I have to say that I have enjoyed the first 5 of the Dark Tower Books (as well as the short story "Little Sisters of Elluria" (sp?) quite a bit. My favorite is still the first book, there is a wonderful mythic tone that King evokes in it. "Wastelands" and "Wizard and Glass" and also very good. I stopped after "Wolves of the Calla" because I had this dreadful feeling that the series was going to ultimately disappoint. Perhaps some part of me thinks that Childe Roland should never actually make it to the Dark Tower but continually quest for it.

I would suggest kmaclea that you try "Bag of Bones". It's a very mature work for King. good literature, and a scary story to boot.

Cheers

Jamie


Quote Originally Posted by kmaclea View Post
...I decided to try the Dark Tower series (right before he finished it) on the advice of a good friend. Wow, what a difference...This is really good writing, and has some (few) horror elements, but is mostly a fantasy. His world is VERY believable. I find myself thinking of it still, very original and interesting. I wasn't sure he'd be able to weave it all together, but he really did. The end of the series did not disappoint (a big fear after 7 books!)...