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<blockquote data-quote="Karlson_the_red" data-source="post: 1614397" data-attributes="member: 20170">Well, the first book is uh, shall I say, a bit slow... the pacing is off and a lot of stuff just doesn't make a lot of sense.&nbsp; My wife turned me on to the series when we were first dating, and I have to say, each book gets better and better.&nbsp; The strange fusion of fantasy/ modern day/ Sci-fi creates some interesting situations, as well as how King ties a majority of his books into this series, ie The Stand and most recently, Salem's Lot.&nbsp; The first book is a tough read, but by the end of the second book, Drawing of the Three, you will be longing for more.&nbsp; Atleast now, you won't have to wait years like I did for the next books.&nbsp; The last book in the series is due out next year, if I remember correctly.&nbsp; With the new re-release of the Gunslinger, King updated it a bit more and streamlined it to fit in better with the rest of the series.&nbsp; As the series progresses, it becomes stranger and stranger.&nbsp; People comment about how the characters bug them, and I have to agree, but that is the point.&nbsp; The characters in the novels are not nice people.&nbsp; Heck, Roland, the main character, is no where near being nice.&nbsp;&nbsp; That is one reason I love the books.&nbsp; How often can you find a book, where the &quot;heroes&quot; are all asses and yet, you still feel for them?Karlson the Red</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Karlson_the_red, post: 1614397, member: 20170"] Well, the first book is uh, shall I say, a bit slow... the pacing is off and a lot of stuff just doesn't make a lot of sense. My wife turned me on to the series when we were first dating, and I have to say, each book gets better and better. The strange fusion of fantasy/ modern day/ Sci-fi creates some interesting situations, as well as how King ties a majority of his books into this series, ie The Stand and most recently, Salem's Lot. The first book is a tough read, but by the end of the second book, Drawing of the Three, you will be longing for more. Atleast now, you won't have to wait years like I did for the next books. The last book in the series is due out next year, if I remember correctly. With the new re-release of the Gunslinger, King updated it a bit more and streamlined it to fit in better with the rest of the series. As the series progresses, it becomes stranger and stranger. People comment about how the characters bug them, and I have to agree, but that is the point. The characters in the novels are not nice people. Heck, Roland, the main character, is no where near being nice. That is one reason I love the books. How often can you find a book, where the "heroes" are all asses and yet, you still feel for them? Karlson the Red [/QUOTE]

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