Wonderful...

SK did a wonderful job with Blane's personality. Oh, did i mention...Jack is back! I love this book. It is very captivating. Your imagination soars while reading.

The quest endures!

The Wastelands-King's third installment in the Dark Tower saga-marks the true beginning of the quest in many ways. Roland finally gathers his ka-tet (group bound to him by destiny) as he draws young Jake into his world amid a demonic rainstorm. And it is here, as the group prepares to embark on a seemingly insane journey through the Waste Lands (part of Mid-World that has been utterly ravaged by war and the decay of the Tower), that we finally get a look at the true nature of Roland's world.

From the City of Lud-a post-apocalyptic industrial ruin-to the lost cyborg-bear Shardik and the dread portal he guards, it is clear from the start that Roland's world-and perhaps our world as well-contains vastly more than meets the eye. Perhaps the greatest asset to The Waste Lands is the sheer imaginative scope that binds the tale of Roland's ka-tet. Here is a world so complete in its history, so flawless in its realization, and so utterly compelling in its people, that it is far too easy to lose yourself in.

In The Waste Lands, the Dark Tower epic picks of steam and sends the reader hurtling down the dark halls of King's fantastic world.

A word of warning: Have a copy of Wizard and Glass (Book IV) on hand when you finish this; it ends with a really agonizing cliff-hanger.

Many stories all in one book

In the third book of the Dark Tower series, King takes you through many different journeys. He brings back Jake (the boy who died in the first book), which I was happy to see. He does it in a way that doesn't make it look ridiculous. You will meet the large Shardik the bear, make friends with the old people, venture into the ruins of the city of Lud, meet Gasher (an extremely repulsive individual) and ride on the eerie mono called Blaine. An excited adventure for sure.