Stephen King

Roland, the last gunslinger, escapes with his band of followers from one world, and he begins to tell a story from his past.

Wolves of the Calla continues the adventures of Roland, the Last Gunslinger and survivor of a civilized world that has "moved on." Roland's quest is ka, an inevitable destiny -- to reach and perhaps save the Dark Tower, which stands at the center of everywhere and everywhen. This pursuit brings Roland, with the three others who've joined his quest to Calla Bryn Sturgis, a town in the shadow of Thunderclap, beyond which lies the Dark Tower. Before...

"This fine young man, Jake Chambers, is not from these parts. He belongs in another world. A world where trains thunder under streets, where speeding cars can spell death for boys like him and where the Man in Black...is someone else entirely. But here, in Mid-World, the Man in Black is a sorcerer. A great evil. And for Roland Deschain, a conduit to the Dark Tower..."--Bk. jkt.

Near death from an attack by slow mutants, Roland Deschain is taken in by a group of nuns who specialize in anything but the healing arts. These hideous, corpse-like creatures-the Little Sisters of Eluria -have murder on their twisted minds. And in his current condition, there's almost nothing the last Gunslinger can do to prevent their tender mercies from taking hold.

Enter once more the world of Roland Deschain--and the world of the Dark Tower. Now near death following a vicious attack by the inhuman Slow Mutants, Roland is detoured from his relentless pursuit of the Man in Black and is taken in by a mysterious and unearthly group of nuns who specialize in anything but the healing arts. These hideous, corpselike creatures--the Little Sisters of Eluria--have murder on their twisted minds. And in his current condition,...