Bit of a filler piece through most of it but still entertaining and I always love reading about Roland.

Another Gunslinger tale (3 actually). That fit in perfectly with the Dark Tower “trilogy”. Great tale as always from Steve King

I was skeptical of the book, but was pleasantly surprised. It filled in gaps in the original story. Very entertaining.

Like the title says, “It’s a Stephen King novel, it’s awesome”. Good story intertwined in the gunslinger saga.

Great addition to the dark tower series.

Awesome little story told within a story. One of my favorite bedtime tales told by the great Stephen King. Looking forward to the Wolves of the Calla and the conclusion to this great western series.

For fans of the Dark Tower story, there can’t be enough. I am one of those fans. I find it hard to step back and be critical. I love the early gunslinger stories and I’ll take them however I can get them. If you’re new to the story, you’ll find this book lacking. A Grimm horror tale (or two!) loosely embedded in some type of story structure. If you’re part of the ka-tet, then you’ll consume this book in a single sitting and wish for more. Let’s hope the well isn’t dry and there’s more to be told. There will be water if God wills it.

These are ,y favorite kind of stories.

It was good to visit Midworld again and journey with the Ka-tet. It was like visiting old friends, the ones that you have travelled with and hurt with. Thank you Mr. King for allowing us to follow the Path of the Beam once again! Thankee Sai!!

Super

What more can I say? Breezy, simple style that flows around deeper currents of meaning. It seems to me that the long short story is his "sweet spot" and this one flows.

Having read the Dark Tower series twice, I was pleasantly surprised how this fit in! A very good read and it was fun being back with Roland and his K-Tet.

Loved it, it Was an awesome book.

I accidentally read this last instead of in between wizard and glass and wolves of calla. It was great to see the tet whole again I hope King does another one of these.

I am a late comer to the Dark Tower series. Over the last two weeks I've read all of the books in order except for this one. I wanted to read it last as it had been written, long after the conclusion of the series even though the story fits somewhere between the fourth and fifth books. It seemed to me that King was faced with two challenges, the first, reacquainting himself and new readers with the characters he created so long ago, and, second, telling a story that could stand on its own without the remainder of the series to prop it up. Master story teller that he is both challenges were smartly met. I am reminded that like in life, the destination is really nothing more than an excuse for the journey and the journey itself is all that really matters.

The wind through the keyhole, which seems to take up well over half the pages of this whole novel, is one perhaps the most riveting, unforgettable piece of The Gunslinger's rough, sandblasted past. Gave it five stars; beautiful story within a story.

Thank you for continuing the story of Roland.

A terrific read. Classic gunslinger that blends well with the other stories in the Dark Tower series. King certainly is in great form here and sprinkles his stories within stories with a great deal of humanity.

Great story