Ok, I am a huge Steven King fan in general and have read nearly every book he has written. From this perspective I love the way he manages to incorporate all of his books together- especially the Hearts in Atlantis connection with the low men and the breakers. Not quite sure how The Regulators with the low men will fit into the grand scheme of things but im sure it will work out.
Not a huge fan of the Harry Potter references with the sneetches, or that of Spiderman with Dr Doom or even Star Wars, as I prefer to think of this series as an alternate to all of those mentioned above, but I have to admit that this wasn't one of his best books. The storyline was about average really, it seemed to deal more with the parallel in NY with the rose rather than the actually story. The ending seemed rather abrupt too, like he wrote one big story and then cut it in thirds to finish the story.
I think that one of the katet will die, but im not sure which one it will be, if its Jake then he will surely come back again, maybe it will be Pere Callahan if he joins.
I also hope that he covers all the partial stories that you read about from Rolands past, those involving Jamie- who doesnt seem to have as much coverage as Alain and Cuthbert.
Here's to the next book
matt