Robin Furth

There's a lot to love about this series. Cuthbert and Alain are some of my all-time favorite series characters and seeing new adventures with them is always a treat. Moreover, though, it's really illuminating to see what Roland looked like in his younger days, to see him capable of forming and enjoying connections with others. It makes it that much more powerful when you see him start to lose his heart and humanity, and there's something sad but comforting about the fact that his friends are show more mourning that along with you, the reader. This was a fantastic addition to the story, and Peter David's writing is absolutely on point. show less

I thought that I had called it. I really thought that I knew what the Little Sisters of Eluria were.

And I was wrong. Wonderfully, perfectly, deliciously wrong. This one caught me up, took me for a ride, and slammed me back down cackling like a madman. A must read!

Where [b:The Gunslinger Born|342445|Dark Tower The Gunslinger Born|Stephen King|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173898471s/342445.jpg|2402933] follows Roland's gunslinger apprenticeship pretty faithfully to King's original telling, The Long Road Home traverses a previously uncharted portion of the gunslinger's tale. Namely, it tells of the journey--nay, flight--of Roland and his friends from Hambry back to Gilead.

I like the story for two main reasons (other than simply being a new story). show more Foremost, I like it because ultimately it is more a story about the other members of Roland's ka-tet - Cuthbert and Alain - than Roland himself. This is primarily because Roland is unconscious for most of the trip. But don't worry, Roland does make appearances in the story, because as anyone who has ever read a King story knows, "unconscious" does not mean "inactive."

Secondly, I liked the story because it has one of the few genuinely happy endings in the gunslinger oeuvre. Well, mostly happy, since anyone who has read through the rest of the oeuvre knows what's yet to come; but still, it's purt'near as close to a happy ending to a gunslinger story as you'll ever run across. And sometimes you just damn well need a happy ending. show less

I know it's stupid, but I was still hoping for a different ending. I remember crying reading Wizard and Glass years ago. Since this graphic novel follows Roland from this time then back to Gilead and how he comes to chase the Man in Black, it doesn't tell it the same way the book does. So we don't get to see Roland, Jake, Eddie, and Susannah along with Oy.

Due to Susan helping the boys get away they are able to slaughter all of the Coffin Hunters and Roland of the House of Eld puts an end to show more Jonas. Poor Jonas. Who only wanted to be a Gunslinger and who is then thrown out when he doesn't pass his test.

"Apt last words, because the next moment, as Roland puts two bullets through his face...

Jonas will find himself standing before all the gods.

I'll wager it won't be a pleasant experience for Eldred Jonas."

Then Susan's aunt who is terrible is angered when Rhea comes to her and reveal what Susan did. From there we go back to the action of the Gunslingers and then the twin deciding that there will be a Charyou Tree and Susan will be the human sacrifice.

The illustration of her being set aflame was sad and we see that Roland due to collecting the globe can see her death. And then Roland's friend stand by to give him comfort.

The extra in this one goes into Charyou Tree and how it affected Arthur Eld. No spoilers but it was pretty cool. We get to see how the Deschain line of Eld came into being. And we also see how a woman's jealousy is maybe what brought the Crimson King to life. show less