At this point, we find out from Mr. King that he already has the last 2 books rough drafted as well as number 5 completed. This story seems to be the place where certain earlier works of his start having small relevance to the Dark Tower story. Works such as Salem’s Lot. No big deal if you haven’t read it before as they do recap it, but if you don’t want the Lot story ruined for you, it may be a good idea to get that out of the way first.

This one seemed a bit slow, having to read at least 30 pages to get to the bottom of little hints given far too much ahead of time, but I found myself chewing through it quickly just the same.
Another small society of people is introduced with yet another way of life. This village finds themselves afraid of the Wolves.

The story made me a little bit angry that everything turned out so simple, but you really don’t know that until the end. And, I suppose, it is somewhat necessary as many small things happen which lay the groundwork for the future chapters. A little bit more about the Rose and Susannah fans will be delighted that she gets quite a twist to lead her on into her own special Song.

Many times corny (not as corny as some of his books). And it still leaves you with the question, who is not going to make it to the end? He’s good at keeping some things, at least for a while.