[TheOldLady]

I've read the seven-book series twice and hope to read it again before I croak.

I hope that you get a chance to read them all. I was captivated from the beginning of The Gunslinger.

[Joe 6-pack]

"I've read the seven-book series twice and hope to read it again before I croak."

It's now an eight-book series:

The Wind Through The Keyhole

And yes, I too was hooked from the beginning :-)