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Narrated by:
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The Dark Somnium
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By:
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J. M. Nelson
About this listen
From the author of Coyote comes a reimagining of Robert Browning's classic poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came".
A would-be knight arrives at the infamous Dark Tower that he swore to find. Inside lies a game that causes Childe Roland to reflect on the oaths he took. When dark sorcery forces past regrets to come to light, the game becomes that of life and death. Childe Roland's fate hangs in the balance, but perhaps that fate was decided long ago.
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- Eric Comalander
- 04-22-24
interesting after being a fan of Stephen King's dark tower series
it's very fascinating the similarities and differences between this and Stephen King's 9-11 book series I am a huge fan of Stephen King's version but this one also holds up extremely well and I thoroughly enjoyed it, also amazing to find dark somnium here on audible
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- Leo carey
- 04-02-24
interesting listen
I like how the author wrote the second half, The use of the chess board was a creative touch
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- jawajeannie
- 04-02-24
Great story!
Loved the book!
Love hearing the Dark Somnium doing what he does best, making a great story sound amazing!!
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- Archie Atabey
- 08-23-24
The Dark Tower calls
I found this to be a beautifully grim portrayal of life and its consequences, the things we want to do, the things we have to do even when we don’t want to, and the mistakes we later mull over, framed in an archaic period but without losing its relevancy to the human condition.
My only slight qualm with this story was I found myself a little lost at one or two parts, but from another perspective, I feel like that’s also because of how immersive I found it.
Can’t recommend this enough!
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- Sabrina C.
- 12-16-24
excellent
a prime example of the spectacular writing from JM Nelson! it also made me realize I'm uncultured swine as when it started, the connections to Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower' caught my attention. of course they're similar, they are based off of the same Poem. big oof on my part.
i love the parallels this book has to coyote, where the main character is alone with an old man, and is forced to think back on his journey that's lead him here. the choices he's made, for good or for ill, and the consequences of those actions.
and we cannot forgot Ronnie! As a subscriber to his Youtube Channel, 'The Dark Somnium' as well as a member of his discord, buying this book was a no Brainer. I'm glad I'll have both this and Coyote forever. I regret not making time to read this sooner.
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