I love "The Dark Tower" series by Stephen King.
It's the idea of the world it's set in, a mixture of past/present/future and fantasy/fiction. And I love how most of his other books tie in to it in some fashion.

I prefer Stephen Donaldson's "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" over Lord of the Rings.

And most books by Jeffery Deaver: Bone Collector, Coffin Dancer, Empty Chair (Lincoln Rhyme series), and newer stuff like Burning Wire and Roadside Crosses. He's written the new James Bond novel Carte blanche, can't decide if it's worth a read or not yet.

Oh and the Lensman series by E.E Doc Smith, took me ages to find them all.
( Maffers I flow kinda strange like Spina Bifida footprints, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 17:32, 9 replies)

I love the dark tower series
avoided them for years then got the lot when i got my kindle. On my second go- round now, but by christ wolves of the calla is tedious.
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 19:23, closed)

Once I'm finished with 11/22/63 I might go back and read them all again.

( Maffers I flow kinda strange like Spina Bifida footprints, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 20:18, closed)

I'm almost done with 11/22/63
It's been splendid thus far.
( Snollock Biffer I don't really sniff Bollocks, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 20:32, closed)

spoiler:
the ending is shit.
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 1:58, closed)

To be honest,
most of his endings are dubious. He just struggles to finish.

Edit: Fuck you. Just finished and I loved it. Corny but good.
( Snollock Biffer I don't really sniff Bollocks, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 18:43, closed)

Being quite fond of Stephen King's output,
and having read (and enjoyed) The Little Sisters of Eluria, I picked up a copy of the first Dark Tower novel for a pittance in Oxfam.
Having heard great things about the series (probably from someone on here), I was very much looking forward to reading it. Which was a shame, as it was awful.

Mercifully short, though.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 20:48, closed)

heretic.
Stick with it and push on through. it's worth it. i promise.

In other news, did you quote the levellers the other week?
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 1:57, closed)

I've found it easier to just
check Wikipedia to explain the references in his other works, thus saving me from having to read about extra characters that I don't really care about.

As for the levellers, yes, I did, and I owe you a high five.

*high fives*
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 9:17, closed)

The first one is more a tidbit.
A tiny, tiny taste of things to come. They are a bit like the Harry Potter books. The first one is simple but by number 7 your engrossed.
( Maffers I flow kinda strange like Spina Bifida footprints, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 18:05, closed)