Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6)

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The next-to-last novel in Stephen King's seven-volume magnum opus, Song of Susannah is a fascinating key to the unfolding mystery of the Dark Tower.

To give birth to her "chap," demon-mother Mia has usurped the body of Susannah Dean and used the power of Black Thirteen to transport to New York City in the summer of 1999. The city is strange to Susannah...and terrifying to the "daughter of none" who shares her body and mind.

Saving the Tower depends not only on rescuing Susannah but also on securing the vacant lot Calvin Tower owns before he loses it to the Sombra Corporation. Enlisting the aid of Manni senders, the remaining ka-tet climbs to the Doorway Cave...and discovers that magic has its own mind. It falls to the boy, the billy bumbler, and the fallen priest to find Susannah-Mia, who in a struggle to cope -- with each other and with an alien environment -- "go todash" to Castle Discordia on the border of End-World. In that forsaken place, Mia reveals her origins, her purpose, and her fierce desire to mother whatever creature the two of them have carried to term.

Eddie and Roland, meanwhile, tumble into western Maine in the summer of 1977, a world that should be idyllic but isn't. For one thing, it is real, and the bullets are flying. For another, it is inhabited by the author of a novel called Salem's Lot, a writer who turns out to be as shocked by them as they are by him.

What Customers Say About Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6):

This was another good read. Stephen King is one of my favorite authors, and his Dark Tower series is especially well written.

In essence, it's a "filler" between the events of Book Seven and the events of Book Five, and it shows. King probably would have been advised to shorten Book Five, and split up the events of Book Six in between Book Five and Book Seven.Although middle books in a major series often suffer from weaknesses due to their position, King has already shown that he can write decent middle books in the form of Book Three, "The Wastelands". The problem with "Song of Susannah", the sixth book in the "Dark Tower" series, is not that it is a wholly terrible book. The story centers around Susannah trying to deal with her "pregnancy", but this story has little development, is not particularly interesting, and it is a foregone conclusion as to what is going to happen. Regrettably, this book does not match up to that standard, and deserves the title of the worst book in the Dark Tower series. There are some interesting moments, and King really goes into more depth on a plot element introduced in Book Five that remains one of the more divisive issues among his fans. We also see the Ka-Tet struggle to protect the rose in the lot, introduced in Book Three, as well as continue their search for the Dark Tower.Unfortunately, the major problem with this book is that it is wholly unnecessary.

The sixth book of the series isn`t the best one but you still have to read it to keep up with the story. The Dark Tower series is a must read.

Great book. This book is the 6th in a series of seven by Stephen King. Excellent series.

King, you should have thrown the series back into the corner of the garage, or is that the garbage. Mr. I rate this book as zero stars.

I don't believe I've ever read a worse book. The anti-plot wanders aimlessly throughout the entire book. I've just finished plodding through The Song of Susannah.

The previous Dark Tower books badly meandered through their plots, but not nearly as badly as this one. There was only ONE redeeming factor: the artwork of Darrel Anderson was fantastic. The author admits that he doesn't use an outline, and especially in this book, it shows.

The book is an absolute waste of time to read because nothing substantial happens throughout its 411 pages.