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  • Song of Susannah

  • The Dark Tower VI
  • By: Stephen King
  • Narrated by: George Guidall
  • Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (15,196 ratings)

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Song of Susannah

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: George Guidall
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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)

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just love it

so glad I found the door to this series and was able to open it

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Steve at his best

This is a wonderful book and leaves you wanting more. Thank goodness there is more coming.

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The single greatest climax in literature.

The best in the dark towers. I can't wait for the conclusion to kings "Lord of the rings"

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Worst book of the series

Drags the Susannah / Mia out far too long with absolutely no payoff. I hope the Dark Tower is better

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Not enough for one book

there just wasn't enough content or story ground cover to justify one book. I love Stephen King novels and I enjoyed this one I'm just slightly upset that is not longer.

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surreal. ka. King at his post.

click clock. tick tock. knick knock. turtles. all the way down. how far down until the last one?

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Loved it. every word

I love the dark tower series and the audio book was amazing. great performance that draws you deeper in the story.

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Loved it

I’ve been enjoying this series for over 30 years. Reaching toward the concluding book is bittersweet

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Transition book

I love the Dark Tower series and this book but to be honest, this book doesn’t have much going for it. The Ka-Tet splits up, going on separate missions and most don’t resolve before the end of the book. Still fun to get back to mid-world and hang out with the gang

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What a mind f**k this story is.

I enjoyed the story but man, the ending makes me question reality a little. This is padding so the phone app will let me submit my "review".

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