Song of Susannah

The Dark Tower VI

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, The Dark Tower series is unlike anything you've ever heard. Here is Stephen King's most visionary piece of storytelling, a magical mix of fantasy and horror that may well be his crowning achievement. Don't miss the other volumes of Stephen King's The Dark Tower.

©2004 Stephen King (P)2004 Simon & Schuster Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster Inc.

Critic reviews

"There's something about a crippled, black, schizophrenic, civil rights activist-turned-gunslinger whose body has been hijacked by a white, pregnant demon from a parallel world that keeps a seven-volume story bracingly strong as it veers toward its Armageddon-like conclusion....The biggest cliffhanger of King's career." (Publishers Weekly)

its getting crazy

cant wait for the last book stephen king is one of the best book writer

the last hour and half of this book

the last hour and half of the book was rather boring compared to the book itself could have done with out hearing about Stephen king

wordsmith excellence!

all stories in this series steadily gets better and depend yourself with in as part of the KA-TET

The continued adventure to the Dark tower

I liked the suspense of the adventures & the story continuing to unfold. I'm glad I didn't have to wait for the story to get completed like a lot of the other readers had to.

Did other reviewers even LISTEN to this book???

After listening to this through twice, I'm really happy I did. It gave a great insight into the Susannah/Mia plotline but also brought the author into the story. If you take what he says in the "diary" into account, I think the next book is going to be very interesting...

But I have to ask, did any of the negative reviewers even LISTEN to the whole story?? Didn't you get any of it? It doesn't appear so, given some of the questions being asked here. Did you really think that was King's actually diary? Heh? Uh, did you notice what the very last section was about?? The dates? Hello?

Anyway, can't wait for the last book...

keep we coming

I love listening to the office because all his life. I love listen to the story because it just keeps going and turning and twisting and all and on and on. I can't wait to get into the next book to see what happens. Mater of fact I'm not letting anyone know that I'm reading this books cause I don't want anyone to ruin them for me. Can't wait to read the next one. Way to go.

stunning

fantastic listen, great story. im excited to read the rest of the series, but ill make time for salems lot and the wind through the keyhole

One to go

I do love these books. I have told everyone to give them a go. The reader is amazing and pleasant to listen to.

Good but short

another great story and answers excited for the next book to see what Roland does

Excellent! I'm on the journey to the clearing at the end of the path.

Another amazing adventure. This one is more of a crossroads book. A direct continuation from "Wolves of the Calla". A lot of the Dark Tower books leave you in a cliff hanger and this is no exception. The beauty is that because we're reading these books now, we can move directly onto the next one and not wait for years like tons of people did during the times of publication.

George Guidall is amazing and after his return on "Wolves of the Calla" I've totally gotten use to his voice differences from Frank Muller.

Now onto the last of the Dark Tower series, Book 7 "The Dark Tower".