The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass: (Volume 4) King, Stephen

Roland Deschain finally tells his ka-tet the story he's been holding back — the one that shaped him into the Gunslinger. In the frontier town of Mejis, a fourteen-year-old Roland falls in love with Susan Delgado, a girl promised to another man. It's a doomed, blood-soaked romance set against a conspiracy that will ignite into tragedy. King weaves Western mythology with dark fantasy, giving us his most emotionally devastating entry in the series yet. This is the book where Roland's past stops being mysterious backstory and becomes the beating heart of his quest. The flashback structure might slow the Tower quest's momentum, but what you get in return is King at his most lyrical and heartbreaking. For readers who've made it this far — this is where you truly understand what Roland has lost, and why he can't stop walking.