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user: You are replying to Lawrence Garvin about "Re: New Dark Tower book".

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-=> Quoting Lawrence Garvin to Stewy <=-
LG> This is not necessarily true, Stewy. Take a look at the publication
LG> dates listed at the end of this message and then support your above
LG> statement. While I'll grant that it might -look- like he's publishing
LG> less, please note that, in general, his books are longer than they were
LG> in the early days, and he's also written nine screenplays in the past
LG> ten years as well.
LG> (Perhaps I'll do an analysis of these publications in terms of pages
LG> and post that analysis. I suspect we'll find that he's actually writing
LG> -more- in the past five years than he did in the twenty prior to that!)
S>  Ya, but that book was a couple years ago..who knows what he is
S> thinking now:-(
LG> The Afterword to Dark Tower IV, dated October, 1996, indicates that
LG> six or seven is still the target number for total number of volumes.
S> It was  totally a great series...I wish they would air it again so I
S> could tape it..
LG> It is available for rent from your local video store in a two-video
LG> set.
S>  Has anyone noticed that the cover to Desparation and the cover to
S> The  Regulators(written as Richard Bachman) are similar as well as
S> the stories  themselves?:-)
LG> Yes, that's intentional. <G>
LG> Stephen King publication dates:
LG> 74 Carrie....read it/saw the movie on cable again last month:-)
LG> 75 'Salem's Lot...read it, loved it:-)
LG> 77 The Shining.was sokay!!
LG> 77 Night Shift (Collection of Short Stories published from '70 to
LG> 77 Rage (R.Bachman)read it, just mediocre for me
LG> 78 The Stand..loved it..loved it!!
LG> 78 DTI: The Gunslinger "The Gunslinger" HuH..never knew!!
LG> 79 The Dead Zone...read, it was sokay
LG> 79 The Long Walk (R.Bachman)...read it...liked it
LG> 80 Firestarter...read it...loved it!!
LG> 80 Danse Macabre..read it...did not much like it:-(
LG> 80 DTI: The Gunslinger "The Way Station"...HUH again..totally lost me
LG> 81 DTI: The Gunslinger "The Oracle and the Mountains"HUh, Huh...where?
LG> 81 Cujo...read it...saw movie..liked both
LG> 81 DTI: The Gunslinger "The Slow Mutants"Huh x3...
LG> 81 DTI: The Gunslinger "The Gunslinger and the Dark Man"...Where did
LG> 81 Roadwork (R.Bachman)...read it..twas sokay
LG> 82 Different Seasons...read it...liked it...
LG> 82 Running Man (R.Bachman)...saw the movie..
LG> 83 Christine...read it...loved it...saw the movie..
LG> 83 Pet Sematary..read it..liked it...saw the movie
LG> 84 Thinner (R.Backhman)read it...like it...saw the movie
LG> 84 Cycle of the Werewolf...was sokay..
LG> 84 Talisman...tried to read it<G> couldn't gave up...
LG> 85 Skeleton Crew...definetly liked it..
LG> 86 It...read it...and read it again...liked it
LG> 87 Eyes of the Dragon....read it...thought it was different...liked it
LG> 87 Misery...read it...saw the movie...was not pleased with movie..
LG> 87 The Tommyknockers...read it...saw the movie...loved both
LG> 87 DTII: The Drawing of the Three..read it...loved it
LG> 89 The Dark Half...read it...liked it...
LG> 90 The Stand (Uncut)...read it...loved it....:-)))))
LG> 90 Four Past Midnight...read it...liked it
LG> 91 Needful Things...read it...loved it...
LG> 91 Gerald's Game...read it...liked it...
LG> 91 DTIII: The Waste Lands...read it...loved it
LG> 93 Dolores Claiborne...read it..twas sokay..
LG> 93 Nightmares and Dreamscapes...read it..definetly loved it
LG> 94 Insomnia...read it...loved it...
LG> 95 Rose Madder..read it...just mediocre..
LG> 96 Desperation...tried to read it...
LG> 96 The Regulators (R.Bachman)read it...like it...
LG> 97 The Green Mile...read it...not what I expected...
LG> 97 DTIV: Wizard & Glass...can't wait to read it....

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assistant: Hi Lawrence:-)
 Alas Lawrence, you are right...I guess it just seemed longer..I forgot about
 the "GreenMile series"...yes, I imagine the screenplays take up a lot of
 his time...
 Go for it!! and please let me know you're findings:-)
 You know something Lawrence, you blew my mind when I read the list at the
 end of this msg...cuz I mean I have been reading SK since I was 15; and I
 did not know there were other DT books...I have DT: The Gunslinger, and
 the two that follow that(can't remember what order they go in)...I did not
 know there were prior publications to these...so are these books part of
 the series?  Do I need to read them...I just can't believe this!!!
 Kewl..I'll have to go check it out...could do with watching it again, and
again
 Well, I figured that out<G>...remember I haven't read Desparation...just the
 beginning of it...with all this talk with you and I; I'm going to finish up
 the book I'm reading now and go back and try "Despartion" again...maybe
 with you coaching me I might be able to get through it
'77)Sokay
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 Chow for now...Stewy
... "Talk to you later Lawrence Garvin message replied on 17 Nov 97 at 11:
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