- ISBN:
- 9781451658903
- 9781451658903
- Category:
- Thriller / suspense
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 24-04-2012
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Scribner
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 228.6x152.4x30.48mm
- Weight:
- 0.57kg
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The Wind Through The Keyhole is a book in the Dark Tower series by award-winning American author, Stephen King. This novel takes place after Rolands ka-tet leave the Green Palace and before they reach the Callas, so King states it could be thought of as Dark Tower 4.5. This novel contains a story within a story within a story: Starkblast relates the ka-tets encounter with a fierce and often deadly storm, the starkblast; The Skin-Man is a story of a particular mission that young Roland was sent on, as told by the older Roland to his ka-tet as they wait out said storm; The Wind Through The Keyhole is a story that was told to Roland many a time as a child, a story that the young gunslinger Roland tells to the boy Billy Streeter as they await, during a storm, the arrival of a skin-man. The title story is a fine example of Kings talent as a storyteller. It has all the elements of a fine tale: woodcutters, murder, a dragon, an endless forest, a tax collector, mutants, a wizard, a futuristic compass, a violent storm, a brave boy, a tiger and a disfigured old widow. The Skin-Man is no less intriguing and in this whole work, King gives the reader characters to care about, characters to despise, characters to suspect, as well as scenes to bring a lump to the throat or a smile to the face. Fans of Kings Dark Tower series will appreciate revisiting Rolands ka-tet and the opportunity to learn more of Rolands youth and the Mid-World. This book makes me want to read the Dark Tower series all over again. Excellent!
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