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The Gunslinger

The Gunslinger

by Stephen King

1976succubusdemonsAmerican fictionfantastic fictionadventure fiction
4.1
Open Library
Open Library

First lines

The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

About this book

[The Dark Tower][1] I The Gunslinger is a dark-fantasy by American author Stephen King. It is the first volume in the Dark Tower series. The Gunslinger was first published in 1982 as a fix-up novel, joining five short stories that had been published between 1978 and 1981. King substantially revised the novel in 2003; this version has remained in print ever since, with the subtitle RESUMPTION. The story centers upon Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, who has been chasing his adversary, "the man in black," for many years. The novel fuses Western fiction with fantasy, science fiction, and horror, following Roland's trek through a vast desert and beyond in search of the man in black. Roland meets several people along his journey, including a boy named Jake Chambers, who travels with him part of the way. "The Gunslinger" (October 1978) "The Way Station" (April 1980) "The Oracle and the Mountains" (February 1981) "The Slow Mutants" (July 1981) "The Gunslinger and the Dark Man" (November 1981) [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81600W/The_Dark_Tower_1-7

Themes & subjects

succubusdemonsAmerican fictionfantastic fictionadventure fictionscience fiction
First published 1976

Characters & people

Setting

GileadIn-WorldThe Dark Towerthe desertEarthTullManhattanWestern Seathe way station

About the author

Stephen King
Stephen King

21 September 1947

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections. King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution t…

Author

Stephen King

First published

1976

Pages

280

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

95

Languages

English, Italian, Swedish

Publisher

Debolsillo

ISBN

9789754051513

Where to buy

TR
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Around the web

StephenKing.com - The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger StephenKing.com - The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (Revised) The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - Wikipedia The Gunslinger | Stephen King Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia Amazon

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