I just remembered this. When I was in Iraq, I overheard a radio transmission to FOB Gunslinger, of which the commanding unit's call-sign was "Roland". Found that to be pretty damn cool.

And yeah, King has quite a few non-horror books. I thought Firestarter was even better than the movie (which was also great, and helped start my childhood crush on Drew Barrymore), as was The Stand, which I read in like sixth grade. I did really like Misery, and the movie's really good too, but I also like Kathy Bates (I believe her name is, the woman that played in Misery) because she isn't very attractive (especially for Hollywood, I mean), so she has to get movie parts solely on her acting ability, which is phenominal. Also, if you know a little bit about baseball, you can pick up The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, which is pretty good. Originally, I only bought that because the Tom Gordon referred to through the book is the same Tom "Flash" Gordon that was a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, a while after Boston traded him ... but he's been with like half a dozen teams. Anyway.

I think his best, that I've read, are The Stand, Firestarter, and Needfull Things. I think Needfull Things is even better than Salem's Lot, actually, but that could be just me. Excellent read.

Look at me, I underlined all the book titles, like I'm special or something. Wheee.