Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT&T Audience Network original television series). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower and It are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
"A HYPNOTIC BLEND.... A sprawling tale of demons, monsters, narrow escapes, and magic portals." --The New York Times Book Review
This is the fifth installment of King's epic series, started more than 30 years ago. In the last segment of the series, we left our hero, Roland, and his "ka-tet" of companions as they emerged from the Oz-like crystal palace to return to their quest for the Dark Tower (Wizard and Glass). Since then, much water has passed under the bridge in the lives of both the storyteller and his audience. Nonetheless, we have all gathered 'round the campfire once more to learn Roland's fate, and King does not fail us. In the latest portion of this epic tale, the four gunslingers take a detour from their journey to fight on behalf of the downtrodden residents of Calla Bryn Sturgis. Fans will delight not only in King's continued gleeful intertwining of multiple genres but perhaps most of all in the return of Salem's Lot's Father Callahan. This hardcover release, promising illustrations (not seen) by graphic artist Bernie Wrightson, is an essential addition to any library's King collection. It will be followed in close succession by the final two volumes of the series, both of which are completed and scheduled for publication in 2004. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/03.]-Nancy McNicol, Louise A. Brundage Community Lib., Hamden, CT Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
"A HYPNOTIC BLEND.... A sprawling tale of demons, monsters, narrow escapes, and magic portals." --The New York Times Book Review
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