Agreed. I was especially disappointed with the last one. Of the other five, I enjoyed Wizard and Glass the most.
Ironically enough, I’m on the last few pages of the Wizard and Glass as we speak. My wife and I decided a couple of weeks ago to re-read the series.
It probably is the best technically, but I really enjoy the first and second in the series. Shardok, the giant mechanical bear really resonated in my young mind when I first read it, and the weird echoes of our own World give it a really eerie vibe. And I’ll always love the opening line in the first book...
“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”