Time has come to write about the first book in the most epic fantasy series written ever, The Dark Tower by Stephen King.
The man in black fled through the desert, and the Gunslinger followed is the first line in Stephen King's epic series of Roland Deschain the Gunslinger. Annoyingly, describing the series is a very hard task because it do really happen loads of stuff, even while Roland is simply walking through a desert. Basicly, it's Stephen's amazing writing style that makes the entire book what it is. From the first sentence to the last, you are completely caught in this amazing book (and series for that matter), and you wish to follow Roland to the end of the world (which basicly is his great quest anyway). The heartless Gunslinger has been changed though, the old Roland was brutal, but a revised version of the book came in 2003. Roland is still the same badass as before, but there are some minor details (Revised version changes can be read HERE, Warning, spoiler alert). Roland meets several people on his journey through the desert, some of which has a lot to do with the rest of the series (which means you should not by any means skip to book number 2). The book is in my opinion not only a novel, but a piece of art that can and should be enjoyed by anyone. If there is a book museum or will be one, this book should have Mona Lisa's spot so that everyone could see it. But back on topic: Roland Deschain tries to find answers. What answers he look for we do not (yet) know, but he knows he can find them in the place he calls the Dark Tower. His journey takes us through his world, our world and lots of other worlds unrecognizable by anyone. With the Dark Tower, Stephen King gives proof that he is the great author we know him as.
I will not spoil anything else from the series, but if you are interested a plot summary from Wikipedia can be found here.
The Gunslinger is coming to the movies seventeenth of May 2012.
The Gunsligner is in my own opinion the best book I have ever read, and the best novel Stephen King has ever written. I give it the best of scores, 6 out of 6 possible stars.And don't despair just because the first book is short, it's merely a introduction.
If you are interested, you can buy The Gunslinger on Amazon in paperback or for a Kindle.
Other Information about The Gunslinger:
Author: Stephen King
Country: United States
Language: English
Genre(s): Fantasy, Horror, Science fiction,Western
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