Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

A story that will play in your mind over and over:

King has written another great chapter in the dark tower series and this is the best one so far. The preceding two books(The Gunslinger and The Drawing of the Three) were great. This book continues the tale of Roland and Co. in their dark world which is a twisted mirror of our own. King further reveals how this world has "moved on" and gives us a look at the human side of Roland. If you have enjoyed this series so far you will be very pleased with this book. I couldn't get enough of Roland and his world and... more info

Finally on the Yellow Brick Road to the Dark Tower:

Book 3 in the Dark Tower Series, THE WASTE LANDS is a gem. In the mid 80's when THE GUNSLINGER was released to the general public, I read it because, perhaps like you, I read everything King writes. But I didn't get it. I tried to read book 2, but couldn't get through it. In November 2001 a friend brow beat me and said, "You gotta read these books." I did. I am so glad. But, if you haven't stated yet, I'd recommend reading The Drawing of the Three first, The Waste Lands second, Black House (not part of this... more info

Far from a "Waste":

Stephen King hits his stride in "The Waste Lands," the third volume of his epic dark fantasy Dark Tower series. Now that the quest is underway, King's world of cyborg bears, insane trains and sex-addict demons coalesces into a tight, engrossing story.

Newlyweds Susannah (formerly Odetta/Detta) and Eddie Dean are rapidly becoming expert gunslingers, even proving themselves as Susannah guns down cyborg bear Shardik, and Eddie takes out robots. But Roland is having problems. Since he saved the life of... more info

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