The ka-tet fractures. Susannah, possessed by the demon Mia, escapes through a magical door to 1999 New York, where Mia intends to give birth. Roland and Eddie are pulled to 1977 Maine, where they must secure the ownership of a vacant lot containing a rose - a rose that is, in some sense, the Dark Tower itself. The sixth novel is the shortest in the series and the most openly metafictional, including passages from King's diary about writing the series and culminating in a direct encounter between Roland's ka-tet and King himself. Nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2005.
