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Song of Susannah

  • 1999 first published
  • 457 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (63 ratings)
  • 47 editions

Published in 1999, Song of Susannah is a dark fantasy and epic fantasy novel by Stephen King. It takes readers to New York, N.Y. and Maine in 1999. Characters include The Crimson King, Mordred and Richard Sayre. It deals with good and evil, heroes, wolves and Roland.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 63 ratings, and 238 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 47 editions across 9 languages.

It runs to roughly 457 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Song of Susannah

[The Dark Tower][1] VI Susannah, now pregnant, has yet another taking control of her. The demon-mother, Mia, uses Susannah and Black Thirteen to transport to New York City of 1999. Jake, Oy, and Pere Callahan must rescue Susannah while Eddie and Roland transport to the Maine of 1977. A vacant lot in New York is the prize that must be saved and ties these together.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Stephen King
  • The Crimson King
  • Mordred
  • Richard Sayre
  • Eddie Dean
  • Jake Chambers
  • Enrico Balazar
  • Jack Andolini
  • Roland of Gilead
  • Susannah Dean

Subjects

  • Horror fiction
  • Good and evil
  • Heroes
  • Supernatural
  • Dark fantasy
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Epic fiction
  • Adventure fiction
  • Wolves
  • Roland
  • Epic fantasy
  • Roland, Fictitious character : king
  • Dark tower, Imaginary place
  • Roland, Fictitious character : King
  • Fantasy
  • Roland of Gilead

Quick answers

Who wrote Song of Susannah?

Song of Susannah was written by Stephen King and first published in 1999.

What genre is Song of Susannah?

It is usually shelved as Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy and Horror.

How long is Song of Susannah?

The median edition has 457 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Song of Susannah?

Readers who like it often enjoy City of Bones, Gideon the Ninth and Memories of Ice.

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