The Gunslinger

, #1

by

eBook, 343 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 2016 by Scribner.

ISBN:
978-1-5011-4138-6
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ASIN:
1501141384
Goodreads:
54959740

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3 stars (1 review)

A #1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen King’s most powerful creations, Roland of Gilead: The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which mirrors our own in frightening ways, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake.

81 editions

reviewed The Gunslinger by Stephen King (The Dark Tower, #1)

Not the most exciting of beginnings

3 stars

This book feels like a prologue to The Drawing of the Three and the epic to follow. I'll be honest: I'm not certain readers would be missing much if they skipped The Gunslinger entirely and relied solely on "The Argument" at the beginning of The Drawing of the Three to catch them up 🤷‍♂️

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Science Fiction
  • Horror
  • Adventure
  • Post Apocalyptic
  • Dystopia
  • Thriller