Roland Deschain and his ka-tet continue their journey aboard Blaine the Mono, the sentient train determined to kill itself and take its passengers with it. Their survival depends on defeating Blaine in a contest of riddles before they can return to the Path of the Beam.
As the group continues toward the Dark Tower, Roland tells his companions about his youth and the events that helped shape him into the gunslinger they know.
His story takes them back to his first love, Susan Delgado, and a mission that placed the young Roland and his friends in the middle of a dangerous conflict. What begins as a tale of young love becomes one of betrayal, violence, and devastating loss.
Wizard and Glass reveals a major part of Roland’s past, exploring the love and tragedy that followed him long before his journey toward the Dark Tower began.