. . . I think we should just retitle this thread "Books Sonya Hasn't Read" and get it over with. When I think about otherworlds linking up, I am not thinking of Stephen King's Dark Tower—my total Stephen King experience is still limited to Carrie, The Eyes of the Dragon, and a few short stories. I was thinking more on the order of Robin Hobb, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Diana Wynne Jones; others I am sure I'll remember if I think for a moment. But you are not the first person I've heard that criticism from.