The Wind Through the Keyhole: The Dark Tower IV-1/2
<b>Soon to be a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba</b><BR> <BR><b>For those discovering the epic bestselling <i>Dark Tower</i> series for the first time—and for its legions of dedicated fans—an immensely satisfying stand-alone novel and perfect introduction to the series.</b><BR><BR>Beginning in 1974, gaining momentum in the 1980s and coming to a thrilling conclusion when the last three novels were published in 2003-2004, the <i>Dark Tower</i> epic fantasy saga stands as Stephen King’s most beguiling achievement. It has been the basis for a long-running Marvel comic series.<BR><BR>Now, with <i>The Wind Through the Keyhole</i>, King has returned to the rich landscape of Mid-World. This story within a story within a story finds Roland Deschain, Mid-World’s last gunslinger, in his early days during the guilt-ridden year following his mother’s death. Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape-shifter, a “skin-man,†Roland takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast’s most recent slaughter. Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the <i>Book of Eld</i> that his mother used to read to him at bedtime. “A person’s never too old for stories,†he says to Bill. “Man and boy, girl and woman, we live for them." <BR><BR>Sure to captivate the avid fans of the <i>Dark Tower</i> epic, this is an enchanting introduction to Roland’s world and the power of Stephen King’s storytelling magic.Â