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The Dark Tower
- The Dark Tower VII
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 28 hrs and 50 mins
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The Dark Tower I
- The Dark Tower, Book 1
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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In the first book of this brilliant series, Stephen King introduces listeners to one of his most powerful creations: Roland of Gilead, The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which frighteningly mirrors our own, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake.
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Hard to listen to
- By Jason on 2019-08-05
Written by: Stephen King
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Insomnia
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Eli Wallach
- Length: 25 hrs and 39 mins
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Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier until he's barely sleeping at all. During his late-night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people's heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep.
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Not sure about this one
- By joanne on 2018-05-02
Written by: Stephen King
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The Talisman
- Written by: Stephen King, Peter Straub
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 28 hrs
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On a brisk autumn day, a 13-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: His father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey back across America - and into another realm. One of the most influential and heralded works of fantasy ever written, The Talisman is an extraordinary novel of loyalty, awakening, terror, and mystery.
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Fabulous book and excellent narration.
- By hdamoca on 2018-03-27
Written by: Stephen King, and others
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'Salem's Lot (Movie Tie-in)
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Stephen King
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
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Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot in the hopes that living in an old mansion, long the subject of town lore, will help him cast out his own devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods and only one comes out alive Mears begins to realize that there may be something sinister at work and that his hometown is under siege by forces of darkness far beyond his control.
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great
- By Tawny on 2018-03-23
Written by: Stephen King
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The Stand
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 47 hrs and 47 mins
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This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides - or are chosen.
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Brilliant
- By Grantly on 2018-03-19
Written by: Stephen King
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Hearts in Atlantis
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, William Hurt
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
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All the stories in this collection from Stephen King are related to the Vietnam War. King fans will recognize echoes of The Dark Tower series in the collection's first story, "Low Men in Yellow Coats." As the characters develop over the next four stories, King's version of the Vietnam War becomes one of his most frightening tales ever.
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great book, bad useless music
- By Clint McNab on 2018-12-12
Written by: Stephen King
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The Dark Tower I
- The Dark Tower, Book 1
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In the first book of this brilliant series, Stephen King introduces listeners to one of his most powerful creations: Roland of Gilead, The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which frighteningly mirrors our own, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake.
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Hard to listen to
- By Jason on 2019-08-05
Written by: Stephen King
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Insomnia
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Eli Wallach
- Length: 25 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier until he's barely sleeping at all. During his late-night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people's heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep.
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Not sure about this one
- By joanne on 2018-05-02
Written by: Stephen King
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The Talisman
- Written by: Stephen King, Peter Straub
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 28 hrs
- Unabridged
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On a brisk autumn day, a 13-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: His father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey back across America - and into another realm. One of the most influential and heralded works of fantasy ever written, The Talisman is an extraordinary novel of loyalty, awakening, terror, and mystery.
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Fabulous book and excellent narration.
- By hdamoca on 2018-03-27
Written by: Stephen King, and others
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'Salem's Lot (Movie Tie-in)
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Stephen King
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot in the hopes that living in an old mansion, long the subject of town lore, will help him cast out his own devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods and only one comes out alive Mears begins to realize that there may be something sinister at work and that his hometown is under siege by forces of darkness far beyond his control.
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great
- By Tawny on 2018-03-23
Written by: Stephen King
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The Stand
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 47 hrs and 47 mins
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This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides - or are chosen.
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Brilliant
- By Grantly on 2018-03-19
Written by: Stephen King
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Hearts in Atlantis
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King, William Hurt
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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All the stories in this collection from Stephen King are related to the Vietnam War. King fans will recognize echoes of The Dark Tower series in the collection's first story, "Low Men in Yellow Coats." As the characters develop over the next four stories, King's version of the Vietnam War becomes one of his most frightening tales ever.
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great book, bad useless music
- By Clint McNab on 2018-12-12
Written by: Stephen King
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Fairy Tale
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Seth Numrich, Stephen King
- Length: 24 hrs and 6 mins
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Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was 10, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. Then, when Charlie is 17, he meets a dog named Radar and his aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it.
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couldn't finish it- returned halfway through
- By A. Perry on 2022-12-21
Written by: Stephen King
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11-22-63
- A Novel
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Craig Wasson
- Length: 30 hrs and 40 mins
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On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King - who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer - takes listeners on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.
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#Audible 1 review of 11.22.63 by Stephen King
- By Jerry Kiviluoma on 2018-09-20
Written by: Stephen King
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Seventh Son
- Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
- Written by: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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Born into an alternative frontier America where life is hard, and folk magic is real, Alvin is gifted with power, but he must learn to use his gift wisely. Dark forces are arrayed against Alvin, and only a young girl with second sight can protect him.
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Its O-k
- By Layne Strandquist on 2022-09-01
Written by: Orson Scott Card
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It
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Steven Weber
- Length: 44 hrs and 55 mins
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Welcome to Derry, Maine. It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real. They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But the promise they made 28 years ago calls them reunite in the same place where, as teenagers, they battled an evil creature that preyed on the city’s children.
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Great book to start listening from audible
- By Anonymous User on 2017-09-11
Written by: Stephen King
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The Regulators
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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Peaceful suburbia on Poplar Street in Wentworth, Ohio, takes a turn for the ugly when four vans containing armed "regulators" terrorize the street's residents, cold-bloodedly killing anyone foolish enough to step outside their homes. Houses mysteriously transform into log cabins, and the street now ends in what looks like a child's hand-drawn Western landscape. Masterminding this sudden onslaught is the evil creature Tak, who has taken over the body of an autistic eight-year-old boy, Seth Garin.
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Very underrated
- By Mosin Mochaccino on 2019-03-15
Written by: Stephen King
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The Green Mile
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
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At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, the convicted killers on E Block await their turn to walk the Green Mile and keep a date with the electric chair. Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities in his years working as a guard on the Mile, but he's never met anyone like John Coffey.
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Love it so much did it twice in a role
- By Richard Welsh on 2022-12-23
Written by: Stephen King
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The Tommyknockers
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 27 hrs and 43 mins
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Writer Bobbi Anderson becomes obsessed with digging up something she's found buried in the woods near her home. With the help of her friend, Jim Gardener, she uncovers an alien spaceship. Though exposure to the Tommyknockers, who piloted the alien ship, has harmful effects on residents' health, the people of Haven develop a talent for creating innovative devices under their increasingly malignant influence.
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Narrator elevates a so-so book
- By Kelly Brianna on 2019-04-02
Written by: Stephen King
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Under the Dome
- A Novel
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Raul Esparza
- Length: 34 hrs and 24 mins
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On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener's hand is severed as "the dome" comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when - or if - it will go away.
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Great book recommend !
- By George w. on 2018-12-07
Written by: Stephen King
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Dreamcatcher
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Jeffrey DeMunn
- Length: 22 hrs and 47 mins
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A dark and sweeping adventure, Dreamcatcher is set in the haunted city of Derry - the site of Stephen King's It and Insomnia. In it, four young boys stand together and do a brave, good thing, an act that changes them in ways that they hardly understand. A quarter-century later, as grown men who have gone their separate ways, these friends come together once a year to hunt in the woods of Maine.
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Hard to follow
- By Rob and Trevor on 2018-01-25
Written by: Stephen King
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Desperation
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 21 hrs and 15 mins
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Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada, has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. And it is a place where several travelers are abducted by Collie Entragian, the maniacal police officer of Desperation. Entragian uses various ploys for the abductions, from an arrest for drug possession to "rescuing" a family from a nonexistent gunman.
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Good, but not great
- By Sally on 2018-10-01
Written by: Stephen King
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The Eyes of the Dragon
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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The Kingdom of Delain is at stake when King Roland is murdered and his son and rightful heir, Peter, is framed for the crime. Plotting against him is the evil Flagg and his pawn, young Prince Thomas. Yet with every plan there are holes - like Thomas's terrible secret. And the determined Prince Peter, who is planning a daring escape from his imprisonment.
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slow to start
- By Daniel Hodigns on 2020-07-27
Written by: Stephen King
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Everything's Eventual
- 14 Dark Tales
- Written by: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker, John Cullum, Boyd Gaines, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
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The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago, Everything's Eventual includes one O. Henry Prize winner, two other award winners, four stories published by The New Yorker, and "Riding the Bullet", King's original e-book, which attracted over half a million online readers and became the most famous short story of the decade. Intense, eerie, and instantly compelling, they announce the stunningly fertile imagination of perhaps the greatest storyteller of our time.
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a wide assortment
- By A on 2022-07-06
Written by: Stephen King
Publisher's Summary
Roland's ka-tet remains intact, though scattered over wheres and whens. Susannah-Mia has been carried from the Dixie Pig (in the summer of 1999) to a birthing room (really a chamber of horrors) in Thunderclap's Fedic Station; Jake and Father Callahan, with Oy between them, have entered the restaurant on Lex and 61st with weapons drawn, little knowing how numerous and noxious are their foes. Roland and Eddie are with John Cullum in Maine, in 1977, looking for the site on Turtleback Lane where "walk-ins" have been often seen. They want desperately to get back to the others, to Susannah especially, and yet they have come to realize that the world they need to escape is the only one that matters.
Thus the audiobook opens, like a door to the uttermost reaches of Stephen King's imagination. You've come this far. Come a little farther. Come all the way. The sound you hear may be the slamming of the door behind you. Welcome to The Dark Tower.
What the critics say
"A pilgrimage that began with one lone man's quest to save multiple worlds from chaos and destruction unfolds into a tale of epic proportions....a closer look at the brilliant complexity of his Dark Tower world should explain why this bestselling author has finally been recognized for his contribution to the contemporary literary canon. With the conclusion of this tale...King has certainly reached the top of his game." (Publishers Weekly)
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- Kurlita Peters
- 2019-01-18
Great book
Loved it. Great series. This book was made possible by Ka
Through ka all things are possible
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- BBlakeborough
- 2019-01-02
the quest for the tower
Stephen King has brought me across countless ages, and dimensions, my quest for the tower has been formidable, walking with Roland and the tet. Now my quest has ended, or has it?
Excellent production from start ro finish George Guidell did an exemplary job finishing where Frank Muller left off.
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- Willowmk
- 2017-10-23
Poor quality of recording
This recording has many glitches/audio problems. Would have enjoyed it more if it didn't have so many problems with a digital skip or scratch noise.
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- R Jarvis
- 2019-09-03
A very good listen
The final installment of The Dark Tower series certainly wasn't the best book in the series but it is solid. Slower and less immersive than the Wizard and Glass or Wolves of the Calla it ebs and flows with action and detail that adds to the readers overall understanding of the story. Although I read the first six books and have only listened to this final book, I am happy I did. The book sets itself up well to listen to and George Guidall does a masterful job in portraying the many different characters. Book seven was my least favorite of them all but as a series I must say that I have read few that even compare to just how epic this story has been!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-12-11
Amazing finale to an incredible journey!
There were a couple aduio issues here and there but nothing that ruined the book. Great conclusion to a story you don't want concluded.
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- Barry R.
- 2018-10-16
What a ride this whole story was.
Just loved this whole series. I am so sad this is the last book. If you have made it this far into the series you have to fet this last book. Pretty interesting ending.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-09-13
Amazing!!!
Audio has given a whole new dynamic to this series! I you are a Dark Tower fan this is a must! #Audible1
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-09-13
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Great book. Listening to this in my truck all day really helps pass the time. Stephen King is a genius. #Audible1
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- Ian S. Gallant
- 2018-07-24
unbelievable and worth every second
I have never committed so fully to an epic saga. a masterpiece. and what a way to end it. so sad that it's over and no way I can ever do it all again. beautiful.
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- Georg
- 2018-03-27
totally worth it!!!!
i can't believe it is over so quickly gonna start listening over again and again
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- Colleen A. Segarra
- 2004-09-21
Divine
I think I may have been the first to notice and buy this book today, so I think it is fitting that I write the first review.
DTVII is the long awaited conclusion to the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. If you have not read or listened to the first six, DO NOT GET THIS BOOK FIRST.
If you have, tread carefully for beyond here there be serpents. (or something like that) No one whom I know that has heard or read the book debates that the story is the finest that King has ever written (all rate this book as the best in the series by far.)
They are, however, in no such agreement over the conclusion. It is impossible to please everyone. My feelings are that the story concludes in the only way that I would have accepted.
One piece of advice is worth giving though: When you reach the Coda, if you are happy with the story up to that point and can come up with the willpower to do so, stop there.
About the audio: George Guidall's reading of this novel is divinely inspired. His pacing and characterizations add a dimension to this book which made it even more enjoyable than the text alone. (This was also divine.)
One other thing: If you are going to post a review, please do not reveal anything of the content of the story. No matter how you feel, it is impolite and inconsiderate to reveal things to others before they even have the chance to learn for themselves.
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- Stephen
- 2004-10-04
Worried about the ending? (NO SPOILERS)
Before finishing the final book in the DT series, I had read several reviews, both professional and by readers, that complained, bitterly, about the book's end. While I would NEVER give away the ending for all those of you lucky enought to be working your way through this and the other DT books, I had to chime in with these words of advice:
1. The book itself is WONDERFUL. Even if the thing ended with Roland waking up in a farmhouse with Auntie Em and Toto it would still be worth reading (and NO, it does not actually end that way...)
2. The ending, to careful readers or nitpickers like me, should come as no great surprise. It's been masterfully and subtly telegraphed throughout the entire 7 book run.
3. King himself gives you an "out" before he starts controversial this ending. And not to be a dimestore psychologist here, this choice echos the choices the Gunslinger has made, and continues to make. Are you open minded and content to enjoy the story up to that point, or are you driven to the end, no matter what the consequences, like our favorite "long, tall and ugly" cowboy?
The only caveat I can give those who like neat, clean, "Hollywood endings", STOP READING when King tells you to. If you want to see what REALLY happens... Well, you can open that door when you come to it...
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- Michael
- 2004-10-04
The Dark Tower Review - Concluded
<B><U>The Dark Tower: </B>The Dark Tower VII</U> concludes a journey that I have thoroughly enjoyed for over 15 years. The writing of this tale, which began June 19, 1970, has weaved its way through Stephen King's life and all of his stories. I have never read more than a few words of this long tale. I have, whether on tape or on CD or on download from audible, listened to these wonderful stories over countless hours of my life. In that time, as did the author, I got married, have started a family; have lived my life. I count none of that time as wasted and listening to <B><U>The Dark Tower</U></B> was always a pleasure; even the time between volumes was a pleasure as I waited once again to rejoin my old friends. With the journey at an end, I will not miss them but will continue to revisit them, as I have all these years past.
I invite you to begin at the beginning if you are new to the tower, as other reviews have and as the author himself has implored. In a previous review, I suggested the third volume as an alternative starting point, and I still think that a good place to start as well, as I consider <U>The Waste Lands</U> to be the most exciting volume. It is, after all, the place where Roland's final Ka-Tet comes together.
With regard to this final volume and more specifically, its narration, George Guidall comes into form. His reading of the last days of Roland's quest is impeccable in its voice and his knowledge of the characters is complete. If you begin reading this tale from the start, you will hear him in <U>The Gunslinger</U> and, I suspect, be happy to hear his return with <U>Wolves of the Calla</U>.
If there is anything that I could say is missing from this final tale, it is a true "Afterword" from the author but in truth, what more could he have had to say, that hasn't been said already, both in previous forwards and afterwords, as well as within the narrative itself, especially the words of this final and revealing volume. Thankee Sai King.
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- Dawn
- 2004-09-22
Unbelieveable
This is by far the best book I have read in a very long time. Matter of fact, it may even be the best. All of your questions are answered, there are no loose strings, and most of all, I was so engrossed in the book that I forgot to take my lunch break. So, if you're contemplating downloading this book, than you've already read the first six, (If not, you're lost- Go download 'The Gunslinger') and you don't need this review, because you're going to download it anyway- Resistance is futile. Let's just say that all of my co-workers are fighing over who gets to borrow the cd when I am done with it.
Long days and pleasant nights to you all, and happy listening.
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- Sarah
- 2009-04-23
Amazing!!
The Dark Tower is w/out a doubt, the best series I've ever read or listened to. I hate that this is the last book of the bunch. When the series is over, no matter how many times I listen to the series, I feel depressed, like my dog died or something. The book itself is really good. i was afraid that with the books leading up to this being SO GOOD, that it would be utterly impossible to have the ending not be dissappointing. Somehow, Mr. King did the impossible though. However, the journey to the tower really was the whole point, not the way it ends, and King left a message saying something to this affect. he leaves us the option to stop at one ending, or to read on a bit further. no matter where you choose to stop the story, i'll bet my watch and warrant that you'll be thoroughly satisfied.
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- Lori
- 2004-11-30
Amazing - a must have..
Guidall's narration is mesmerizing. Have read the first six books and thought I'd try listening to the last one to savor it and make it last longer. I'm through the third disk and I'm so glad I did this. King is a master and the narration brings all my fav characters to life. Highly recommended.
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- Chris
- 2013-05-01
If you've come this far, you may as well finish
What was most disappointing about Stephen King’s story?
It's hard to put a finger on just where this book went wrong, it's pacing is off, many story elements are downright silly and the ending will likely frustrate rather than satisfy.
Did The Dark Tower inspire you to do anything?
Yeah, lay off the King books for a while.
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- Kevin
- 2006-09-12
OK...but
OK, but marred by a weak ending. King gets big penalty points from me for the ending of this book considering the length of the series and commitment it demands from it's readers. The annoying vampire BS continues in this book as well and I've been critical of this component. As if we didn't have enough characters and issues to think about, well... throw in vampires and their agents, the low people! And don't forget the Tahines, please...
The Crimson King is a bit of a let down also, though SK is clever with how he is dispatched
With Song of Susannah (not too good) and now The Dark Tower, both written in 2004, I get the feeling that King was writing fast and furious to finish these. Overall I like the series, but it peaks with books 2-5.
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- Grant
- 2013-05-29
And let it out.
King's magnum opus comes to a breath-holding close like a violent car accident shot in slow motion. King is able to take the crazy, disorganized, non-sensical flying cacophony of characters, events, circumstances and confluences and plucks them from the air, setting them all right in the end. I regret not a single second of the many, many hours I spent listening to this series. Thank you Mr. King. I'm glad you survived the minivan. We all are.
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- Daniel Ducat
- 2005-08-11
A Dissapointing Ending to a Brilliant Series
Let me first start off by remarking that the Dark Tower series is one of the most remarkable Sci-Fi/Fantasy series that I have ever come across. Perhaps because the author has not typically written fantasy, this series is truly a breath of fresh air to the genre. The Dark Tower series contains many new and original concepts and a host of interesting characters. After a semi-slow beginning in "The Gunslinger" the book builds momentum and creativity throughout the second book and, IMHO, peaks at the tail end of book 3 and the beginning of book 4, at the height of its creativity and suspense. Books 2-5 are all very solid and are amongst the best fantasy stories I have read. However, in book 6, I believe that King's series begins to slump a bit under its own weight. By this final book, the unusual characters and novel bits of twisted creativity that were the halmark of this series have lost most of their luster. Roland's band of unlikely fellows increasingly display more and more characteristics of "stock fantasy characters", present within innumerable (and forgettable) fantasy novels. Increasingly, the gunslingers also draw upon classic means of resolving the obstacles they encounter, and the overall tone of the book becomes that of a relentless grind to the finish. Also, the rather odd (and somewhat arrogant) device of the author appearing in his own fantasy novel is overplayed far too much in the 6 & 7th books and really is only very detrimental to the overall storyline. These qualms aside, the Dark Tower series itself is truly remarkable - and if you have made it this far in the tale, you will of course continue through to the end. I will also echo the sentiment of other reviewers and say that if you are satisfied with the sugar-coated ending before the 'coda', by all means stop. But chances are, if you have followed the dusty trails of Roland in his journey thus far, you will be much more satisfied (as I was) with the "real" ending.
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- Client d'Amazon
- 2021-11-30
brilliant story
been a pleasure to rediscover these books in audio format. as a previous reviewer says, once you get used to Guidall's voice, it's well told and he does a great Roland. Wouldn't say no to King revisiting this sandbox again (beyond the Wind through the keyhole)