A seasonal weekly meme hosted by Danya @ A Tapestry of Words.
Bloggers are invited to share a book on their holiday wish list every week until Xmas. Here's a new entry:
The Dark Tower series, book #1-4 (box set)
By: Stephen King
Book #5:
Wolves of the Calla
Book #6:
Song of Susannah
Book #7:
The Dark Tower
Frequent visitors to this blog know that I adore Stephen King books and have reviewed 5 titles of his so far (3 more are coming soon). He is a rare combination of popularity & craft--an author whose gift is overlooked because "everyone" reads him. Um, forgive me, but isn't that the point of being a published author in the first place? :D
I haven't had the pleasure of reading The Dark Tower series, which King has self-declared his "magnum opus" (no, that's not ego talking--it's his biggest undertaking even compared with the 1000+ page tomes The Stand and Under the Dome). I'm not much for cowboy-western novels (though I like those types of movies) but the idea of blending fantasy & sci-fi into the mix intrigues me.
Along with the 4 in this set, there are 3 additional books in the series with a 4th in development. I haven't been disappointed by a King book (ever) so it's practically a guarantee that I will devour these heartily.
Thanks for participating! :) I have to admit I have never read a Stephen King novel, but then I've never heard of this series and I didn't realize he did fantasy/sci-fi too. Hope you find it under your tree!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get your Christmas wish!
ReplyDeleteI've never read Stephen King myself...and not likely to, but I know that those who do really like him.
I have read almost King has written (I have The Dome and Duma Key in the ole TBR pile) except the Gunfighter series. I'm going to look for your reviews! Hope you get your wish!
ReplyDelete(Stopping by via the Literary Blog Hop) I envy you having the whole Dark Tower series ahead of you as "undiscovered country." I spent the early part of one year reading through them until spring arrived. If you're a King fan I'm sure you'll love them. And they're not really "western/cowboy" books either.
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to say I love the title of your blog. Reminds me of "Flounder's" classic utterance in Animal House: "You guys olayin' cards?" :-)
Stephen King and the holidays should not go together by any means, but I find that his writing is the perfect fix to balance out all the holiday sweetness. I can't wait to read his new story collection (Full Dark).
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