Bryan L. Fordham reviewed The Waste Lands by Stephen King (The dark tower #3)
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5 stars
Much more to this story than the others, building on the world that has been established. And a lot more happens.
Paperback
Spanish language
Published Nov. 2, 2013 by OTRA.
La Torre Oscura y su extraño mundo, parcialmente inspirado en un poema narrativo de Robert Browning, vuelve con este tercer volumen. Después de haber superado con éxito las invocaciones de las tres puertas, Roland está atormentado por la paradoja temporal que provocó al salvar a Jake de la muerte. Pero ahora cuenta con Eddie y Susannah, que ya no son prisioneros en el mundo del pistolero: ahora participan en la búsqueda que lleva a cabo Ronaldo y juntos descubren el Camino del Haz. Transitar por estos haces de luz es arduo y les descubre mundos nuevos y peligrosos; pero Roland conseguirá atravesarlos y deshacer la paradoja de la no muerte de Jake. Los cuatro se arriesgarán a sumergirse en la búsqueda de ese centro del Mundo Medio donde puede ser que encuentren la Torre Oscura.
Much more to this story than the others, building on the world that has been established. And a lot more happens.
One of the things I like about this series is that it's not just fantasy or sci-fi. When an author creates a new world that is either in the far future, on another planet, or completely new, there are certain limitations you have. Here, Stephen King has created a parallel universe to our world. He can use magic, technology, anachronisms, and historical references. It makes for a unexpected story and allows Stephen King to be very creative. So much so, that these books are very atypical for Stephen King, for the notable exception of the scene with the Haunted House. That was classic Stephen King.
One of the things I like about this series is that it's not just fantasy or sci-fi. When an author creates a new world that is either in the far future, on another planet, or completely new, there are certain limitations you have. Here, Stephen King has created a parallel universe to our world. He can use magic, technology, anachronisms, and historical references. It makes for a unexpected story and allows Stephen King to be very creative. So much so, that these books are very atypical for Stephen King, for the notable exception of the scene with the Haunted House. That was classic Stephen King.