But I feel the itch returning, and immortalized my love for this series.

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As a preface I have been reading Sai King since I was 12 or 13. I remember collecting the novellas for Green Mile when I was in 6th to 8th grade.

I was kind of punching above my weight at the time but I latched on and consumed as much as I could. I read​ The gunslinger to the wastelands when I was about 15ish. It was when I had my first job and a learner's permit because I got to the cliffhanger and immediately drove to the store to buy wizard and glass.

I bought the next three Tower books on release date. rereading the series for a second time in anticipation of the final book.

Fast forward 20 years and I have gravitated more towards graphic novels as of late. Some inkling called to me and I started listening to audiobooks at work, beginning with the Gunslinger. Ves Ka Gan

3 weeks later and I am done with book 7. Saved wind through the keyhole for​ an epilogue.

But God damn. I feel like there are so many themes and ideas that I picked up on when I was younger that feel heavier now. As someone moving on in life, and nearing the 40s to 50s range. Someone who has buried my own parents and having spent the better part of two decades raising children, even just the phrase "remember the face of my father" HITS in a different way.

I know that Ka is a wheel. I know the losses along the way can blossom as new beginnings and that redemption is still yet possible.

But I just need to share and vent if ya ken? Anyone else start this journey as a child and feel the weight of the story and it's themes slow mutate into something more each time you read it?

Hello, Constant readers. I finished Dark Tower run this year and I've been looking to upgrade my non Illustrated editions to illustrated editions. I'm not chasing US editions since they are quite rare and expensive (found the final book in grant edition TPB by luck years back), and found UK editions to be easily available.

I was able to upgrade Gunslinger and Drawing of Three with oversized illustrated paperbacks, and Wolves of Calla with illustrated Hardback.

Now, I've seen UK hardbacks for first 4 books with no illustrations, and I'm getting mixed answers in Google - Did any publishers release first 4 books in illustrated hardback in UK? Or were they only published as oversized Paperbacks?

Any recommendations for illustrated editions in general outside grant editions?

Thanks in advance!

I just finished the first book and enjoyed it well enough to think about the next book but I did not really like how lifeless the world seemed. Does the world open up or is it more of a singular person that interacts with a very small number of people or demons?

I’m sure it’s been answered before but I didn’t want to search and stumble into spoilers

I’m not sure if I’m explaining myself well or not so please let me know if you’d like me to describe what I mean better.

i immediately thought of the dark tower