Just finished it today also--what a great book! While I wish I could read the final book right now, I have waited years between some of the other installments, so I think I can make it a couple more months. This is especially true because this time I know that the final book is already done!

In an epilogue to one of the early DT books, SK wrote that he didn't know if he would live long enough to finish this tale; but now, despite a very close call with a murderous van a few years back, he has indeed completed his service to the Beam. Finality is certain. Say thankee sai! :)

Final thoughts: I liked it a lot. There was nice resonance with the rest of the series, and the Stephen King stuff worked remarkably well. I was afraid of that part coming off too cute. The only thing I didn't really enjoy was the King-style "smack you over the head" foreshadowing...



... it seemed a bit forced, though I appreciate then tension.

Yes, I hate that. King is my favorite writer, but that crap has got to stop. It was even more blatant in vol. 4 when he says

Other than that, I loved the hell out of this book. I just wish it could have been longer.

I'm listening to the audiobook - let's just say that things become much easier to buy into after a few drinks.

I've always loved the way King foreshadows. I didn't read your spoilers, but I dig they way he does it.
For example, he might tell you on the first page of a book that the MC never makes it to the end. Yet you fall in love with the character anyway and are still disappointed when it happens. I think it is his way of saying that they way it ends isn't as important as the journey it takes to get there.

Probably not a good idea to read the spoilers ... :) I don't mind the occurance of the foreshadowing ... just the placement. Too often it feels just tacked on the the end of a chapter.

Am I the only one that thinks that will be the Crimson King?




Now, apart from Roland, my favorite character is Odetta. That woman has got the meanest mouth. But, she speaks true.

Songs was a great book, but, just too damn short. looking forward the last one. September can't come fast enough!

I believe the final book isn't due until November.

I preorder it from B&N, and they had a Sept. release data listed.

My apology. You're absolutely right. :blush: The release date for the final installment is actually September 21 according to Stephen King's official site.

Just in case you haven't seen it ... the cover for the final Dark Tower book.

http://www.stephenking.com//images/dt7/dt7.jpg

I'm not so sure about that cover. Roland doesn't look very rough for the journey he has been through since he was 14. Kind of .. eh.

I finally started in on Song of Susannah last night - off to a great start thus far.

Furthermore, I like the cover to Dark Tower VII. Much better than VI, which IMO, is the worst cover of the series.

I agree about the cover of SoS, I like the German cover only slightly more:

http://www.thedarktower.net/images/cover-dt6-german.jpg

Here's book 7:
http://www.thedarktower.net/images/cover-dt7-german.jpg

If they weren't printed in German I'd go and buy them! :)

BTW, I didn't realize until I finished SoS but DT7 is being released on King's birthday.

very fitting. :up:

I enjoyed it but did not catch the warning about Kings spoiler at the end of the book. I didn't care for the ending that much, not as bad as Blaine but with the foreshadowing mentioned earlier I wish he had gone another chapter or two. Looking forward to the final installment and can't wait to see how it all comes together.

The location of Black 13 also gives me mixed feelings and there are a few other things about the book that keep it from being the best in the series.


Despite that I could not put the book down. :D

This is the cover to the artists edition of part 6. Much cooler.http://secure.grantbooks.com/SoS-del...ront-small.jpg

Just finished.

Gack, I thought the cliffhanger in Vol. 5 couldn't be topped, but is a pretty decent one... Ack, c'mon, Volume 7!

I finished it on Sunday.

Since
, does that mean that they really

I also thought that the artwork was weak, save for the images of King and Susannah. I also felt that this was an intentional cliffhanger and could have gone on for another 100-200 pages. I enjoyed

I really enjoyed it though.

The image of the actual dark tower looks much more banal on the cover of Book VII than Michael Whelan's phantasmagoric take on it from the cover of Book I...I wonder what motivated him to alter it's appearance (Roland's vision of what the dark tower would look like versus the actual reality perhaps?)...kind of a bummer...

I got SOS for father's day.. but with my new job, I still havent made it past wolves of calla :(
Ive almost gotten to the point that Im considering listening to the audio book of wolves
loves the other ones.. hopefully this one went back and covered alot more of rolands stories

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