The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
- 720
- Pages
- about 13 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Wizard and Glass”, the fourth Dark Tower volume, leaves the main quest for most of its 720 pages to tell of Roland’s youth and first love. Readers who enjoy that long flashback find it an absorbing story in its own right; others miss the forward momentum and feel the book runs long and closes weakly. It suits readers who value character history over plot progress.
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About the book
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass: Regard, or simply Wizard and Glass, is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. The fourth book in the Dark Tower series, published in 1997 it placed fourth in the annual Locus Poll for best fantasy novel. Dave McKean created eighteen Illustrations for The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass. The original eighteen illustrations appear only in the first edition hardback and trade paperback released in 1997.
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 Lands
8.18.1 / 10 - The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and GlassThis book
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 980 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 87% of the weight and the score stays at 8.3 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 78 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 902 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass?
It has 720 pages — longer than 74% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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