Dark Tower Book 4.5?

[sdelmonte]

I'm surprised no one's posted about this announcement from that surfaced on Stephen King's message boards. The moderator says:

“Stephen has given me permission to pass along that he has an idea for a new Dark Tower book, the working title of which will be The Wind Through the Keyhole. He has not yet started this book and anticipates that it will be a minimum of eight months before he is able to begin writing it.”

It will, the announcement goes on to note, take place between Wizard and Glass and The Wolves of the Calla.

Hm. Certainly if there is a place to put more story, it's there. But I'm not sure we need more story, or if we'll want to read it knowing what happens to the characters.

Any thoughts, constant readers?

Comments

[campkilkare]

Well, that transition certainly makes no sense, so it's a good place for it. And both in real world and inner-meta terms, it's where things went somewhat offtrack.

Honestly, it depends completely on what the story is. I am baffled by the idea of a full novel or novella worth of material, but it could be something good. It will really have to stand-alone, since the characters clearly don't have a memory of it--their memory goes straight from the highway to the woods, even if the narrative doesn't.

I would be less dubious if this was a short story.

[silveraspen]

This. *points up*

[adiva_calandia]

I wish I could come up with something coherent to say, but all I can think of is that this sounds like some kind of companion/response to L'Engle's The Wind in the Door.

. . . I would probably not complain overmuch about a DT story inspired by the Time Quartet, I must say. *eyes Milliways and Charles Wallace*

[batyatoon]

... We'll talk. :D

[the_croupier]

We probably don't need it, but if he writes it, I'll be happy to give it a try.

[zellion.livejournal.com]

I'm a heavy re-reader. I'd gladly add another book to the series.