Stephen King: Song of Susannah (USA 2006)

From the Publisher:
The biggest and boldest achievement of Stephen King's extra-ordinary career, "The Dark Tower is a humane, visionary epic and a true magnum opus," raves The Washington Post. "It will be around for a very long time."

Here is the sixth installment in the seven-volume series, a stun ning book of revelations that "draws to a feverish, page-turning ending" (The Boston Globe).

STEPHEN KING
SONG OF SUSANNAH
THE DARK TOWER VI

Susannah Dean is possessed, her body a living vessel for the demon-mother Mia. Something is growing inside Susannah's belly. something terrible, and soon she will give birth to Mia's "chap." But three unlikely allies are following them from New York City to the border of End World, hoping to prevent the unthinkable. Meanwhile, Eddie and Roland have tumbled into the state of Maine-where the author of a novel called 'Salem's Lot is about to mest his destiny...

"PURE STORYTELLING." -- The Washington Post

Stephen King: Song of Susannah. The Dark Tower VI. Pocket Books Premium Edition, ISBN: 1416521496 (June, 2006), 544 p., $9.99.

Stephen King: Song of Susannah (UK 2005)

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Join the quest for the elusive Dark Tower
SONG OF SUSANNAH

Roland Deschain, gunslinger, hero, continues his perilous adventures in search of the key to the quest that will define his life.
Roland's loyal followers Jake, Father Callahan and Oy set out to break Susannah's date with destiny in New York.
Meanwhile, Roland and Eddie brave the state of Maine in the summer of 1977. It is a frightful world where bullets are flying. A world inhabited by the author of a novel called 'Salem's Lot...

Driven by revelation and suspense, this pivotal instalment in this magnificent epic will leave readers gasping to read the electrifying conclusion, The Dark Tower.

And the tower is closer...

Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, The Dark Tower series is Stephen King's most visionary piece of storytelling that may well be his crowning achievement.

Stephen King: Song of Susannah. Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN: 0340827203 (September, 2005), 450 p., £7.99.

Stephen King: Song of Susannah (UK 2005)

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With 10 full-colour illustrations by Darrel Anderson
Roland Deschain, gunslinger, hero, continues his perilous adventures in search of the key to the quest that will define his life.
Roland's loyal followers Jake, Father Callahan and Oy set out to break Susannah's date with destiny. Susannah has used the power of Black Thirteen to transport her from the farming community of Calla Bryn Sturgis to New York, where she prepares to give birth.

Meanwhile, Roland and Eddie brave the state of Maine in the summer of 1977. It is a frightful world. A real world where bullets are flying. A world inhabited by the author of a novel called 'Salem's Lot...

Driven by revelation and suspense, this pivotal instalment in the eagerly anticipated epic will leave readers gasping to read the next volume -- the electrifying conclusion, The Dark Tower.

And the Tower is closer...

Stephen King: Song of Susannah. JOIN THE QUEST FOR THE ELUSIVE DARK TOWER. Illustrated by Darrel Anderson. Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN: 034082719X (April, 2005), 430 p., £14.99.

Stephen King: Song of Susannah (USA 2005)

From the Publisher:
Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, The Dark Tower series is unlike anything you have ever read. Here is the penultimate installment.

"[A] hypnotic blend of suspense and sentimentality... sprawling, eventful tale of demons, monsters, narrow escapes, and magic portals." -- The New York Times Book Review
"One gets the feeling that this colossal story means a lot to King, that he's telling it because he has to...... He's giving The Dark Tower everything he's got." -- San Francisco Chronicle
"The sixth installment of this magnum opus ends with the biggest cliffhanger of Stephen King's career." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

WITH FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY DARREL ANDERSON

Stephen King: Song of Susannah. JOIN THE QUEST FOR THE ELUSIVE DARK TOWER. The Dark Tower VI. Illustrated by Darrel Anderson. Scribner, ISBN: 0743254554 (April, 2005), 413 p., $16.95.

Stephen King: Song of Susannah (USA 2004)

From the Publisher:
The next-to-last novel in Stephen King's seven-volume magnum opus, Song of Susannah is at once a book of revelation, a fascinating key to the unfolding mystery of the Dark Tower, and a fast-paced story of double-barreled suspense.

To give birth to her "chap," demon-mother Mia has usurped the body of Susannah Dean and used the power of Black Thirteen to transport to New York City in the summer of 1999. The city is strange to Susannah... and terrifying to the "daughter of none," who shares her body and mind.

Saving the Tower depends not only on rescuing Susannah but also on securing the vacant lot Calvin Tower owns before he loses it to the Sombra Corporation. Enlisting the aid of Manni senders, the remaining ka-tet climbs to the Doorway Cave... and discovers that magic has its own mind. It falls to the boy, the billy-bumbler, and the fallen priest to find Susannah-Mia, who, in a struggle to cope -- with each other and with an alien environment -- "go todash" to Castle Discordia on the border of End-World. In that forsaken place, Mia reveals her origins, her purpose, and her fierce desire to mother whatever creature the two of them have carried to term.

Eddie and Roland, meanwhile, tumble into western Maine in the summer of 1977, a world that should be idyllic but isn't. For one thing, it is real, and the bullets are flying. For another, it is inhabited by the author of a novel called 'Salem's Lot, a writer who turns out to be as shocked by them as they are by him.

These are the simple vectors of a story rich in complexity and conflict. Its dual climaxes, one at the entrance to a deadly dining establishment and the other appended to the pages of a writer's journal, will leave readers gasping for the saga's final volume (which, Dear Reader, follows soon, say thank ya).

Stephen King is the author of more than forty novels and two hundred short stories. In 2003 he received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Many of his works have been adapted for the movies, including "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" (Shawshank Redemption), "The Body" (Stand By Me), "Secret Window, Secret Garden" (Secret Window), and The Green Mile.

Darrel Anderson is an artist, author, and designer with a diverse resume that includes CGI for the film Johnny Mnemonic, illustrations for Wired and the Sci Fi Channel, and the creation of "GroBoto" (3-D art software). His pioneering work in digital graphics has been recognized by Pixar and Macworld.

Stephen King: Song of Susannah. The Dark Tower VI. With 10 full-color illustrations by Darrel Anderson. Donald M. Grant / Scribner, ISBN: 1880418592 (June, 2004), 413 p., $30.00.