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Finally into this proper and I think it’s got me now. The dedication to Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Lovecraft at the start certainly writes it a pretty big check but it’s adorable to know these bigger and broader genres are on King’s mind in his older age.

Once more to The Scarlet Field of Can’-Ka No Rey.

From This Haze of Green and Gold to now The White Lands of Empathica.

VES’KA-GAN

I love that Stark can kinda start playing around with these more.

HA HAAAAAAAA IM EMOTIONAL ALREADY

Say GAWD! Say GAWD-BOMB!

O DISCORDIA!

“Your Man Jesus seems to me a bit of a son of a bitch when it comes to women,” Roland said. “Was He ever married?”

The corners of Callahan’s mouth quirked. “No,” he said. “But His girlfriend was a whore.”

“Well,” Roland said. “That’s a start.”

Part Three: The Wolves

Part Two: Telling Tales

Already cried at least twice.

I read quite a bit more of this than I thought I would in one go. I now understand how and why it was such a huge freaking hit.

TEK-ELI-LI! TEK-ELI-LI!

Only took me 11 years, but yeah, this rules so far.

This opening makes me very much want to ask Child if he’s ever read Desperation/The Regulators.

Everything looks so fleshy and gross in this, even the snowbanks, it’s kinda remarkable.

“Great discoveries lie ahead of us…!”