Filled with ominous landscapes and macabre menace, Stephen King's latest mass market novel features The Gunslinger, a haunting figure in combat with The Man in Black in an epic battle of good versus evil. A spellbinding tale that is both grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike.
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King's (Pet Sematary, Audio Reviews, LJ 11/1/98) fantastical and allegorical "Dark Tower" series commenced in 1982 with the publication of The Gunslinger. Subsequent volumes have appeared about every five years thereafter. The Gunslinger introduces protagonist Roland as he pursues the Man in Black through bleak and tired landscapes in a world that has "moved on." Roland believes that the Man in Black knows and can be made to reveal the secrets of the Dark Tower, which is the ultimate goal of Roland's quest. The Waste Lands sees Roland and his fellow travelers continuing the quest for the Dark Tower. They journey through imaginative landscapes, over astounding obstacles, and meet with and confront a unique and fully drawn cast of characters, both human and nonhuman. Reader Frank Muller gives voice to the characters with a thoroughly engaging precision, accuracy, and great humanity and with an edge that drives the story onward and seems to amplify King's skill as an author. Highly recommended for all fiction collections.?Kristen L. Smith, Loras Coll. Lib., Dubuque, IA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'Pulse-poundingly engaging' -- Sunday Express on SONG OF SUSANNAH King's magnificent uberstory is finally complete... King's achievement is startling; his characters fresh... his plot sharply drawn... It is magic. -- Daily Express on THE DARK TOWER 'Join the quest before it's too late' -- Independent on Sunday on SONG OF SUSANNAH 'Classic King, fine characters, compellingly written in a gripping, well-honed plot' -- Daily Express on WOLVES OF THE CALLA 'Superbly energetic, it's King at his best' -- Mail on Sunday on WIZARD AND GLASS
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Chronic
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is amazing, and it does a great job of introducing you to Roland as a character, as he chases the mysterious man in black through the desert. You see his personality and are told about his trials as a gunslinger. After you finish the book, you understand who Roland is, but not all the answers are given. The only warning I will give you, is that if you love the first one, this book will make you want to read all seven of them. And of course, what would a Dark Tower book be without a shootout. Stephen King is a master of the craft, and this book proves that he can write an epic tale just as well as he can a tale of horror.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've just completed the first in The Dark Tower Series, and I have to say, I think, this is one of King's best told stories yet. I was a little disappointed to see one review suggesting that this book is "a guy thing"; so, ladies especially, I wanted you to know (coming from a woman, mother, wife, etc. and long-time King fan) that this book has a little bit of everything told in a parallel world that will keep you turning the pages, in true Stephen King style. Roland, the last Gunslinger, is a likeable, and realistic character who shares a wide range of feelings and reflections that will make you love and hate him. His dealings with his women, his mentors, and his too brief travel mate, Jake, make him a rugged, yet soft-hearted hero, one that I will not too soon forget. The book is hard to put down, and will make you long for the next pages in the saga, even before you've finished.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By NotATameLion
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I am a huge fan of Stephen King's Dark Tower series of books. I think that "Wizard and Glass" is possibly the best book he has written so far. I am always evangelizing others on the greatness of King's massive uber-story. Yet book one, "The Gunslinger," seems to be one heck of a stumbling block for most folks.
This is understandable. The story begins with Roland (the main protagonist of the series) in his darkest place. He has become hardened, unable to love. The story ends with him making the most heartless of decisions. "The Gunslinger puts the capital "G" in Grim.
Yet this almost unbearably bleak backdrop is essential to what the story of Roland and the Dark Tower becomes. In it we learn of what Roland is--a "Gunslinger"--and how he became one. We learn of the treachery that has set the course of Roland's destiny in motion.
Most of "The Gunslinger" comes off like a flashback wrapped inside a horrible hallucination. Bad things happen and there is no fulfilling end to this part of the tale. It understandably turns a lot of folks off to going any further with The Dark Tower.
I am here to tell you to keep on pressing on. King's story is, in my opinion, turning into one of the most epic and worthwhile tales ever written. The dryness of the Gunslinger is more than compensated for in the following books.
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A Must Read
Not your typical Stephen King, but awesome series.Once I read the first book I was hooked and had to read the entire series. Read more
Published 3 months ago by GinaJ
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Amazing!
When my friend asked me to read this I was skeptikal since I had never read Stephen King. Now I am hooked and on the fourth book. Read more
Published 5 months ago by fromthenorth
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Meh, it was just "ok" - I hope the series gets better!
This series has been on my TBR list since I was a teenager! I own multiple copies of the books in the series: Bound copies on my shelves, Kindle copies, and also audiobooks. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Darlene
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Good Read
Although a little confusing and random in parts, I did really enjoy reading this book and look forward to reading the rest of the series.
Published on May 27 2011 by B. Went
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Classic
My copy of The Gunslinger is old. Damn old. It's got a few pictures, for chrissakes.
It's a short novel, but I have to say - I've never read so few pages and become so... Read more
It's a short novel, but I have to say - I've never read so few pages and become so... Read more
Published on April 26 2011 by IDGS
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First in the long-running Dark Tower series, The Gunslinger is a poetic, nightmarish tale set in a world parallel to ours. Read more
Published on Mar 7 2006 by A. J. Cull
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Way to weird
There have only been a few books that i never finished, but the Dunslinger was one of them. It was just so weird. King never told you what was happening. Read more
Published on July 16 2004 by Bryan
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Awesome Awesome Book
One reviewer quipped: "It's a guy thing" Whatever! What, only guys can enjoy a good read? Please.... Well, I am all woman and I LOVED this book! Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by dana cain
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Best King Book Period
This is the best King book ever, in fact every book of this series has been stunning but you have to start somewhere and this is it. Read more
Published on Jun 30 2004 by Sam
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It's a guy thing.
I couldn't get into it. I'm a woman and I was either bored to tears, or felt like I was watching a western on TV for the millionth time. Read more
Published on Jun 25 2004
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