Tag Archives: the dark tower

TOUGH TRAVELING — TOWERS

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Bookwraiths

Every Thursday, Nathan over at Fantasy Review Barn hosts a weekly party where blogs get to follow along with Diana Wynne Jones’ hilarious book The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel listing their favorite books with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Tough Traveling | Tagged Barbara Hambly, Dennis L. McKiernan, Diana Wynne Jones, Elric of Melnibon, Glen Cook, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Michael Moorcock, Stephen King, The Black Company, the dark tower, The Iron Tower Trilogy, The Silent Tower, The Vanishing Tower, The Walls of Air, Theft of Swords, Tough Traveling, Tough Traveling Thursday, wizard tower | 26 Comments

Top Eleven Fantasy Or Science Fiction Characters I’d Love To Have A Beer With

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Bookwraiths

The other day a blog I follow asked the question “What literary character would you like to have a beer with?” Naturally, I thought about it, and I came up with a host of people that I would love to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Lists, Musings, Science Fiction | Tagged Battlestar Galactica, Dragonlance, Gandalf, Ingold Inglorion, Lord of the Rings, Roland Deschain, Star Wars, The Belgariad, The Black Company, the dark tower, The Riyrian Chronicles, Tyrants and Kings, wheel of time | 24 Comments

WOLVES OF THE CALLA (THE DARK TOWER # 5) by STEPHEN KING

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. Wolves of the Calla was one of those novels that it took me a while to actually “get into” (A four month hiatus between reading attempts to be precise.), but once I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy | Tagged Dark Tower The Gunslinger, Eddie Dean, Jake Chambers, Oy, Roland Deschain, Stephen King, Susannah Dean, the dark tower | 1 Comment

THE GUNSLINGER (THE DARK TOWER #1) by STEPHEN KING

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Bookwraiths

My rating 4 out of 5 stars. The Gunslinger is one of those books that evokes strong reactions in readers. You could simply say that people either love it or hate it but that is really too simplistic. Rather Stephen … Continue reading →