Roland is a haunting figure, a loner, on a spellbinding journey into good and evil, in a desolate world which frighteningly echoes our own.īoth grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike, THE GUNSLINGER leaves readers eagerly awaiting the next chapter. On his journey he encounters a unique cast of characters, from his friends in what appears to be a Medieval type walled city, to a ragtag group of individuals in a western town, to a young boy named Jake.

A lone Gunslinger walks a vast desert in search of his nemesis.

In his first step towards the powerful and mysterious Dark Tower, Roland encounters an alluring woman named Alice, begins a friendship with Jake, a kid from New York, and faces an agonising choice between damnation and salvation as he pursues the Man in Black.īoth grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike, THE GUNSLINGER leaves. The Gunslinger is a wonderful Western Sci-Fi novel. A 1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen Kings most powerful creations, Roland of Gilead: The Last Gunslinger.

Roland is a haunting figure, a loner, on a spellbinding journey into good and evil, in a desolate world which frighteningly echoes our own. Stephen King The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1) Hardcover Jby Stephen King (Author), Michael Whelan (Author) 29,538 ratings Book 1 of 7: The Dark Tower See all formats and editions Kindle 13.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.

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