“Cast your nets, wanderers! Try me with your questions, and let the contest begin.”
—Blaine the Mono, to Roland and the Ka-Tet, at the end of The Waste Lands
Welcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series. Join me each week as I, Constant Reader, tackle the magnum opus of Stephen King’s career for the first time. If you want to discuss in general terms or talk about these first sections, join me by commenting here.
Last week, we left Jonas and the Big Coffin Hunters taking Rhea and the wizard’s glass with them into town. Kimba Rimer and Mayor Thorin had been murdered by Reynolds and Depape. Our young ka-tet minus Susan had been arrested. And Susan had learned about the murders and was on the run from Seafront.
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