Just my 2-cents on King. I loved the Bachman books. The Running Man and The Long Walk were awesome (again, just my opinion). The Stand is hard to top. I haven't' read much since the start of the Dark Tower series, but I'll frequently pick up the 'old stuff' and read a bit. It, those kids feel like the ones I grew up with (minus the clown). Maybe King is a great one that has stayed to long, but when he was great...wow.