
The Wind Through the Keyhole
The Dark Tower
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Stephen King
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Stephen King
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For those discovering the epic best-selling Dark Tower series for the first time—and for its legions of dedicated fans—here is an immensely satisfying stand-alone novel and perfect introduction to the series.
Beginning in 1974, gaining momentum in the 1980s and coming to a thrilling conclusion when the last three novels were published in 2003 and 2004, the Dark Tower epic fantasy saga stands as Stephen King’s most beguiling achievement. It has been the basis for a long-running Marvel comic series.
Now, with The Wind Through the Keyhole, King has returned to the rich landscape of Mid-World. This story within a story within a story finds Roland Deschain, Mid-World’s last gunslinger, in his early days during the guilt-ridden year following his mother’s death. Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape-shifter, a "skin-man", Roland takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast's most recent slaughter. Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Book of Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime. "A person's never too old for stories," he says to Bill. "Man and boy, girl and woman, we live for them."
Sure to captivate the avid fans of the Dark Tower epic, this is an enchanting introduction to Roland’s world and the power of Stephen King’s storytelling magic.
Please Note: This audio edition of The Wind Through the Keyhole ends with a short preview of Stephen King's The Dark Tower VII, read by George Guidall, followed by a brief introduction and the first chapter of King's Doctor Sleep, both read by the author.
©2012 Stephen King (P)2012 Simon & SchusterThis novel doesn't tie in to the original story in a meaningful way. It's inserted between Wizards & Glass and Wolves of the Calla and framed as Roland telling the ka-tet a story and then a story within a story (I guess Roland was just in a storytelling mood after arriving at Topeka) while the gang wait out a magical cold front/storm. He starts with a story from when he was younger, hunting a werewolf-like creature. In this story, young Roland ends up with a boy, and passes the time by telling the boy the title story. It isn't clear how this works in the frame narrative. Like, is Roland telling the Skin-Man story to his Ka-tet and then switch halfway to TWTtK? This structure doesn't work well narratively, either, since none of the stories impact one another in a meaningful way. The Wind Through the Keyhole story is told all the way through, and by the time I got back to the skin-man I had sort of forgotten the emotional stakes of that original story. The skin-man story was pretty good, but hung around the neck of the Keyhole story like two ball chains because of structure of the book.
But the story of Tim is a really good story. A mother doing everything she can to save her son and then the son going off into the dangerous wilds to save his mother is a really touching parallel. It's rife with lore from the Dark Tower world, as Tim encounters monsters, fairies, dragons, and mutants. Though, in true King fashion, the real monsters turn out to be the people, as our old friend Walter Padick is back with some tricks for Tim. Overall, this book fleshed out the Dark Tower world for me, and did so in a compelling, fairy tale way.
A return to first principles
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Great story!
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A neat little collection of stories.
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King needs to let real narrators narrate.
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Worth a read
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Great side story!
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Happy reading!
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Great read!
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Audio Performance starts dry but warms. Good Story
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Loved SK's narration!
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