{"product_id":"the-dark-tower-v-9781880418567","title":"The Dark Tower V","description":"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. Readers 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 toward 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes \u003ci\u003eNever Flinch\u003c\/i\u003e, the short story collection \u003ci\u003eYou Like It Darker (\u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003etop ten horror book of 2024), \u003ci\u003eHolly\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2023), \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBilly Summers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElevation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e was named a top ten book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller. His epic works \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePet Sematary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/i\u003e are the basis for major motion pictures, with \u003ci\u003eIt \u003c\/i\u003enow the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBernie Wrightson (1948-2017) was a comics illustrator and horror artist best known for cocreating \u003ci\u003eSwamp Thing\u003c\/i\u003e and his adaptation of the novel \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, both featuring his trademark intricate inking. He worked on \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Batman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Punisher\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others, as well as works including \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein Alive, Alive\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDead, She Said\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Ghoul\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDoc Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e, all cocreated with esteemed horror author Steve Niles. His bestselling collaborations with Stephen King on \u003ci\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreepshow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCycle of the Werewolf\u003c\/i\u003e are considered fan favorites. As a conceptual artist, Bernie worked on many movies, particularly in the horror genre, including \u003ci\u003eGhostbusters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Faculty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Galaxy Quest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e, George Romero's \u003ci\u003eLand of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and Frank Darabont's Stephen King film \u003ci\u003eThe Mist.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160023298322,"sku":"9781880418567","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d36f31ad-1f33-4045-bb7d-4ad106d681ea.jpg?v=1775031206","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dark-tower-v-9781880418567","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}