Wizard and Glass
by Stephen King
★ Top 10 book of 1997 · #8 on Best Books of 1997
In the fourth Dark Tower installment, Roland and his companions face a monorail determined to destroy itself and them. While trying to rejoin the Path of the Beam, Roland tells the story of losing his first love, Susan Delgado.
Best for: Fans of the Dark Tower series who want Roland's tragic backstory
Wizard and Glass is #8 on BookWard's Best Books of 1997, out of 27 1997 books that cleared our data bar.
What Wizard and Glass is about
Wizard and Glass is the fourth part of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, an epic quest led by Roland the Gunslinger and the companions who travel with him. They are trying to find their way back to the Path of the Beam, which leads toward the Dark Tower. First they must survive a sentient monorail that wants to destroy itself and take them along. Roland also tells his friends a story about the loss of his first love, Susan Delgado. The tone turns from tense adventure to something darker and more sorrowful, as memory and the past take centre stage. Readers who have followed the series so far will find the heart of Roland's history here, and it asks for some familiarity with the earlier books.
Wizard and Glass on the Best Books of 1997
Wizard and Glass came out in 1997. Of the 27 books first published in 1997 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #8 on our Best Books of 1997 list.
Why it made the list: 486 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (78 ratings); 20 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1997 list
- Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer, #6
- The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy, #7
- The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman, #9
- Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden, #10
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 326 want to read it, 20 are reading it now and 140 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 78 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 70 | 55% |
| Reader love | 81 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 59 | 20% |
Questions about Wizard and Glass
When was Wizard and Glass published?
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King was first published in 1997.
Was Wizard and Glass one of the best books of 1997?
Wizard and Glass is #8 on BookWard's Best Books of 1997, out of 27 1997 books that cleared our data bar. 486 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (78 ratings); 20 are reading it right now.
Why is Wizard and Glass on the Best Books of 1997 list?
486 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (78 ratings); 20 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 1997
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling, #1
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert T. Kiyosaki, #2
- Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond, #3
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey, #4
- The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle, #5
- Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer, #6
See the full Best Books of 1997, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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