▁the ▁Hill , ▁how ▁they ▁crossed ▁the ▁Lake ▁of ▁Fire , ▁how ▁they ▁clim bed ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁W ake field ▁House , ▁and ▁last ly ▁how ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁travel ers ▁by ▁Land ▁and ▁by ▁Sea . ▁He ▁tells ▁them ▁of ▁Sir ▁Al ist air ▁W ake field ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁knowledge ▁and ▁years ▁they ▁spent ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁tells ▁them ▁of ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁friend ▁called ▁[ Th orn ], ▁a ▁mountain ▁l ion . ▁As ▁the ▁story ▁ends ▁Roland ▁finally ▁tells ▁Alex a ▁and ▁Y ipes ▁of ▁the ▁Five ▁Stone ▁P ill ars ▁and ▁the ▁Lost ▁Children ▁who ▁live ▁on ▁them . ▁Roland ▁tells ▁them ▁that ▁Abb ad on ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁sea ▁mon ster ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁followed ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Five ▁Stone ▁P ill ars ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁over ▁them , ▁thus ▁ending ▁the ▁story ▁and ▁starting ▁on ▁St arg az er . ▁ ▁Books ▁in ▁this ▁series ▁▁ ▁The ▁Dark ▁Hills ▁Div ide ▁( Book ▁ 1 ) ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁Valley ▁of ▁Th orn s ▁( Book ▁ 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁T enth ▁City ▁( Book ▁ 3 ) ▁ ▁In to ▁the ▁M ist ▁( Pre quel ) ▁ ▁St arg az er ▁( Book ▁ 4 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁American ▁nov els ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁children ' s ▁books ▁Category : 2 0 0 7 ▁fant asy ▁nov els ▁Category : Children '