The Wind through the Keyhole

[eatabagel]

I am a bit concerned that Stephen is planning on writing a new story that sits between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of Calla. While I would kill to see Roland, Eddie, Jake and Susannah again I am not convinced that an aready perfect piece of work needs another part. Here are my reasons in no particular order.

1. Where will the drama come from? We already knows what happens to these characters so it's not like Stephen will be able to convince me that something "bad" will happen to the ka-tet. Sure he could add some new and interesting characters or bring back an old character (see - Callahan) for some sort of redemption. The problem here is that we know that none of these characters are worth investing too much in because they wont appear again later in the story.

2. I've never liked tweener stories. Mostly for the reasons above but they can also have other major negative effects.

3. How would he make it interesting or surprising? I am worried that this installment will greatly change our perception of one of the characters or the entire series. You know, Roland somehow has the horn in this book. In this case we wouldn't really be reading the book between the two stories but the next incarnation of Roland. Would he have to explain that anything different had happened up to that point? Would he owe us "another" final book?
Now that I think about it. Maybe that would be interesting.

What do you all think? Stephen are you ghosting ?

[Sweet One]

At least this means Roland's Ka-tet will still play a major role in this. If he decided to write one that occurred afer DT seven it wouldn't, unless maybe Roalnd got off time-loop thing and found to doorway to that alternate New York...maybe

But if he has the horn (I hadn't read this) a guess it DOES take place after DT seven.

[costanza]

Song of Susannah page 234

Susannah and Mia are having palaver in Fedic. Susannah thinks to herself that Roland told her and the rest of the ka-tet three stories of his past. The Little Sisters and Doctors of Eluria (Everything's Eventual), The Walking Waters of East Downe, and about his first love (Wizard and Glass).

Since the idea of The Wind through the Keyhole was originally a few connected shorter stories perhaps we'll get to hear of The Walking Waters of East Downe?
I forget at the moment but I seem to recall in Wizard and Glass that Roland didn't want to go off on a tangent telling another story while he was telling the Mejis story as well. He might have even said something along the lines of, that's a story for another day.

Then on the front page of the main site there's the little clip saying that TWttK will involve Roland and Cuthbert pursuing a werewolf.

Looking forward to more info and VERY forward to reading the new book. :)

[Sweet One]

Then on the front page of the main site there's the little clip saying that TWttK will involve Roland and Cuthbert pursuing a werewolf.


Sounds like another story form Roland's past. the comic series may have gotten SK's creative juices going.

[PENNYWISE LIVES]

I'm really excited about this. Maybe this will get him started up writing more stories about The Dark Tower in the future. I'm really keeping my fingers crossed about Farson and the battle of Jericho Hill someday.