The Dark Tower beckons Roland, the Last Gunslinger, and the four companions he has gathered along the road. And, having narrowly escaped one world, they set out on a terrifying journey across the scarred urban wasteland to brave a new world where hidden dangers lie at every junction: a malevolent computer-run monorail hurtling towards self-destruction, Roland's relentlessly cunning old enemy, and the temptation of the wizard's diabolical glass ball, a powerful force in Roland's first love affair. A tale of long-ago love and adventure involving a beautiful quixotic woman named Susan Delgado.
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'ASK ME A RIDDLE' Blaine invited.- PROLOGUE, BLAINE
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(New English Library, 1 January 2012, paperback, 896 pages, bought from @AmazonUK)
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Wizard and Glass has always been by least favourite of The Dark Tower books because so much of it deals with Roland's past before he sets out on his quest. I've always just wanted to get back to Roland, Susannah, Eddie, Jake and Oy. I've read the book as many times as the rest of the series. I can't re-read The Dark Tower and miss out one of the books. However, my enjoyment of the book has increased with each re-read and I now enjoy it as much as the rest of the series. I was in tears at the end as Roland recounts what happened to his first love, Susan Delgado just as he determines to find and save The Dark Tower. I can't wait to read the next book, Wolves of the Calla.
