This is the intro taken from the front of the revised and expanded version of the book:
In the first book of this brillant series, Stephen King introduces readers to one of his most enigmatic heroes, Roland of Gilead, the last gunslinger. Nothing will ever be the same. Roland’s quest for the Dark Tower takes readers on a wildly epic ride – through parallel worlds and across time. A classic tale of colossal scope – crossing over terrain from The Stand, The Eyes of the Dragon, Insomnia, The Talisman, Black House, Hearts in Atlantis, ‘Salem’s Lot, and other familiar King haunts – the adventure takes hold with the turn of each page.
And the tower awaits. . . .
The Gunslinger
This heroic fantasy is set in a world of ominous landscape and macabre menace that is a dark mirror of our own. A spellbinding tale of good versus evil, it features one of Stephen Kings most powerful creations – the gunslinger, a haunting figure who embodies the qualities of the lone hero through the ages, from ancient myth to frontier Western legend.
The gunslinger’s quest involves the pursuit of the man in black, a liaison with the ravenous Alice, and a friendship with the boy from New York called Jake. Both grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike, The Gunslinger is stunning proof of Stephen King’s storytelling sorcery.
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Come with me on an adventure as I read my favorite series of all times. I love this story and would like to share my thought on it and hear your thoughts as well. I will have one post for each book and just keep a running commentary under each one. Feel free to leave comments, agree with me, disagree with me, offer your own insights. Just keep it clean please.
