This week for the Fiction Friday feature, I am reviewing the dark fantasy novel, Wizard & Glass by Stephen King. This book was published in November 1997 by Grant and has a page count of 787 pages. This is the fourth book in the Dark Tower Series The audiobook is read by Frank Muller and is 27 hours & 35 minutes in length. The following overview is provided from the B&N page: In Wizard & Glass, as Roland the Gunslinger, Eddie, Susannah, and Jake survive Blaine the Mono’s final crash, only to find themselves stranded in an alternate version of Topeka, Kansas, that has been ravaged by the superflu virus. While following the deserted I-70 toward a distant glass palace, Roland recounts his tragic story about a seaside town called Hambry, where he fell in love with a girl named Susan Delgado, and where he and his old tet-mates Alain and Cuthbert battled the forces of John Farson, the harrier who—with a little help from a seeing sphere called Maerlyn’s Grapefruit—ignited Mid-World’s final War.
I enjoyed this next step in the journey to The Dark Tower. However, so far, my favorite book in the series is The Waste Lands. Reading this series has shown the ability King has to write multi-dimensional characters. I always feel like I am learning something new about the characters even though I have been traveling with them for a while. I absolutely recommend reading the Dark Tower series at this point in it.
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
Tomorrow for the Missing Person Saturday feature, I am highlighting the missing person’s case of Dustin Pham. Next week for the Fiction Friday feature, I am reviewing the fictional young adult novel, Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon. Until then keep reading on; Nerd out!
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