I knew it! I knew it!

[Sweet One]

Most of you know about this already, but I told you so...

http://talkstephenking.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-dark-tower-book-wind-through.html

The last DT book WAS a rush job. Roland's saga isn't finished yet....

[DogMom]

Where did you hear it was a "rush Job"? The talk is, as he apparently said in one of his talks, that this will be an additional book that will fit into the series.

http://http://www.stephenking.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14960&page=4

[Sweet One]

I said it was a rush job because he felt he had to finish the last three DT novels successively, and the ending to DT7 was not the ending foreshadwed in Browning's poem.

[DogMom]

I said it was a rush job because he felt he had to finish the last three DT novels successively, and the ending to DT7 was not the ending foreshadwed in Browning's poem.

I didn't mean to "thank" you post.

Did you read the afterword in DT7? He says that the book ended as he "saw" it. And was as shocked by the ending as everyone else. Thats why a lot of people think that this will be Rolands final quest because now he has the Horn of Eld.

[taipeidryad]

I LOVED THE ENDING .. i cheered , scared the hell outta my cat ...
doomed to repeat his history till he learns from it ... he picked up the horn ...
... however , till he chooses those he loves over his obsession ... i think he is destined to be tormented by Walter , again , and again ...
hhmm perhaps, one day , King will be compelled to give Roland the peace, the closure, he so desperately pursues

[DogMom]

I LOVED THE ENDING .. i cheered , scared the hell outta my cat ...
doomed to repeat his history till he learns from it ... he picked up the horn ...
... however , till he chooses those he loves over his obsession ... i think he is destined to be tormented by Walter , again , and again ...
hhmm perhaps, one day , King will be compelled to give Roland the peace, the closure, he so desperately pursues
That would be AWESOME!!!

[LisaFromBorders]

King can't GIVE Rolland anything, like the rest of us Steve is trapped by the story. And it nicely concluded the series, the stories were about the journey not the destination. The destination being a loop in the journey? Nice. If King gets a bug in his brain about how it goes when Roland gets there with the horn, we'll know. He wouldn't hold out on that, he likes us Constant Readers too much.

[Immoli]

Most of you know about this already, but I told you so...

http://talkstephenking.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-dark-tower-book-wind-through.html

The last DT book WAS a rush job. Roland's saga isn't finished yet....

I think I read somewhere on his site or the forums that the book would take place in Mid World, but not with Roland and his Ka-Tet.

[Fran D'Amico]

Rush job? I'd hate to see him take his time!!

[Fran D'Amico]

That makes me laugh out loud

[xkittyx]

Yay! Very exciting news

[michal]

I liked the DT ending. Thought it was perfect actually. And I prefer Roland as he is - with the hope. All the final-conclusion-Happy-Ending BS is too Hollywood style in my taste. Why do we HAVE to get a finale explanation and narration of everything? Let me dream my own ending for Roland.

[TPG555]

I agree with you, Michael. Also, it looks like this will be a tale of Roland when he was younger...before he (re-?)appears in the apotheosis of all deserts.

[JohnDalglish]

I agree with you, Michael. Also, it looks like this will be a tale of Roland when he was younger...before he (re-?)appears in the apotheosis of all deserts.

Hi,

I was thinking about this.

DT7 Spoiler -

If he reappears in the desert pursuing the man in black, he has arrived at a juncture which considerably post-dates the Battle of Jericho Hill, so how could he possibly pick up the Horn of Eld?

Is he condemned for ever to be returned to a point too late to correct his mistakes?

On a purely personal level, I would like him to be able to rectify the Susan Delgado situation, although I realise that would probably end his quest right there.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Bryan James]

That highly beloved buttmuch will probably implement the word "apotheosis" again just to smitingly smite me with smitingness.

"It was a huge, crinkle-dried desert. Even Stephen Hawking couldn't comprehend the vast shredded glass of it. It was also kinda warm."

Ok, so "apotheosis" is shorter, but GD, no more of THAT word!

~BJS

[Baz]

I cant imagine Roland stoppin his quest. Im not sure, but maybe The Man In Black put all these things in his way. But he wont stop, cos hes Roland ;)

[GNTLGNT]

He's said many times before-the story takes him, not the other way around. Yeah, a clichéd ride into the sunset would have made for a happier ending-but not a true one. Roland will just have to remember the face of his Father a while longer!!