The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
- 574
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
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About the book
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands: Redemption, commonly known simply as The Waste Lands, is a dark fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It is the third book of the Dark Tower series. The original limited edition hardcover featuring full-color illustrations by Ned Dameron was published in 1991 by Grant. The book was reissued in 2003 to coincide with the publication of The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla. The book derives its title from the T. S. Eliot 1922 poem The Waste Land, several lines of which are reprinted in the opening pages. In addition, the two main sections of the book are named after lines in the poem. The Waste Lands was nominated for the 1991 Bram Stoker Award for Novel.
Reading order · The Dark Tower
Full order & progress →- The Dark Tower: The GunslingerStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the ThreeThe Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three–Not ranked yet
- The Dark Tower III: The Waste LandsThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
8.38.3 / 10 - The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
8.28.2 / 10 - The Dark Tower VI: Song of SusannahThe Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah–Not ranked yet
- The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
8.48.4 / 10 - The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the KeyholeThe Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 87 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 87 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands?
It has 574 pages — longer than 56% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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