A Book Called – The Gunslinger by Stephen King

My doesn’t the week pass by quickly. Wednesday already. How are you? I’m doing very well, for once!

For my first bit on books has got to be about Stephen King, a class writer in my eyes. I’d do anything to get inside that man’s head… and I do mean anything! Feel free to give a comment or your advice on this book.

Here we go then, the book is Stephen King’s The Gunslinger.


This is Stephen King's first novel of seven in a series; one way to describe them is that they’re an exceptional classic fantasy quest. Best sellers all round. This book is by no means the biggest in the series; it is basically an introduction to a much more larger, complex story. The pace is fast; you can easily read this one in a day or two.

I've been an avid reader of Stephen King for a long time now, I’ll admit I was put off buying this book as it was not one of his typical horror books that I have grew up with and loved. However, I’m a girl who will try anything, so I grabbed a copy and started reading it, a few days later I was finished, and I was left needing more!

This book, The Gunslinger, introduces us to the main character Roland Of Gilead, the last of the Gunslingers from the line of Eld. He embarks on a journey across the western desert, into a desolate world that frighteningly echoes our own, tracking down the man in black, a dark figure who can answer many of his questions. He encounters a fascinating woman and Jake, a kid from New York. Faced with an unbearable decision, Roland is torn between damnation and salvation as he determines to find out what the man in black knows. The flashbacks and dreams throughout help the story and build the main character. As for the end, well it gives you a feeling that you want to get to the dark tower as quickly as possible to see what is there waiting for him.

So, you could say I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as well as the others. I’m now onto the fifth one and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next ones. A must read in my eyes.

Synopsis:
A fantasy tale describing the quest of the gunslinger, a man in tattered black, who passes back and forth through a door leading to two parallel worlds, and of those people under intense psychological pressure in the late 20th-century civilization who alone have the power to join him in the quest.

Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, The Dark Tower series is Stephen King’s most visionary piece of storytelling, a magical mix of fantasy and horror that may well be his crowning achievement. Join the quest for the elusive Dark Tower. The Tower is closer than you thought…