Mick:

Yes, with The DARK TOWER, I have all the first-edition limited editions which were published by DONALD M. GRANT.

However, I still have yet to receive my copy of SONG OF SUSANNAH --- which the publisher has said I should receive some time next week.

http://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-6.html

As far as whether The DARK TOWER is better than LOTR --- I will wait until the final volume --- which is titled THE DARK TOWER --- is published on September 21, 2004 and I have read the complete ending of the story until I make a judgment such as this.

I will say this, though --- STEPHEN KING is my favorite living author of fiction --- and so far --- I believe The DARK TOWER is his MAGNUM OPUS.

Previously, I counted THE STAND as my all-time favorite KING book.

For the uninitiated among you --- here is the complete listing of the complete DARK TOWER series of seven novels:

I - The Gunslinger

http://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-1.html

II - The Drawing of the Three

http://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-2.html

III - The Waste Lands

http://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-3.html

IV - Wizard and Glass

http://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-4.html

V - Wolves of the Calla

http://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-5.html

VI - Song of Susannah

http://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-6.html

VII - The Dark Tower (Release date: September 21, 2004)

http://secure.grantbooks.com/z-sk-dt-7.html

This is by far SK's best work and I would highly recommend it to those who enjoy epic-length fiction --- such as LOTR.

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