The Dark Tower 7: The Dark Tower
by Stephen King
This last volume in The Dark Tower series by Stephen King brings about events that have been coming on for a the entire series. Roland and his ka-tet (a group linked by fate, sort of) have to deal with Susana's child, the end of which encounter is the beginning of this book. Most of that story is dealt with in book 6, The Song of Susana. They travel back and forth several times between Roland's world and the world of 19, which is an Earth apparently indistinguishable from the real one. On the Earth side, they discover that the life and writing of Stephen King is similarly important to the Rose, which they also have to save. They have to deal with the Breakers, who are captive telepaths who have been relentlessly serving the Crimson King by chipping away at the beams which hold all the worlds together. Finally, Roland must deal with Mordred, and then with the Crimson King himself.
There is death and sadness aplenty in this book, so don't expect a pleasant time. I, who am not easily moved by a book, was brought to tears more than once while reading this. It does, however, add a bit of the finality that was needed in the series.
Near the end of the book, there is a point where the author suggests that you might be happier if you didn't read any more. While this is an almost impossible suggestion to take, I also urge you to consider it. While the final ending is satisfactory, I feel that the wide open unknown before I had read that part was more so.
In total, I give this book a 7/10.
- The Gunslinger
- The Drawing of the Three
- The Wastelands
- 4
- 5
- The Song of Susana
- The Dark Tower
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