The Dark Tower · Book 3

The Waste Lands

by Stephen King

Published
1 January 1991
Pages
422
ISBN-13
9780451210869
Type
novel

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About this book

The Waste Lands is number 3 in The Dark Tower series, published in 1991. A 4-year gap separates it from The Drawing of the Three. It was written by Stephen King.

Its place in The Dark Tower

The Waste Lands is book 3 in the The Dark Tower series. It follows The Drawing of the Three. It is followed by Wizard and Glass. See the full The Dark Tower reading order.

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