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| | Boston.com / A&E / Books / 'Calla' worth the read, but caters to 'Tower' fans |
 | | In any case, "Wolves of the Calla" is just too weighty to be ignored, and not just because of its 700-plus pages and $35 price tag. |
 | | Tolkien's influence seeps through every page, with King's bleak setting, "Mid-World," coming off like Middle-earth meets "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" -- a bizarre mixture of quest and Wild West, with a heavy dose of comic-book samurai thrown in. |
 | | Even bona fide Stephen King fans don't know quite what to make of "Wolves of the Calla," the hefty fifth installment of his epic, and seemingly endless, "Dark Tower" series. |
| www.boston.com /ae/books/articles/2004/01/15/calla_worth_the_read_but_caters_to_tower_fans?mode=PF (696 words) |
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