The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah [Signed Deluxe Limited Edition]

Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, 2004. Stated "Signed Deluxe Edition" and "First Edition" at copyright page. Signed by Stephen King and Darrel Anderson at limitation page: "Stephen King," "Darrel Anderson." 1118 of 1500. White coated cloth boards, black cover vignette of tower, gilt spine titles with decorative flourishes, fine. Pages fine; no writing. Ethereal illustrations of obelisks in varying natural scenes at front and back endpapers. Includes ten full-color dramatic plates by Darrel Anderson. Vibrant dust wrapper design, fine; unclipped 175.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Very attractive. Classic 2003 King photo by Tabitha at front flap. Includes original slip-case in charcoal colored cloth with matching label numbered 1118, light shelf wear. Rare fine signed and limited, deluxe edition. The sixth and penultimate novel in Stephen King's Dark Tower series. The next-to-last novel in Stephen King's seven-volume magnum opus, Song of Susannah is at once a book of revelation, a fascinating key to the unfolding mystery of the Dark Tower, and a fast-paced story of double-barreled suspense. To give birth to her "chap," demon-mother Mia has usurped the body of Susannah Dean and used the power of Black Thirteen to transport to New York City in the summer of 1999. The city is strange to Susannah... and terrifying to the "daughter of none," who shares her body and mind. Saving the Tower depends not only on rescuing Susannah but also on securing the vacant lot Calvin Tower owns before he loses it to the Sombra Corporation. Enlisting the aid of Manni senders, the remaining katet climbs to the Doorway Cave... and discovers that magic has its own mind. It falls to the boy, the billy-bumbler, and the fallen priest to find Susannah-Mia, who, in a struggle to cope with each other and with an alien environment go to Castle Discordia on the border of End-World. In that forsaken place, Mia reveals her origins, her purpose, and her fierce desire to mother whatever creature the two of them have carried to term. Eddie and Roland, meanwhile, tumble into western Maine in the summer of 1977, a world that should be idyllic but isn't. For one thing, it is real, and the bullets are flying. For another, it is inhabited by the author of a novel called 'Salem's Lot,' a writer who turns out to be as shocked by them as they are by him. These are the simple vectors of a story rich in complexity and conflict. Its dual climaxes, one at the entrance to a deadly dining establishment and the other appended to the pages of a writer's journal, will leave readers gasping for the saga's final volume. Includes a Coda on this tale's development and Stephen King's brush when struck by a van in 1999, a "Wordslinger's Note" from 2003, and a list of SK titles published by Donald Grant. 427 pages. Insured post.. Signed by Author. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Anderson, Darrel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.