Pursued by the Ageless Stranger, he and his friends follow the perilous path to Lud, an urban wasteland. Roland, the Last Gunslinger, is moving ever closer to the Dark Tower, which haunts his dreams and nightmares. A blend of riveting action and powerful drama, The Waste Lands leaves readers breathlessly awaiting the next chapter. And crossing a desert of damnation in this macabre new world, revelations begin to unfold about who - and what - is driving him forward. And the Tower is closer. 2003.