Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5)

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Roland Deschain and his ka-tet are bearing southeast through the forests of Mid-World, the almost timeless landscape that seems to stretch from the wreckage of civility that defined Roland's youth to the crimson chaos that seems the future's only promise. Followers of Stephen King's epic series know Roland well, or as well as this enigmatic hero can be known. They also know the companions who have been drawn to his quest for the Dark Tower: Eddie Dean and his wife, Susannah; Jake Chambers, the boy who has come twice through the doorway of death into Roland's world; and Oy, the Billy Bumbler.

In this long-awaited fifth novel in the saga, their path takes them to the outskirts of Calla Bryn Sturgis, a tranquil valley community of farmers and ranchers on Mid-World's borderlands. Beyond the town the rocky ground rises towards the hulking darkness of Thunderclap, the source of a terrible affliction that is slowly stealing the community's soul. One of the town's residents is Pere Callahan, a ruined priest who, like Susannah, Eddie and Jake, passed through one of the portals that lead both into and out of Roland's world.

As Father Callahan tells the ka-tet the astonishing story of what happened following his shamed departure from Maine in 1977, his connection to the Dark Tower becomes clear, as does the danger facing a single red rose in a vacant lot off Second Avenue in midtown Manhattan. For Calla Bryn Sturgis, danger gathers in the east like a storm cloud. The Wolves of Thunderclap and their unspeakable depredation are coming. To resist them is to risk all, but these are odds the gunslingers are used to, and they can give the Calla folken both courage and cunning. Their guns, however, will not be enough.

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That's awesome. I just finished reading the 5th Dark Tower book (in spanish, I'm from México) and it was awesome. I would like to know what part he is going to play since I have just been told that he is in the next book for a short time. But I just couldn't belive what Stephen King did. He inseretd himself in the story. I can't wait to read the 6th book. 2 more books to reach the Tower.

The story of Don Callahan, the priest from Salem's Lot, who died and found him self in the world that Roland is questing through is absolutely the high point of this novel for me. I just finished Wolves of the Calla this afternoon, and while it suffered from the same side track syndrome that permeated the previous book in the series, Wizard and Glass, I thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Especially the last couple of pages when some pretty interesting, or insane depending on how you view it, revelations about what this world might be come to light. Even though it was pretty off track, Wolves of the Calla succeeds at being a wholly engaging and entertaining side quest of Roland and his ka-tet. The mystery surrounding the wolves and why they are nabbing a single twin from each pair from the Calla Bryn Sturgis is answered throughout the course of the novel, but there is much left to ponder when all is said and done. Not much is done in this book concerning the groups main quest of the tower, and events at the end set up another side quest that may very well take center stage in the next book. Even though there was little to push the main story along, this has been my favorite book in the Dark Tower series up to this point.

King. These books have left me smitten.

After finishing The Talisman and Black House last summer, I longed for new stories of the territories and so began my latest reading adventure. I couldn't be more in love with these stories and rave about them to everyone I meet.

I've been a Stephen King fan for nearly 20 years, and have only recently began to read The Dark Tower books. King for his undying devotion to his life's greatest writing accomplishment.

Roland and his ka-tet have captured my heart. Not since litle Jacky Sawyer have I felt so strongly for a character's fate, and I praise Mr.

Thank you, Mr. Thank you for working so hard, so that all of us may play.

Wolves of the Calla as all of King's Gunslinger books go, is a classic western town rescue with a bit of sci-fi and occult to spice it up. King creates a people, and a culture deep enough to swim in. The people of King's 'Calla' become real and their religion, language, and rituals are as alive as a garden. King does not stop scaring you either, as always their is enough of the dark side in this book to make you glad that Roland is ever faithfully by your side.

It has absolutely no relevance to the main story arc and on top of that fails to pique my interest in any way.Allow me to elaborate on my frustrations. So to veer off the path, there better be a reason more compelling than the life of someone he loves. Because of the excruciating boredom I am currently experiencing while listening to yet another of Father Callahan's tangents. Yet this is the first book of his that I felt strongly enough about to write a review.

He would instead insert many, MANY other tangents into the original tangent until one day you look up and you're in the middle of nowhere. I came over to watch Star Wars.But the fact remains that I do really enjoy the main story arc and there are occasional points of interest in this book. And for that matter, almost all of King's books: The Eyes of the Dragon, The Talisman and the Stand being my favorites. The main story arc follows Roland and company in their relentless pursuit of the Dark Tower. Yet the only reason given to give "aid and succor" to the folk of the Calla is a weak reference to the code of the gunslingers that somehow forces them to help people who may or may not want or even need help.

Yet King decided for some reason that one tangent was not quite enough, no. I call it a tangent because it is exactly that. It is interesting and compelling and has kept me going strong through 4 long novels. But I do, and I just want to get back to the real story but have to wade through the murk to get there.

Let me start by saying I have really enjoyed the Dark Tower series up to this point. That same code didn't do much to save a young boy from falling to his death. But when it comes down to it, I could forgive that because the story of the wolves, andy the robot,and the politics of the Calla are pretty interesting. I would compare it to someone inviting you to watch a Star Wars marathon with them.only halfway through they decide to throw in another DVD, then randomly stop that DVD and play parts of another DVD. Even so much as to allow a young boy, whom he had loved, fall to his death when forced to decide between saving him and getting information about the tower. I wonder if after reading the whole series, could this entire book have been cut out.The most appropriate moment in the story is that of Roland, twirling his fingers impatiently at Father Callahan as if saying "hurry the story up already". Why, you may ask.

Advice Mr. Roland is resolute and cutthroat in that endeavor. That alone should show the sense of urgency Roland, as well as questionable moral standing Roland has. Of course this is the crux of the problem, if I didn't like the story I'd have already moved on from the tireless tangent tirade. King would have done well to heed.