The Drawing of the Three: (The Dark Tower #2)

In 1978, Stephen King introduced the world to the last gunslinger, Roland of Gilead. Nothing has been the same since. More than twenty years later, the quest for the Dark Tower continues to take readers on a wildly epic ride. Through parallel worlds and across time, Roland must brave desolate wastelands and endless deserts, drifting into the unimaginable and the familiar. A classic tale of colossal scope—crossing over terrain from The Stand, The Eyes of the Dragon, Insomnia, The Talisman, Black House, Hearts in Atlantis, ’Salem’s Lot, and other familiar King haunts—the adventure takes hold with the turn of each page.And the tower awaits....The Second Volume in the Epic Dark Tower Series...The Drawing of the ThreeWhile pursuing his quest for the Dark Tower through a world that is a nightmarishly distorted mirror image of our own, Roland is drawn through a mysterious door that brings him into contemporary America.Here he links forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean, and with the beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes, in a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies.Once again, Stephen King has masterfully interwoven dark, evocative fantasy and icy realism. Stephen King Returns To The Dark Tower In This Second Mesmerizing Volume In His Epic Series. Roland Of Gilead Has Mysteriously Stepped Through A Doorway In Time That Takes Him To 1980s America, Where He Joins Forces With The Defiant Eddie Dean And Courageous Odetta Holmes. A Savage Struggle Has Begun In Which Underworld Evil And Otherworldly Enemies Conspire To Bring An End To Roland's Desperate Search For The Dark Tower. Masterfully Weaving Dark Fantasy And Icy Realism, The Drawing Of The Three Compulsively Propels Readers Toward The Next Chapter. Set In A World Of Extraordinary Circumstances, Filled With Stunning Visual Imagery And Unforgettable Characters, The Dark Tower Series Is Unlike Anything You've Ever Read. Here Is Stephen King's Most Visionary Piece Of Storytelling, A Magical Mix Of Fantasy And Horror That May Well Be His Crowning Achievement. While pursuing his quest for the Dark Tower through a world that is a nightmarishly distorted mirror image of our own, Roland, the last gunslinger, encounters three mysterious doorways on the beach. Each one enters into the life of a different person living in contemporary New York. Here he links forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean and the beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes, in a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies. Once again, Stephen King has masterfully interwoven dark, evocative fantasy and icy realism. Like The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three is a brilliant work of dark fantasy, inspired by Browning's romantic poem, "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came." Roland, the world's last living gunslinger, lives out the predictions of tarot cards dealt him by the man in black in the first volume in King's, the Dark Tower Fantasy series, The Gunslinger (1988). Now the man in black is dead, and Roland is about to be hurled into 20th-century America, occupying the mind of a man running cocaine on the New York/Bermuda shuttle [The Dark Tower][1] II Part II of an epic saga. Roland, the last gunslinger, encounters three mysterious doorways on the beach. Each one enters into a different person living in New York. Through these doorways, Roland draws the companions who will assist him on his quest to save the Dark Tower. ([source][2]) [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81600W/The_Dark_Tower_1-7 [2]: https://stephenking.com/library/novel/dark_tower_the_drawing_of_the_three_the.html EDITORIAL REVIEW: The Man in Black is dead, and Roland is about to be hurled into 20th-century America, occupying the mind of a man running cocaine on the New York/Bermuda shuttle. A brilliant work of dark fantasy inspired by Browning's romantic poem, ''Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came''. The Drawing of the Three is the second volume of a long tale called The Dark Tower, a tale inspired by and to some degree dependent upon Robert Browning's narrative poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" (which in its turn owes a debt to King Lear). As Roland, the last gunslinger, pursues his quest for The Dark Tower, he is mysteriously drawn through a door that brings him into 1980s America Argument -- Prologue: the sailor -- The prisoner -- Shuffle -- The lady of shadows -- Reshuffle -- The pusher -- Final shuffle -- Afterword