Wizard and Glass (Dark Tower) (Vol IV)

Fourth in the Epic Dark Tower Series...Wizard and GlassIn 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....Roland and his band of followers have narrowly escaped one world and slipped into the next. There Roland tells them a tale of long-ago love and adventure involving a beautiful and quixotic woman named Susan Delgado. And there they will be drawn into an ancient mystery of spellbinding magic and supreme menace... Roland And His Band Have Narrowly Escaped The City Of Lud And Boarded Blaine, A Train That Will Take Them To, Of All Places, Kansas, Where The Ghost City Of Topeka Has Been Depopulated By A Superflu And Where, Alongside Interstate 70, An Emerald Palace Rises Enchantingly. Before Roland And The Companions Of His Ka-tet Continue Along The Path Of The Bean, Roland Must Tell His Companions The Tale That Defines Him Both As A Man And Hero, A Long-ago Romance Of Witchery And Evil, Of The Beautiful, Unforgettable Susan Delgado, Of The Big Coffin Hunters And Reah Of The Coos. And When His Tale Is Finished, Roland Confronts A Man Who Goes By Many Names, A Man Who Darkles And Tincts And Who Holds Perhaps The Key To The Dark Tower. Argument -- Prologue: Blaine -- Riddles -- Susan -- Come, Reap -- All God's Chillun Got Shoes -- Afterword. Stephen King. At last, Stephen King returns to the Dark Tower with the eagerly anticipated fourth volume in his bestselling series. Roland, The Last Gunslinger, and his band of followers have narrowly escaped one world, and slipped into the next. It is here that Roland tells them a long-ago tale of love and adventure involving a beautiful and quixotic woman named Susan Delgado. With shocking plot twists and a driving narrative force, Wizard and Glass is the book readers have been waiting for. And the Tower is closer... --back cover [The Dark Tower][1] IV Part IV of an epic quest. Roland the Gunslinger and his followers have to contend with a sentient monorail intent on killing itself and taking them with it. While seeking to return to the Path of the Beam that will lead them to the Dark Tower, Roland tells his friends a story about the tragic loss of his first love, Susan Delgado. ([source][2]) [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81600W/The_Dark_Tower_1-7 [2]: https://stephenking.com/library/novel/dark_tower_wizard_and_glass_the.html