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More DARK TOWER goodness Steven King to write another installment

#1 dktorode

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:09 AM

Looks as thought Steven is getting ready to write another Book.

"King stated he will write another Dark Tower novel. It will center around supporting characters and revolve around some important events between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla"

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Why dont they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff?

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 09:10 AM

I'm not sure how I feel about that. Those books totally sucked me in for a while. At times I didn't actually enjoy reading but felt compelled to see what happened. Wolves of the Calla was one of the best though.

I'm just not sure if I care enough now to rad about side plots.

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 09:10 AM

Oh my. Excuse me, I am going to go weep from joy. I love this series so much. I don't know if it's necessary to add more to it, but I'll certainly buy and enjoy it. Thanks for the headsup.

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#4 dktorode

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 09:24 AM

apparently the gap between these two books was when Steven was hit by that car...
And this falls between those two?

There is no doubt his writing changed after the accident...

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Why dont they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff?

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 11:14 AM

I think books 1-4 were good, afterwards it just wasnt consistent. The ending was brilliant though. Might give the new one a read when Mbotf is over and we're still waiting for A Dance with Dragons in 2011.

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 03:05 PM

He wants to build an addition to his house and didn't have enough dollar bills to both make and insulate the walls for the full six levels. Making window glass out of pure dollar bills isn't easy.

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 04:21 PM

Awesome! I flat out love that series, Wizard and Glass is one of my fav books ever. This is awesome!

Dont know how i missed this, but rep for the heads up.

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Posted 13 March 2011 - 01:52 AM

...."giggling like a schoolgirl".....

Just a heads up. Its official and it will be out next year.

http://www.stephenki...e/announcement/

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Posted 14 March 2011 - 07:31 AM

I've only read the first book, but... didn't he finish this series? What value could there be to going back and milking the side characters?

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Posted 14 March 2011 - 03:20 PM

Same value as Erikson going back and "milking" the Tiste Andii or Karsa...

From his announcement it's going to a slightly shorter, though still full length novel, that occurs chronologically between the end of Wizard and Glass and the beginning of Wolves of the Calla, filling in some of the gaps in the story.

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It won't tell you much that's new about Roland and his friends, but there's a lot none of us knew about Mid-World, both past and present. The novel is shorter than DT 2-7, but quite a bit longer than the first volume—call this one DT-4.5. It's not going to change anybody's life, but God, I had fun.

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Posted 14 March 2011 - 06:25 PM

Abyss, on 13 November 2009 - 03:05 PM, said:

didda-chuck, dumma-chum . . . gimme all your money or I'll snip off your thumb.

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Posted 14 March 2011 - 07:39 PM

snake0026, on 14 March 2011 - 03:20 PM, said:

Same value as Erikson going back and "milking" the Tiste Andii or Karsa...

Yeah, I won't be reading any of those books.

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Posted 14 March 2011 - 08:00 PM

Between this and the screen adaptation, it's going to be a big few years for DT fans. Posted Image

Illuyankas, on 07 April 2011 - 08:37 PM, said:

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Posted 14 March 2011 - 08:22 PM

Soultaken, on 13 November 2009 - 11:14 AM, said:

Fixed.

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Posted 15 March 2011 - 04:01 PM

Cicero, on 14 March 2011 - 08:00 PM, said:

Between this and the screen adaptation, it's going to be a big few years for DT fans. Posted Image

Wait, what? Screen adaptation???? ohmygod

(Until I got into MBotF, DT was my favorite fantasy series, though I still can't bring myself to reread it.)

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Posted 15 March 2011 - 04:04 PM

Feathersmith, on 15 March 2011 - 04:01 PM, said:

Cicero, on 14 March 2011 - 08:00 PM, said:

Between this and the screen adaptation, it's going to be a big few years for DT fans. Posted Image

Wait, what? Screen adaptation???? ohmygod

(Until I got into MBotF, DT was my favorite fantasy series, though I still can't bring myself to reread it.)

Yessiree.

http://www.darktowermovies.com/

I had and still have some issues with books 5-7 in the series, everything from overall continuity to some specific choices

Spoiler

but all in all I was satisfied with the conclusion. Books 1-4, particularly 4, are still unassailable in my eyes.

Illuyankas, on 07 April 2011 - 08:37 PM, said:

How do you rape a cave? Do you ask, "You want to fuck, yes?" hear the echo come back, "Yes... es... es..." and get your barnacle-gouged groove on?

#17 Feathersmith

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I took several years off from reading Malazan and now I've fallen down that rabbithole again and it's gr9

Posted 15 March 2011 - 04:16 PM

Cicero, on 15 March 2011 - 04:04 PM, said:

Feathersmith, on 15 March 2011 - 04:01 PM, said:

Cicero, on 14 March 2011 - 08:00 PM, said:

Between this and the screen adaptation, it's going to be a big few years for DT fans. Posted Image

Wait, what? Screen adaptation???? ohmygod

(Until I got into MBotF, DT was my favorite fantasy series, though I still can't bring myself to reread it.)

Yessiree.

http://www.darktowermovies.com/

I had and still have some issues with books 5-7 in the series, everything from overall continuity to some specific choices

Spoiler

but all in all I was satisfied with the conclusion. Books 1-4, particularly 4, are still unassailable in my eyes.

Yeah, I thought some of that

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was kind of awkward. I'm pretty sure that lead to what was the most heartbreaking scene I'd ever read

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. . . until I got into reading the Malazan books.

It's been - wow - 6 years since I sat down and read the whole series, so I've forgotten vast swathes of plot. I don't think I can bring myself to reread Wizard and Glass fully again (that was my 3rd reading of it); part of that plot was just too painful. But I was really satisfied with most of the conclusion of the series.

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Anyway! I am excited - and worried - about a film adaptation. Wow.

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