DEM completely *ruined* The Dark Tower.
<grumble, grumble: almost thirty *years* i spent waiting for the end of that :grumble, grumble>
Now, LOTR, naw. The eagles were part of the story all along. In the Hobbit, it's a bit annoying, but it's a kid's book (and Tolkien's first novel, as well). I don't hold it to as high a standard.
But sure, any professional novelist ought to be able to avoid it by thinking ahead. Which is why TDT was *such* a disappointment.
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