The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
By Stephen King
Stephen King, just like all of us, was missing Mid-World and the journey of our favorite gunslinger, Roland. In The Wind Through the Keyhole Stephen King takes us on another classic palaver that transports us back to the early years of Roland Deschain. As the ka-tet in Mid-World gets caught in a terrible storm between the events of the fourth (The Wizard and Glass) and fifth (Wolves of Calla) books, Roland tells us two stories from his younger years. It focuses on a shape-shifter that has wreaked havoc on the town of Debaria. This can be read as a standalone novel, but is enjoyed more if you know of the world beforehand.
“Time is a keyhole, he thought as he looked up at the stars. Yes, I think so. We sometimes bend and peer through it. And the wind we feel on our cheeks when we do – the wind that blows through the keyhole – is the breath of all the living universe.”
Thoughts
This was a suggested read in The Dark Tower series, and definitely not at all necessary to understand what is going on with the main story line. As the description suggests it is actually a side story of Roland in his younger years and linearly occurs in a portion of the book that King initially skips between books because it is not pertinent. However, I did read this immediately after the fourth book and before picking up the fifth for a couple reasons. First off, Stephen King is a master storyteller so you will still enjoy reading this regardless. Secondly, it does help to paint a better picture of the back story of Roland Deschain who exhibits nice leadership and maturity by helping out the boy in this anecdote. And third it is just more content about Mid-World and all of its oddities. What more can you want?
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