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#3 The Waste Lands

by Stephen King

Roland has altered ka by saving the life of Jake Chambers, a young boy, in New York.

Cover of The Waste Lands
Hardcover
Pages 584 pages
Published 1991
Audiobook 18h 11m
Languages English, Afrikaans, Bulgarian +17

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Publisher's Summary

Now they exist in different worlds, paradoxically sharing memories. Roland, Susannah and Eddie must try to draw Jake into Mid-World then follow the Path of the Beam through an urban waste land to the Dark Tower. Pursued by the Ageless Stranger, Roland and his friends cross a des…

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Weighted Score
4.15 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.17 ★
v (Ratings Count): 897
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.
Hardcover Avg: 4.17
True Ratings 897
Written Reviews 38
Shelved (Popularity) 1,682
Users Read 1,271
Rating Distribution
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Featured Characters

Roland (Fictitious character : King)
Roland (Fictitious character)
Roland of Gilead (Fictitious character)
Eddie Dean
Shardik
Ageless Stranger

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