I hadn't read King until about 2003, when I picked up a paperback of The Gunslinger at the local pharmacy while waiting for a script. I liked the book enough to continue on with the series, and I absolutely fell in love with The Dark Tower books. I've since read The Stand (loved it), but that is the extent of my exposure to King's books.
'Salem's Lot is one of the books I'm interested in reading, for a couple reasons, but one of which is Callahan's presence in The Dark Tower books. Does King do this well, pulling characters from other books/worlds and bringing them together in All-World?
I don't think I've read enough of them yet to say for sure. I think Callahan might be the only one to come back in a major role from a previous book so far. But I know he makes little references to other books all the time, and of course there's Flagg, who shows up in various incarnations in several books. I've heard that Insomnia contains things that carry over into the Dark Tower series, but I haven't read it yet.
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Nate reads Stephen King, Book 2: 'Salem's Lot
- 15/02/2012 10:02:07 PM
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Excellent! (A few comments, and a question for you and Tigr.)
- 17/02/2012 11:57:34 PM
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Thanks!
- 18/02/2012 12:15:25 AM
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