The Waste Lands is the third volume of a longer tale inspired by and to some degree dependent upon Robert Browning's narrative poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came.
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The Waste Lands
The Dark Tower III
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by Stephen King
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In this fantastical third book is the series, Stephen King once again takes readers on a journey of incomparable imagination. Roland, The Last Gunslinger, is moving ever closer to the Dark Tower, which haunts his dreams and nightmares. As he and his friends cross a desert of damnation in their macabre new world, revelations begin to unfold about who--and what--is driving him forward. A blend of riveting action and powerful drama, The Waste Lands leaves readers breathlessly awaiting the next chapter.
And the tower is closer...
--back cover
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Roland (Fictitious character : King), Roland (Fictitious character), Roland of Gilead (Fictitious character), Eddie Dean, Shardik, Ageless Stranger, Man in Black, Blaine the Mono, Gasher, Tick-Tock-Man, ZZ Top, Oy, Jake Chambers, Jack Mort, Susannah Dean, Roland DeschainShowing 10 featured editions. View all 70 editions?
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荒原: The Waste Lands
2006, Ren min wen xue chu ban she
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702005496X 9787020054961
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Terres perdues: La tour sombre 3
2004, J'ai lu
Mass Market Paperback
in French
2290321125 9782290321126
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The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
2003-09, Signet
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in English
- 1st Signet printing (King introduction) (1)
0451210867 9780451210869
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The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
2003-09, Signet
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0451210867 9780451210869
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The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
2002?, New English Library
Paperback
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034082977X 9780340829776
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The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower III
1997?, Plume
Paperback
in English
- 1st Plume printing (5)
0452279623 9780452279629
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The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower III
1993-01, Signet
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in English
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0451173317 9780451173317
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The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower III
1992-01, Plume
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0452267404 9780452267404
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"The Waste Lands is the third volume of a longer tale inspired by and to some degree dependent upon Robert Browning's narrative poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came.""
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Part III of an epic saga. Roland and his companions, Eddie and Susannah Dean, find the Path of the Beam that will lead them to the Dark Tower. Along the way, Roland adds two new members to his ka-tet (a group united for a specific purpose). In the decaying city of Lud, they encounter new dangers, including a sentient train that has gone insane.
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