Book description
The air in that ravaged Topeka hangs thick with the scent of decay and forgotten lives, a perfect setting for Roland's haunted confession. As the ka-tet huddles near the thinny's edge-a place where reality frays like rotten lace-the audiobook's narration sinks its teeth into your spine. You hear the wind howl through empty streets, the distant groan of a broken highway, and then Roland's voice, low and weathered as ancient stone, begins to weave the past. Not a story, but a memory pulled from the marrow of his bones.
Stephen King's prose, already a masterclass in dread, becomes something else entirely in audio. The whispered secrets of Hambry, the salt-stung air of the seaside town, the terrifying beauty of Maerlyn's Grapefruit-all arrive with a visceral, unsettling clarity. You don't just hear Roland tell of Susan Delgado's laughter; you feel the ache of his loss, the way his voice tightens when he speaks her name. The audiobook's pacing is deliberate, almost ritualistic, letting the horror of John Farson's war and the weight of Roland's choices settle like dust in the silence between words.
What elevates this beyond a simple flashback is how the present and past bleed together. The thinny's eerie, atonal hum outside their camp isn't just background noise-it's the sound of the past pressing in, a reminder that Roland's grief isn't just memory; it's the engine driving them forward. The narrator captures the psychological tension perfectly: the way Roland's voice shifts from weary exhaustion to the sharp, desperate edge of a boy who loved and lost, all while the world outside crumbles.
This isn't just a story about a wizard or a glass palace. It's about the cost of obsession, the ghosts we carry, and how love can be as dangerous as any war. The audiobook makes you lean in, straining to hear the next whisper of Hambry's tragedy beneath the roar of the present. You feel the cold sweat of Roland's younger self, the crushing weight of a promise made in the shadow of a dying world. And when the narration drops into that low, haunted cadence for the final lines of his tale, you realize the true horror isn't in the monsters-it's in the quiet, unspoken understanding that some wounds never heal, only fester. This is storytelling at its most immersive, a perfect storm of dread, heartbreak, and the relentless pull of the past. You won't just hear it; you'll feel it in your bones.
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Burn
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Gro
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience