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Wolves of the Calla

Stephen King

A ka-tet of gunslingers stops in a frontier town under attack, uncovering a larger web of worlds and secrets.

First published 2003 · The Dark Tower

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Roland and his ka-tet arrive at Calla Bryn Sturgis, a farming town facing a recurring threat: masked riders called the Wolves steal children and return them ruined. The townsfolk ask for help, and the gunslingers agree to stand with them while they prepare for the coming raid.

As the town's defense takes shape, the group is drawn into side stories and cross-world connections, including a priest from another world, hidden dangers tied to powerful objects, and events in New York that matter to the wider quest. The book spends much of its time on planning, backstory, and the lives of the people in the Calla.

The central conflict builds toward a confrontation with the Wolves, while the larger series threads continue to tighten around the Dark Tower. The story ends by pushing the ka-tet further into the web of worlds and leaving major questions open for the next installment.

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Authors
Stephen King
First published
2003
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Westerns, Adventure, Thriller, Epic Fantasy
Subjects
lightsabers · snitches · androids · Action and adventure fiction · Adventure fiction · epic fiction · Fiction · Heroes · Good and evil · Fantasy fiction · Adventure stories · Good and evil -- Fiction · thrillers · supernatural · fantasy · dark fantasy · Roland (Fictitious character) · Science fiction, fantasy, horror · Fiction, fantasy, epic · Roland (fictitious character : king), fiction · Dark tower (imaginary place), fiction · Chang pian xiao shuo · Fiction, fantasy, general · Roland (Fictitious character : King) · Maine in fiction · German language materials · Translations into German · American fiction · King, Stephen - Prose & Criticism · Fiction - Fantasy · Fantasy - Dark/Horror · Fiction / General · Fantasy - General
ISBN-13
9781416516934

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