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The Wind Through the Keyhole: A Dark Tower Novel Audiobook
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In his New York Times bestselling The Wind Through the Keyhole, Stephen King returns to the spectacular territory of the Dark Tower fantasy saga to tell a story about gunslinger Roland Deschain in his early days.
The Wind Through the Keyhole is a sparkling contribution to the series that can be placed between Dark Tower IV and Dark Tower V. This Russian doll of a novel, a story within a story within a story, visits Roland and his ka-tet as a ferocious, frigid storm halts their progress along the Path of the Beam. Roland tells a tale from his early days as a gunslinger, in the guilt-ridden year following his mother’s death. Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape-shifter, Roland takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast’s most recent slaughter. Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Book of Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime, “The Wind through the Keyhole.” “A person’s never too old for stories,” he says to Bill. “Man and boy, girl and woman, we live for them.”
And stories like The Wind Through the Keyhole live for us with Stephen King’s fantastical magic that “creates the kind of fully imagined fictional landscapes a reader can inhabit for days at a stretch” (The Washington Post).
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"Technically, The Wind through the Keyhole, written by Stephen King and narrated by George Guidall is NOT in the Gun Slinger series. This books it a later eddition that King calls 4.5. Start at book number one (the gunslinger) and listen or read them all. It is fantastic and well worth the time. George Guidall is a fantastic narrator of this book. After completion of the sixth book in the series the characters in the book have become well developed and at this point it is natural to have a favorite. Mine is Eddie Dean. "
— Chap (5 out of 5 stars)
Awards
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A 2012 Barnes & Noble Best Book for Fiction
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A #1 New York Times bestseller
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A USA Today bestseller
The Wind Through the Keyhole Listener Reviews
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Joseph Bonczek, 11/18/2022
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Lisa Allison, 4/22/2022
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" If you are a Dark Tower fan then this book is a must have. While you can read it on it's own, having read the Dark Tower make some of the references clearer. I would highly recommend. "
— MikeG, 3/18/2022 -
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Michael Patrick, 8/31/2021
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Kyle Haviland, 4/9/2019
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Gerald Eskilsen, 5/28/2017
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" I am not sure if I understood the characters and especially the intermingling of two different stories. I may not have done justice to the rating because I am not familiar with this series. Maybe, I will try again with previous books in the series and obtain a better understanding. Take my comments based on this one book and decide for yourself. "
— Gae, 7/28/2016 -
" Great bonus read for those who've missed the Dark Tower series. It's a story within a story within a story. I don't recommend it as a stand-alone or first Dark Tower book, however. "
— Paul, 2/19/2014 -
" Remember when Michael Jordan hit a championship winning basket to end his career? That shot was the end of Dark Tower book 7. Remember when he came back and played for the Washington Wizards? That's The Wind Through the Keyhole; it's mildly amusing but adds nothing to the pre-existing legacy. This "book 4.5" release from last year is essentially two reasonably entertaining back stories from the dark tower universe tenuously connected by a throwaway scene that wasn't strong enough to make it into the 1,500 pages that comprised books 4 & 5 proper. This is a nice stroll down memory lane for fans of the series, but it's never profound. "
— Ryan, 1/28/2014 -
" This book was so wonderful, as are all of Stephen King's fantasy novels. I dearly treasure them. I cried at the end. It was beautiful. "
— Evelyn, 1/28/2014 -
" Thought it was a great read, but I seem to love all Stephen King's stuff. I was trying to figure it out....I believe this was a story within a story within a story. I love his story telling and would definitely read more dark tower books!! "
— Jake, 1/22/2014 -
" A welcome return to Mid-World, even with the story-within-a story... "
— Louis, 1/21/2014 -
" Stephen King's storytelling is as superb as ever. "
— Ross, 1/19/2014 -
" I guess the ending didn't traumatize me too much since I came back for more. Loved this nested story that gave a bit more insight into Roland and his world. And despite it being chronologically 4.5 in the series, I always hold with reading in publication order and am glad I did that here as well. "
— Katie, 1/16/2014 -
" An incredible side journey amidst the Dark Tower series. "
— Anne, 12/22/2013 -
" A story within a story, within a story! One of the best of the Dark Tower series! Stephen king at his best "
— Pat, 12/12/2013 -
" I thought this "out of place" novel would not be as good as the "regular" Gunslinger series but it was! It is not as long as the others but is every bit as intense and a very good story. I could not put it down. If you have not read any of the gunslinger series this works as a stand alone. "
— Lisa, 12/9/2013 -
" A coming of age story within a story within a story... Villianous monsters, heroic gunslingers, forgiving dragons and a mother-whopping, bone-rattling, teeth-chattering monster of a mythical ice storm. A hellava fun way to spend a Nor-easter! "
— Richard, 12/7/2013 -
" It was a very good read and made me very nostalgic for the first four books of the series. I am still trying to pretend that the other three didn't happen... "
— Tsukiori, 12/5/2013 -
" I needed to read this because I am a huge Dark Tower Fan... Alas, I was sadly disappointed. The stories just didn't grab me like the others. "
— Nathalie, 5/25/2013 -
" More great story telling from the King. "
— Veronica, 1/29/2013 -
" I was surprised how great it felt to return to these characters and this world. I hope King writes some more of these side stories to The Dark Tower. "
— Peter, 9/15/2012 -
" Excellent. It's helpful to have read the seven Dark Tower books before reading this one, but not absolutely essential. "
— Terry, 8/10/2012 -
" Love this book. King at his old self. "
— Ellen, 7/21/2012 -
" Cool part with the story within the story within the story - featuring a GPS named Daria. "
— Anne, 7/21/2012 -
" King is a master storyteller. We join old friends in one story, hear another and, within that story, yet another. Seamless and wonderful fairy tale for adults. A joy to read - I could not put it down until finished. "
— Monica, 5/18/2012 -
" Awesome! I really enjoyed another trip to Mid-World. Very clever book :) "
— Trudi, 4/15/2012
About Stephen King
Stephen King has written more than sixty books, many hitting the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list. He has won the World Fantasy Award, several Bram Stoker Awards, and the O. Henry Award for his story “The Man in the Black Suit.” He is the 2003 recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007 he received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. His epic works The Dark Tower and It are the basis for major motion pictures.