"An impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be
Stephen King's greatest literary achievement" (The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution), The Gunslinger is the first volume in the epic
Dark Tower Series.
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.
Inspired in part by the Robert Browning narrative poem, "Childe Roland
to the Dark Tower Came," The Gunslinger is "a compelling whirlpool of
a story that draws one irretrievable to its center" (Milwaukee
Sentinel). It is "brilliant and fresh...and will leave you panting for
more" (Booklist).