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Encyclopedia > Song of Susannah
Title The Dark Tower VI -
Song of Susannah
Author Stephen King
Cover artist Darrel Anderson
Country United States
Language English
Series Dark Tower
Genre(s) Fantasy, Horror, Science fiction
Publisher Donald M. Grant
Released June 8, 2004
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 432 pp
ISBN ISBN 1880418592
Preceded by The Dark Tower V - Wolves of the Calla
Followed by The Dark Tower VII - The Dark Tower

Song of Susannah is the sixth and penultimate novel in Stephen King's Dark Tower series. Image File history File links Song_of_Susannah. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Dark Tower painting by Michael Whelan The Dark Tower is a series of seven books by American writer Stephen King that tells the tale of lead character Roland Deschains quest for the Dark Tower. ... Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Donald M. Grant is a fantasy/ science fiction publisher in [[New Hampshire]. It is notable for publishing fantasy novels with beautiful illustrations. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Wolves of the Calla is the fifth book in Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series. ... The Dark Tower is the seventh and final book of novelist Stephen Kings Dark Tower series, published September 21, 2004 (Kings birthday) by Donald M. Grant Publishers, and illustrated by Michael Whelan. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... The Dark Tower painting by Michael Whelan The Dark Tower is a series of seven books by American writer Stephen King that tells the tale of lead character Roland Deschains quest for the Dark Tower. ...


Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Taking place mainly in our world (New York City and East Stoneham, Maine), this book picks up where Wolves of the Calla left off, with the ka-tet employing the help of the Manni to open the magic door inside Doorway Cave. They are split up in different 'wheres' and 'whens' in order to accomplish several essential goals pertaining to their quest towards the mysterious Dark Tower. Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... Stoneham is a town located in Oxford County, Maine. ... Official language(s) None (English de facto; French is also an administrative language) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Wolves of the Calla is the fifth book in Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series. ... The Dark Tower is a fantasy fiction, science fantasy, horror, and western themed series of novels by the American writer Stephen King. ...


Susannah Dean is partially trapped in her own mind by Mia (the former demon and now very pregnant, white woman) who had taken control of her body shortly after the final battle in Wolves of the Calla and escaped to New York of 1999 via the magic door in Doorway Cave with the help of Black Thirteen. Mia tells Susannah she has made a Faustian deal with the Man in Black (Walter) to be truly human and produce a child. Technically speaking, however, this child is the biological descendant of Susannah Dean and the gunslinger, Roland. The Gunslinger's 'seed' was passed to Susannah through an Elemental who had sex with both. This matters little to Mia though because the The Crimson King has further promised her that she will have the sole charge in raising the child Mordred for the first part of its life, in the time before the critical destiny they forsee for it comes to pass. Susannah Dean (also referred to as Odetta Holmes and Detta Walker) is a fictional character from Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series. ... Wolves of the Calla is the fifth book in Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series. ... The Wizards Rainbow is a group of magical objects that play an important role in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. ... Faust depicted in an etching by Rembrandt van Rijn (circa 1650) Faust or Faustus is the protagonist of a popular German legend in which a mediæval scholar makes a pact with the Devil. ... Randall Flagg. ... Gunslinger from The Great Train Robbery Gunslinger, also gunfighter, is a name given to men in the American Old West who had gained a reputation as being dangerous with a gun. ... Roland Deschain as depicted on the cover of The Dark Tower VII. Art by Michael Whelan . ... The Crimson King. ...


Jake, Oy, and Father Callahan follow 'Susannah-mio' to New York (in 1999) in order to save Susannah from the danger Mia has put her in by bringing her into the custody of the Man in Black's henchmen. Also, unaware of the biological origins of this child, the ka-tet fears that it may be demonic in some way and may have the ability to turn on her and harm her. They also hide Black Thirteen in a locker in the World Trade Center. It is implied that Black Thirteen was destroyed when the towers fell. Spoiler warning: // [edit] Protagonists [edit] Ka-tet of the Nineteen and Ninety-nine [edit] Roland Deschain Main article: Roland Deschain Roland Deschain by Phil Hale for Dark Tower II: Drawing of The Three Roland Deschain, son of Steven Deschain, was born in the fictional Land of Gilead. ... Oy or OY may refer to: Oi, a British slang interjection to get someones attention Oy! or Oy vey!, a Hebrew and Yiddish exclamation of dismay or exasperation The digraph oy Osakeyhtiö, the Finnish equivalent of Limited company Oy (Dark Tower), the name of the billybumbler that befriends Jake... Father Callahan. ... NY redirects here. ... “WTC” redirects here. ...


Roland and Eddie Dean travel to Maine in 1977 with the goal of securing the ownership of a (mostly) vacant lot in New York from its current owner, a man named Calvin Tower (first appears in The Wastelands as the proprietor of The Manhattan Restaurant of the Mind where he sells Jake a copy of Charlie The Choo-Choo, written by Beryl Evans). The gunslingers have seen and felt the power of the rose that is located on that lot and suspect it to be some sort of secondary hub to the universe, or possibly even a representation of the Dark Tower itself. Calvin Tower is in hiding in Maine from Enrico Balazar's men (see The Drawing of the Three) who have almost succeeded in strong-arming him into selling them the lot, but has so far resisted with the help of Eddie Dean (see Wolves of the Calla). Upon their arrival in Maine, the gunslingers find themselves in an ambush by these same men, headed by Jack Andolini, who were tipped off on their potential whereabouts by Mia, in hopes that she could dispose of what she (mis-)perceived as a threat to her child. Roland and Eddie escape this onslaught with the help of a crafty local man, John Cullum, who they deem to be a saviour put in their path through the machinations of ka. Eddie Dean is a fictional main character of Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series of novels. ... Official language(s) None (English de facto; French is also an administrative language) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Calvin Tower is a character in the Dark Tower books by Stephen King. ... The Waste Lands is book III of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. ... The Drawing of the Three is the second book in the Dark Tower series written by Stephen King in 1970 and published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher in 1987. ... Wolves of the Calla is the fifth book in Stephen Kings The Dark Tower series. ... Look up ka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


After accomplishing their primary goal, they learn of the nearby location of Stephen King's home, whose name they are familiar after coming into possession of a copy of the novel 'Salem's Lot, and they decide to pay him a visit. King's presence, and his relationship to the Dark Tower, cause the very reality surrounding his Maine town to become "thin". Unspeakable creatures called "walk-ins" begin emerging and plaguing the community. The author is unaware of this and has never seen one, though most of the walk-ins have been appearing on his own street. The Gunslinger hypnotizes King and finds out that King is not a god, but just a medium for the story of the Dark Tower to speak through. He also implants in him the suggestion to restart his efforts in writing the Dark Tower series, which he has abandoned of late, citing an uncanny feeling that there are those who strongly don't want him to finish it.


Meanwhile Jake and Father Callahan prepare to launch a suicidal assault on the 'Dixie Pig' where Susannah is being held by the henchmen of the Man in Black. The 'Turtle' that Susannah has left behind for them gives them a faint hope that they might succeed.

Spoilers end here.

"Song of Susannah" is more action and explanation than the previous books in the series, leading up to the final cliff-hanger before the series' epic conclusion.


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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Song of Susannah (4373 words)
Song of Susannah is the sixth and penultimate novel in Stephen King's Dark Tower series.
Song of Susannah · The Dark Tower The Dark Tower painting by Michael Whelan The Dark Tower is a series of seven books by American writer Stephen King that tells the tale of lead character Roland Deschains quest for the Dark Tower.
The action in Songs of Susannah is not long waited for, as Eddie and Roland are transported into the time and location they were traveling to in order to find Calvin Tower and follow through on the purchase of the important vacant lot in New York where the rose grows.
King injects himself into science-fiction 'Song' - The Boston Globe (604 words)
Reading "Song of Susannah," the penultimate novel in Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series, is rather like taking on the third leg of a triathlon.
If you dare, take a deep breath, grab a Gatorade, and dive into "Song of Susannah." The plot, which ends where Book V cliffhanger "Wolves of the Calla" teetered on the precipice, gets moving quickly by refusing to stay on one astral plane for too long.
Susannah's been taken over by a demon alter ego named Mia, and the two spend the rest of the book struggling over the fate of their possibly monstrous in-utero spawn.
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