[Thoran]

Originally Posted by Ladyzekke Yeah Wolfie, Stephen King's Dark Tower/Gunslinger series, which started 20 years ago, ended badly, with no real ending (why it was bad!). And Stephen King's not even dead LOL. I did notice though that there is some new Dark Tower book coming out in November from Stephen King. Makes me wonder if he realized how he dissappointed he made us "constant readers" who have read the series for 20 YEARS, and really truly wanted a satisfying ending. He didnt' give it to us, and in his last book he even said he knew people would NOT be happy at his "Ending" that wasn't an ending at all, and to just shut up and not mail him letters, etc. It's like he knew, he knew he would dissapoint with that last book of the series, but could not make it better. Stephen King has always said that his stories just come to him mentally. They are organic and have lives of their own, the author is just an instrument. What disappointed me with his Dark Tower/Gunslinger series was that I could tell, he wrote half the book pure, but then crapped out at the end. He had no end. He lost connection with that magic, but instead of just waiting for it to return, he just decided to write the end of the book clinically and like some paper form on a desk, with a pen on a string ready to go. After 20 years of story, omg, how dissappointing. So I dunno what that new book is about. I'm actually afraid to even look. I truly don't want to fall into it all again to just end up being dissappointed. In summary, no doubt there are highs and lows re reading long book series that seem to never end.

In King's defense... the longer a series runs the harder it is to finish in a way that will satisfy the readers. Also... the BETTER a series is the harder it is to finish (and the gunslinger books I read were Kings best work IMO). Folks want it to finish but don't REALLY want it to be over... so they tend to get cranky when it's a really awesome series that's ending.