> > If you're looking for a gigantic epic, go for the Dark Tower series by > > Steven King. That, at least, is definitely finished (well, I think it is) > > and just awaiting publication. And the first installment is quite short, so > > you can decide whether you want to continue or not. The first one has a different feel than the rest of them, I think. (Not necessarily better or worse; just different. Although it *is* my favorite of them.) I haven't read them since _Wizard and Glass_ came out, what, six years ago? but I remember them all as being well worth reading. >No, 'fraid not. King is damned prolific in everything he writes >EXCEPT the Dark Tower, and if you read his forwards and >afterwards, you can get enough of a window into his head to see >how hard that series has been for him to write. He *has* said that his next book is definitely Dark Tower #5, and I imagine he'll finish the series off before he hangs up his writing hat (which he's said he's going to do after he finishes some number of books; ten, maybe?). So now's an excellent time to read or reread the first four. >It IS worth it, though. True dat. ---- The time for action is past-- now is the time for senseless bickering! --Ashleigh Brilliant