Q on Wizs & Glass start/Wastelands end (spoilers for those not past Chapter 3 of W&G)

[hkay1]

First of all, I must say, whoda thunk that dead baby jokes would come in so handy???? LOVED IT!!! Too funny!!

Onto my question. Does anyone know why Sai King ended book three where he did -- before the riddling and not after? I just finished chapter three, where the ka-tet has crashed safely and climbed atop Blaine to see the route 70 sign in Topeka. THAT to me would have been the perfect place to end book three, with the WHAT THE F* of seeing something not of Roland's world... Right there I thought. Wow, what a great book and what a great ending!

Ms. Moderator? Has Mr. King ever spoken publicly about why he ended Wastelands this way? Was it a publisher said it was too long thing or something just to mess with us CRs?

Also has he ever explained why he called Lud, Lud?

I know the Luddites of Britain burned down factories and were anti-machinery. I am thinking it has something to do with the machinery UNDER the city that Victor/Tick Tock wants so badly for his own, but I never got the feeling that the city itself or Pubes or Grays were fighting about the technology per se.

Please remember I am only at end of Chapter 3 of W&G. Thank ye for answering true.

[Moderator]

It was his choice to end it there--the rest hadn't been written and that's where it felt like the right place for him. Until he'd written W&G, I hadn't read any of the books and told him there was no way I was going to get stuck on that train so until he got them off it, I wasn't reading them!

Remember that there are many levels of the Tower so don't try too hard to put things that are in our world into Roland's world in the exact same context.

[GNTLGNT]

...oh nevermind....Ms. Mod did the bestest job ever at replyin'.....

[Spideyman]

MsMod- referring to your spoiler.. alas so many of us had already started the journey and prayed we'd get of that dang train!!

[Stan_Richards_of_Windsor]

I've always sort of liked how Sai king ended all the Tower books on cliff hangers (well, except maybe Drawing).
Not knowing what happens makes me crave the next book all the more.

[Moderator]

MsMod- referring to your spoiler.. alas so many of us had already started the journey and prayed we'd get of that dang train!!

That one generated a lot of fan mail expressing their displeasure about how it ended which is why I knew I wasn't going to read it and join that unhappy crew.

[hkay1]

LOL. The problem I have with Blaine is that now is I can't see Thomas the Tank Engine anymore, I think -- there's Blaine.. I keep waiting for him to turn pink and go evil.

[momone53]

I've always sort of liked how Sai king ended all the Tower books on cliff hangers (well, except maybe Drawing).
Not knowing what happens makes me crave the next book all the more.

Probably would not have felt this way if you had to wait YEARS between books. Thankfully, I came to the Tower late and was able to read each book in succession. When I read book 3 I went right to book 4 without even taking a coffee break.

And may you have twice the number.

[Stan_Richards_of_Windsor]

Well, I had my breaks too, but it's also not my fault I was born in this era! Believe me- I wish I wasn't.

[Danpd66]

With how The Wastelands ended I can't imagine waiting years for the continuation of the saga. It would have driven me crazier than I am! Thankfully when I finished all I had to do was walk over to the bookshelf and pick up W&G.

Stan- your avatar cracks me up! That is how I feel about technology most days...