The Gunslinger

The Gunslinger

The Dark Tower I

Stephen King - 1982


The Gunslinger is a dark-fantasy novel 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 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, who travels with him part of the way.






The Gunslinger


The Gunslinger 01-05

The Gunslinger 06-10

The Gunslinger 11-15

The Gunslinger 16-20


The Way Station


The Way Station 01-05

The Way Station 06-10

The Way Station 11-13


The Oracle And The Mountains


The Oracle And The Mountains 01-05

The Oracle And The Mountains 06-10


The Slow Mutants


The Slow Mutants 01-05

The Slow Mutants 06-10

The Slow Mutants 11-13


The Gunslinger And The Man In Black


The Gunslinger And The Man In Black 01-05

The Gunslinger And The Man In Black 06-09