# The Dark Tower 4.5, coming 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-4-5-coming-2012/574211 "2011-03-10T19:25:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-4-5-coming-2012/574211/1 "2011-03-10T19:25:50Z")
A new full book in the DT series called **The Wind Through the Keyhole** was [just announced](http://www.stephenking.com/promo/wind_through_the_keyhole/announcement/), taking place between the events of books 4 and 5. Will be released in 2012. > [@Stephen King](#): > > It won’t tell you much that’s new about Roland and his friends, but there’s a lot none of us knew about Mid-World, both past and present. The novel is shorter than DT 2-7, but quite a bit longer than the first volume—call this one DT-4.5. It’s not going to change anybody’s life, but God, I had fun. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-4-5-coming-2012/574211/2 "2011-03-10T19:31:30Z")
Stop painting the damned picture, Steve. ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-4-5-coming-2012/574211/3 "2011-03-10T19:34:24Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Stop painting the damned picture, Steve. QFT. Of course, I’ll still buy it day one! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-4-5-coming-2012/574211/4 "2011-03-10T20:27:45Z")
Just announced? I have heard of this for a long time, but didn’t know the release was coming next year. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-4-5-coming-2012/574211/5 "2011-03-10T23:27:35Z")
Did he hear from enough fans how the series started its nosedive after _Wizards_? After DT 6 and 7, I’ll wait 'til it’s in the library. It had better be a damn sight better than _Cell_. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-4-5-coming-2012/574211/6 "2011-03-10T23:43:58Z")
I thought this would be about the films/TV series. “4.5”?? ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-4-5-coming-2012/574211/7 "2011-03-11T00:26:28Z")
Hopefully he’ll spare us his need of writing himself into this one. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-4-5-coming-2012/574211/8 "2011-03-11T01:56:02Z")
It would be nice if he goes into detail about what happened to Cuthbert, Alain, and Jamie. I know there have been passing mentions about them, but details about their fates could be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dark-tower-4-5-coming-2012/574211/9 "2011-03-11T08:29:08Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I thought this would be about the films/TV series. “4.5”?? Me too. But now it begs the question - will the new series incorporate this novel?