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The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7)

Stephen King,

Michael Whelan (Illustrator)

Start date: February 15, 2026

Finish date: March 14, 2026

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Aug 17, 2008 Stephen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: multiple-award-nominee, 2000-2005, fantasy, award-nominee-bram-stoker, ebooks, award-nominee-locus, 6-star-books, audiobook, quests, kings-of-badassia

6.0 stars. A very satisfying end to one of the best fanasy series ever. As much as the coda may have flown in the face of the typical "happy ending" I loved it and think it was a terrific way to go out.

Winner: British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (2005)
Nominee: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2005)
Nominee: Bram Stoker Nominee for Best Novel (2005) ...more

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Jul 14, 2009 seak rated it it was amazing

Shelves: stephen-king, 2016

Whew, I did it. All the way. Not quitsees, even on the last Coda. So. Much. Happens. Brilliant stuff, Sai King, just brilliant. I feel like I've lived another life.

For the record, great ending. It's what the story required.

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Dec 31, 2015 Sandi rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, read-2016, scifi-fantasy-horror-althistory

A nice ending to this long fantasy saga. I did have some problems getting into the book since I had taken so long between reading the previous book and this one but after about a quarter in, and the whole Mia arc was completed, the plot really started to perk along. I thought the ending was very apt especially for Roland though had a few quibbles with some other parts. Listened to the audio which was narrated by George Guidall who has done a fine job since taking over from the late, great Frank ...more

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Mar 01, 2011 Elena rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: read-series, read-stephen-king

I am giving the book two stars and it is not for the ending. I did liked how the story ended (well, not THAT much). I give it 2 stars for the story in this book as a whole. Even King at some point, he is a character now, says this story is bad. It took me a month to read it, having to stop to read something else due to the frustration I felt with how it was written, and having to see King in the story. I almost didn't finish, it was a chore to pick it up. Still, I would recommend the series as a ...more

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Sep 14, 2009 Frank Taranto rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

the conclusion to the series. The series as a whole is greater than the sum of it's parts, as I would give the whole series a 5 even with each part geting a 4. ...more

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