The Dark Tower - Stephen King

OK, so it's not on my lists below but it had to be read

And well worth the wait it was.
He's a bit cavalier with his heroes (or is he?) and the "Deus Ex Machina" gag was quite a twist but it did manage to awaken the feel of the original four books which the latter two (The Wolves of Calla & Song of Susannah) seemed to miss. In fact those two had the impression of padding: just to make up the number of volumes - he said 7 so he was going to make 7. They were even printed on thicker paper & in larger font just to make sure they took up the right amount of space on the shelf - shame on you Stevie ! ;-)

I'm not sure how long ago I first started the series but the whole feel of the story & narrative matched what I was looking for at the time and I was feeling that after that much of a gap I'd not feel the same way. Sort of, I was right in that but it didnt spoil the enjoyment. Sure I did approach the latter two with a sort of feeling of "duty" and of getting the job done but the final one (I'm assuming) did the job right.

And when he warns you not to read the really final chapter, take heed. Tho you won't take any notice anyway.
And like me, you'll probably wonder why you chose to, after all . . .

I'm going to miss them