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A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,
And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,
And the dry stone no sound of water. Only
There is shadow under this red rock,
(Come in under the shadow of this red rock),
And I will show you something different from either
Your shadow in the morning striding behind you
Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you;
I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
-- T.S. Eliot
"The Waste Land"  If there pushed any ragged thistle-stalk
Above its mates, the head was chopped; the bents
Were jealous else. What made those holes and rents
In the dock's hearth swarth leaves, bruised as to balk
All hop of greenness? 'tis a brute must walk
Pashing their life out, with a brute's intents.
-- Robert Browning
"Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" "What river is it?" enquired Millicent idly.
"It's only a stream. Well, perhaps a little more than that. It's called the Waste."
"Is it really?"
"Yes," said Winifred, "it is."
-- Robert Aickman
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This third volume of the tale is gratefully dedicated to my son, OWEN PHILIP KING:
Khef, ka, and ka-tet. | |
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It was her third time with live ammunition. . .and her first time on the draw from the holster Roland had rigged for her. | |
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The house was alive. He knew this, could feel its awareness reaching out from the boards and the slumping roof, could feel it pouring in rivers from the black sockets of its windows. The idea of approaching that terrible place filled him with dismay; the idea of actually going inside filled him with inarticulate horror. | |
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0452267404, Paperback)
Beginning with a short story appearing in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1978, the publication of Stephen King's epic work of fantasy-what he considers to be a single long novel and his magnum opus-has spanned a quarter of a century. Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, The Dark Tower series is King's most visionary feat of storytelling, a magical mix of science fiction, fantasy, and horror that may well be his crowning achievement. In November 2003, the fifth installment, Wolves of the Calla, will be published under the imprint of Donald M. Grant, with distribution and major promotion provided by Scribner. Song of Susannah, Book VI, and The Dark Tower, Book VII, will follow under the same arrangement in 2004. With these last three volumes finally on the horizon, readers-countless King readers who have yet to delve into The Dark Tower and a multitude of new and old fantasy fans-can now look forward to reading the series straight through to its stunning conclusion. Viking's elegant reissue of the first four books ensures that for the first time The Dark Tower will be widely available in hardcover editions for this eager readership. (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:04:42 -0400) (see all 3 descriptions) |
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