Join Roland Deschain, gunslinger from Gilead that was, knight errant of a decayed civilization, as he and his companions journey towards the distant Dark Tower. Leaving behind the Emerald City, they are confronted by a starkblast, an icy, terryfiang storm that stops them in their tracks. Roland begins to spin a story...

This is both a stand-alone novel for reader new to the world of the Dark Tower and a gift of deeper insight for existing fans. What does young Roland discover when he is sent to investigate a slaughter at a ranch? who is the "skin man"? And what happens in the story Roland´s mother used to read him as a child, "the wind through the keyhole"?