The Wind through the Keyhole

A gem of a novel, enchanting and enchanted … King is utterly at home in Mid-World, and the cadences and rhythms of the vernacular he has created provide a language fitting for the stories and legends he recounts. - Guardian

[A] phantasmagorical folk tale … King’s ability to entertain and unsettle cannot be denied. The skill with which he delivers a shock or sense of gothic terror is simply unmatched - Independent on Sunday

Perfectly balanced: another excellent example of King’s sheer skill as a storyteller. - Daily Express

Like John Steinbeck, he’s an unfussy writer whose voice is rooted equally in the rhythms of everyday speech and the mythic made manifest in everyday life. Indeed, reading King, you often sense the presence of the dustbowl America of The Grapes of Wrath … a King novel has a sparse elegance that most novelists never achieve in a whole career. Put it down to the insistent, economical and wholly distinctive authorial voice. - SFX Magazine

A frantic-paced puzzle-box adventure that encompasses gunslinger Roland Deschain’s early years, werewolves and powerful storytelling. - Shortlist

King is one of the great popular artists of our time. - Independent

Classic King, fine characters, compellingly written in a gripping, well-honed plot - Daily Express on WOLVES OF THE CALLA

Superbly energetic, it’s King at his best. - Mail on Sunday on WIZARD AND GLASS