This is the sixth volume of the seven-book DARK TOWER series, a mix of horror, SF, and dark fantasy that ties together several of Stephen King's novels, including THE STAND and SALEM'S LOT. Father Callahan, Jake, and Oy are searching for Susannah Dean, who is essential to their quest to find and preserve the Dark Tower. Susannah is trapped in 1999 New York, possessed by the demon-mother Mia, who is using Susannah's body to bring forth her child. The baby is also the gunslinger Roland's child--and Roland's future nemesis. Meanwhile, Eddie Dean and Roland travel to 1977 Maine, where they encounter a famous horror-book writer... Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.