Thunderclap

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Thunderclap is a vast, nightmarish wasteland in Stephen King’s Dark Tower universe, infamous for its deadly hazards, warped reality, and role as a major obstacle on the path to the Dark Tower.

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Thunderclap canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
region in Mid-World
wasteland
appearsIn The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
associatedWith Mordred Deschain
the Breakers
linked to: The Breakers

the Crimson King
linked to: The Crimson King
characteristic desolate
nightmarish
vast
warped reality
contains Devar-Toi
Pyramid of the Breakers (Devar-Toi compound)
the Devar-Toi prison complex
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Stephen King
environmentType post-apocalyptic landscape
wasteland
fictionalUniverse The Dark Tower
firstPublishedInSeries The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
genreContext dark fantasy
horror
hasProperty corrupted by the Crimson King’s influence
distorted time and space
psychic resonance
unpredictable weather
knownFor chaotic geography
deadly hazards
mutated creatures
psychic disturbances
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn End-World
medium novel
narrativeFunction barrier between Mid-World and the Dark Tower
obstacleFor Roland’s ka-tet
linked to: Roland's ka-tet
partOfJourneyTo the Dark Tower
roleInStory major obstacle on the path to the Dark Tower
threatLevel extremely dangerous
traversedBy Eddie Dean
Jake Chambers
Oy
Roland Deschain
Susannah Dean

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mid-World contains Thunderclap
Calla Bryn Sturgis locatedNear Thunderclap
Calla Bryn Sturgis childrenTakenTo Thunderclap
Devar-Toi locatedInRegion Thunderclap
All-World containsLocation Thunderclap