In the fourth powerful novel of Stephen King's bestselling fantasy quest, the Dark Tower calls Roland, the last gunslinger, and the four companions he has gathered along his journey. After narrowly escaping one world, they embark on a terrifying journey through the devastated urban wasteland to confront a new world where hidden dangers lurk at every intersection: a malevolent, computer-operated monorail heading towards self-destruction, Roland's relentlessly cunning old enemy, and the temptation of the wizard's diabolical crystal ball, a powerful force in Roland's first love affair. This is a story of long-lost love and adventure that involves a beautiful and idealistic woman named Susan Delgado. And the tower is closer...