Stephen King: The Wind Through the Keyhole

[lenny nero]

Coming in April

We join Roland and his ka-tet as a ferocious storm halts their progress along the Path of the Beam. As they shelter from the screaming wind and snapping trees, Roland tells them not just one strange tale, but two--and in doing so sheds fascinating light on his own troubled past.

In his early days as a gunslinger, in the guilt-ridden year following his mother's death, Roland is sent by his father to a ranch to investigate a recent slaughter. Here Roland discovers a bloody churn of bootprints, clawed animal tracks and terrible carnage--evidence that the 'skin-man', a shape-shifter, is at work. There is only one surviving witness: a brave but terrified boy called Bill Streeter.

Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Book of Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime, 'The Wind Through The Keyhole.'
'A person's never too old for stories,' he says to Bill. 'Man and boy, girl and woman, we live for them.'

 

[Jiles]

So excited for this

 

[Anamnesis]

Fearnet.com's review. I didn't think there were any major spoilers, but don't read if you want to remain completely surprised.

 

[lenny nero]

Nice, thanks for the early review. Can't wait for this.

 

[Anamnesis]

Just noticed this in the review:

The official release date for the mass market trade hardcover version from Scribner is April 24, 2012. The trade hardcover will not include the Jae Lee illustrations.

That's odd. All the other books included the illustrations.

 

[lenny nero]

Looks like their keeping the illustrations for the pricey Grant edition.

 

[Lovecraftian]

I believe I’m going to wait until the darn series is finished, then re-read the first ones and continue on so I stay in one, big, epic story. I don’t even remember half of what went on at this point.

 

[Bob Magness]

I believe I’m going to wait until the darn series is finished, then re-read the first ones and continue on so I stay in one, big, epic story. I don’t even remember half of what went on at this point.

That is usually how I prefer to read series as well. But I thought this one was finished. Any idea if this is the last one or if there is even a last one planned?

 

[Lovecraftian]

I believe that in his book 'On Writing', he said the thing is in fact finished and he's just going to start releasing them. I could be wrong, it's been a while, but I know he's got an ending at least in mind.

 

[beer good]

That is usually how I prefer to read series as well. But I thought this one was finished. Any idea if this is the last one or if there is even a last one planned?

Considering that he's pretty much worked the Dark Tower saga into everything he's written over the last 20 years and continues to write, I'm willing to bet that it'll be finished about 15 years after his death.

 

[Sneezy]

20 painstaking, annoying, infuriating years. Waits of 7 and 8 years between volumes.

I swore that if he didn't leave it be after The Dark Tower I would buy a crappy Ford van and run him over properly.

But if he is just going to write flashbacks or asides and not try to extend the story line I will hold my rage. I'm watching you, SK. I am a Constant Watcher.

 

[Lovecraftian]

Haha, very well said, Sneezy.

 

[Anamnesis]

Publishers Weekly review

Tim’s adventure is pitch-perfect, capturing both the feel of Mid-World and the perilous nature of a fairy story. Its placement within the quest works beautifully, and it propels the story of the shape-shifter and the child who holds the key to its identity. Even those who aren’t familiar with the series will find the conclusion both satisfying and moving. This gripping novel is sure to put King back on the bestseller lists.

 

[Sneezy]

Thanks, Constant Idiot!
The Wind Through the Keyhole (Dark Tower) will be auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle via Amazon Whispernet. You can go to your Kindle to start reading.

:banghead6mx:

 

[pontalba]

I just ordered the paper copy today from Amazon. Since I haven't read the series, although it resides in full on my shelf, I'm not in that big a hurry.

 

[Isabell]

I need to go back and reread the whole series. My mission for summer

 

[lenny nero]

This one doesn't really move the Dark Tower plot along, basically Roland tells a couple of stories while they wait out a storm. Good stories though, and at 300 pages, not too long either.

 

[D.L. Severn]

This one doesn't really move the Dark Tower plot along, basically Roland tells a couple of stories while they wait out a storm. Good stories though, and at 300 pages, not too long either.

I think it doesn't necessarily move the story of the ka-tet along but does provide a bridge between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla that was much needed, we originally went from the Emarald City to Calla Bryn Sturgis too quickly I felt.