This is one of King's BEST "stories". The master story teller of our time is at his best here creating visible characters and worlds - the King pin at his best. Any fiction fan, and especially any King fan -like me - who doesn't love this book is loosing their edge. I've read the hard back and listened to the audio book 3 times. The audio veresion is super. For you Dark Tower series fans - like me - the Crimson King and company is here also. And, if i'm not mistaken, Jake is here too. I think he is perhaps the young artist saved by Ralph Roberts, he's drawing the tower and Roland. Sneaky, another King twist just like in Heart's in Atlantis and Black House.