links up with the last two members of his ka-tet and they make their way along the path of the Beam. From the cyborg-haunted forests to the city of Lud, Stephen King's descriptions of Mid-World are intense enough to half-convince the reader that this must be a real place somewhere. The story gains momentum and hastens towards its cliff-hanger ending with the speed of a runaway train. Literally!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Waste Lands, Jul 9 2004
The Waste Lands is the best in my opinion so far as the first three books. I also thought this was the most enjoyable of the first three to read, though a couple spots where King overwrote.
It was kind of dissapointing at the ending to just leave the book hanging like it did, but it was a good idea, cuz it will lure people to read the fourth right away.
It was interesting how the ka-tet all had in some way knew what was going to happen in the future. It was kingd of interesting probably the most interesting with Jake. How he came back to Rolands world after he dies? or did he not?
I also liked the fact that this book was the first to introduce Flagg or a hint that it was Flagg. I basically thought that because of- MY LIFE FOR YOU! which was Trashcanman's favorite line in the Stand. I'm sure thier be a lot more of Flagg and the Tick-Tock MAn in Wizard and Glass.
So overall this is the best so far in the series. I also thought of it as being the most complete of the first three.
So if youve read the first two I strongley recommend THe Waste Lands.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Far from a "Waste"
Stephen King hits his stride in "The Waste Lands," the third volume of his epic dark fantasy Dark Tower series. Read more
Published on Jul 18 2004 by E. A Solinas

5.0 out of 5 stars Whose Ka-Tek is the stronger...
The third volume of the much longer tale again continues the trek of Roland, now with Eddie and Susannah along the path of the beam. This tale picks up approx. Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004 by mulder_trustnoone

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the series
The Waste Lands is, in my opinion, the best in the Dark Tower series. It starts out a little slow but once we get to the divided Jake, who is once again alive due to a paradox... Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004 by A. Hart

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid continuation of the Dark Tower saga
The third installment of the Dark Tower saga features strong characterization and some well-staged horror/action set pieces. Read more
Published on May 16 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Best beware of Blain the Choo-Choo train
The Waste Lands is a direct continuation of the events that occurred in The drawing of the three. Roland, Eddie and Susannah have moved away from the beaches of the western sea... Read more
Published on May 14 2004 by Matthew King

5.0 out of 5 stars Great but not better than the second book
The only reason I don't think that this book was better than The Drawing of the Three is because it lags a lot at the beginning. Read more
Published on April 10 2004 by Troy Wallis

5.0 out of 5 stars The heart of the Dark Tower
Book 3 of the Dark Tower series, "The Wastelands" opens with Roland teaching Eddie and Susannah (was Odetta) of New York to be gunslingers. Read more
Published on Feb 20 2004 by Lizzy Halliday

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of the series so far
This story in the series propelled me to Mid-Earth, and kept me awake many nights. If you like Sci-Fi and Fantasy, this book is for you.
Published on Jan 21 2004 by Matt

3.0 out of 5 stars Only Three Stars for Number Three
This installment of the series is a bit disappointing. In places, the action and plotting seem a bit too much like a comic book, and the character development is a little weak... Read more
Published on Jan 14 2004 by Jack M. Walter

4.0 out of 5 stars More like three and a half
Though this may have been much better than the frist of the Dark Tower books, I put books 2 and 4 above this. Read more
Published on Jan 13 2004 by Joseph Klimek

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