The Drawing of the Three SC Stephen King Plume 1st print

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The Drawing of the Three Paperback
by Stephen King (Author)

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba

The second volume in Stephen King’s #1 bestselling Dark Tower Series, The Drawing of the Three is an “epic in the making” (Kirkus Reviews) about a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies.

“Stephen King is a master at creating living, breathing, believable characters,” hails The Baltimore Sun. Beginning just less than seven hours after The Gunslinger ends, in the second installment to the thrilling Dark Tower Series, Roland encounters three mysterious doorways on a deserted beach along the Western Sea. Each one enters into a different person’s life in New York—here, he joins forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean, and with the beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes, to save the Dark Tower.

“This quest is one of King’s best…it communicates on a genuine, human level…but is rich in symbolism and allegory” (Columbus Sunday Dispatch). It is a science fiction odyssey that is unlike any tale that Stephen King has ever written.

Once again Stephen King masterfully interweaves dark, evocative fantasy and icy realism, as his hero, Roland, The Last Gunslinger, pursues his quest for nightmarishly distorted mirror image of our own, he is drawn through a mysterious door that brings him into 1980’s America. Here he links forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean and with beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes, in a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies. With a storytelling skill that is sheer magic, and with breathtaking boldness of imagination, Stephen King has risen to the peak of his power to create a compelling epic that is at once enigmatic and familiar… and always compulsively readable.

Series: The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three (Book 2)
Paperback: 401 pages

This book is a fitting sequel to the first of the spell-binding series- The Gunslinger. It’s a definite page-turner and in the end will leave you begging for more. Although personally I thought The Gunslinger left more to be desired, The Drawing of the Three more than makes up for its minor flaws and leads you ever closer to the climax of Roland’s epic quest.

One of the Dark Tower Series’ greatest strengths is Stephen King’s remarkable description. It makes you not only see but feel the sorroundings. King definetely showcased this talent in this book, and put you through one heck of a ride. From the moment you begin the book you are taken to a a different world, Roland’s world, a desolate beach full of terrible “lobstrosities” that King takes great pains to describe. King also describes New York City in depth through Roland’s eyes, a truly monumental challenge considering Roland is oblivious to the technological marvels of our world.

But the greatest feat the book has accomplished is, without question, the whimsical ensemble of characters King creates. The cast is full of interesting stories, an odd group of crusaders bound by the same “ka”. Eddie Dean is perhaps the most memorable, a heroin addict fighting his addiction and the New York Underworld, reluctantly “drawn” by Roland to quest for the great tower. But Odetta Homes can’t be overshadowed- as well as her secret evil double- Detta Walker. She’s a skitzophrenic, fighting her dark half which threatens to rule her, the makes of a brilliant story. The third character who is drawn also fits suprisingly into the storyline and sets the stage for a thrilling climax.

And in the middle of it all, lies Roland, the lone gunslinger. Haunted by his past and obsessively bound by his duty to search for the Dark Tower, he is the central character, the pinnacle of the books. He is perhaps King’s greatest creation, his struggle is inspiring, he is the nail that holds the fantastic story together. You can’t help but wait for the final climax, the next installment- it’ll leave you begging for more.

King has worked wonders with this book. It was an awesome read!

Few stains along edge of pages. Rounding to corners. Sparkles all over cover. 1st printing. 0-452-26214-3.

978-1567657029

Book is in near mint condition. CD in still bound in back of book.