you don't like the Dark Tower? Or you just don't want to be derivative?
I love the Dark Tower. I'm just trying to tell my own story.
I've not read the whole DT series by far, but I remember the intro to The Gunslinger and was struck by a related vibe when I started reading this. I noted to myself that you had produced a haunting western feel with FAR less of the intricate description King used, as I recall it anyway.
In essence I think you've done much more storytelling with fewer words and have neatly succeeded in telling something very unique here.