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{{work|page=The Dark Tower/Wolves of the Calla|wppage=The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla}}
{{Infobox book
[[File:wolvescover_3491.jpg|frame]]Preceded by [[The Dark Tower (Literature)/Wizard and Glass|Wizard and Glass]]▼
| title = Wolves of the Calla
| image = wolvescover_3491.jpg
| caption =
| author = Stephen King
| central theme =
| elevator pitch =
| genre = Dark fantasy, Horror, Science fiction, Western
| franchise = The Dark Tower
| preceded by = The Dark Tower/The Wind Through the Keyhole
| followed by = The Dark Tower/Song of Susannah
| publication date = November 4, 2003
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Book 5 of [[Stephen King]]'s [[Doorstopper|Epic]] [[Fantasy]] series ''[[The Dark Tower]].'' Roland of Gilead's quest to save all worlds from evil continues in this fifth installment of King's epic tale, the series' plot takes a detour which finds the gunslinger and his companions helping the farmers of Calla Bryn Sturgis fight against the terrifying "Wolves" who threaten to kidnap the Calla's children.
Followed by [[The Dark Tower
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* [[Bishonen]] - Callahan worked with one at Home.
* [[Canon Welding]] - A major part of the series in general. The big one in this case is the appearance of Pere Callahan, who was a character in Stephen King's second novel, ''[[
* [[Child Soldiers]] - Jake and his friend.
* [[Deadly Disc]] - Sharpened plates as weapons. There's a bit of a legend attached to them about a vengeful woman luring an evil suitor to his doom.
* [[Fantastic Fruits and Vegetables]]: The muffin-balls. A "type of ground-berry" covered in sour little horns which smells and tastes like fresh-baked sourdough bread from [[Product Placement|Zabar's]].
* [[The Gunfighter Wannabe]]
* [[Half
* [[Hidden Depths]] - Roland reveals {{spoiler|that he is a ''fantastic'' dancer.}}
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] - The women of the Calla fight off invaders by ''throwing sharpened plates'' at them. [[Rule of Cool|And it works.]]
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* [[The Magnificent Seven Samurai]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in-universe. The main deviation is that none of the samurai cowboys die.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]] - {{spoiler|The Wolves are [[Fantastic Four|Doombots]] on mechanical horses with weaponized [[Harry Potter|Snitches]] and wielding [[Star Wars|lightsabers]]! Seriously!}}
* [[Pre
* [[Shout
* [[Verbal Tic]] - "Say thankya," "Hear me well," "Thankya big-big."
** Also, "commala" pretty much means everything (though it literally means "rice" which is the main crop in Calla Bryn Sturgis)..
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[[Category:Fantasy Literature]]
[[Category:Western Literature]]
[[Category:Wolves Of The Calla]]
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