Stephen King's epic fantasy series, The Dark Tower, is being made into a major movie starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey. Due in cinemas February 17, 2017 USA.

In this first novel in his epic fantasy masterpiece, Stephen King introduces listeners to one of his most enigmatic heroes, Roland of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner, on a spellbinding journey into good and evil, in a desolate world which frighteningly echoes our own.

In his first step towards the powerful and mysterious Dark Tower, Roland encounters an alluring woman named Alice, begins a friendship with Jake, a kid from New York, and faces an agonising choice between damnation and salvation as he pursues the Man in Black.

Both grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike, The Gunslinger leaves listeners eagerly awaiting the next chapter.

And the Tower is closer....

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7 hours and 19 minutes
Author

Stephen King
Narrator

George Guidall
Audible release date

14 June 2012
Language

English
Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton
ASIN

B0137HR0ZK
Version

Unabridged
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Audiobook
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Listening Length	7 hours and 19 minutes
Author	Stephen King
Narrator	George Guidall
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	14 June 2012
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0137HR0ZK
Best Sellers Rank	691 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 16 in Dark Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals) 29 in Fantasy Action & Adventure 37 in Dark Fantasy (Books)

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Debra Salter

MIND BENDING IMAGINATION

Reviewed in Australia on 21 October 2021

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I read this book many years ago as it was published then as one of S.K.'s earlier novels. I found it fascinating then and now I'm 20 or more years older (wiser ??) I find it an incredibly great book, I only got to read the first 3 books in the series way back then but now am looking very much forward to reading more.
Be patient readers ..... this is a long story with lots of detail, it reminds me of trudging through the works of Charles Dickens which I did, and was glad of it. I love details and long drawn explanations - not "condensed" for more of the impatient readers.
The movie they made was a farce, I was terribly disappointed in it as it skipped through so much so quickly leaving you thinking ..... yeah that was OK (ish). Nothing against the actors who played the characters, it just felt hollowed out and only left the husk of the real story, but that's Hollywood isn't it

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Philip W

Fantastic read and listen

Reviewed in Australia on 17 January 2021

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Took a while to get into but well worth it, not much of a reader so I bought the audible addition, have never read a Stephen King book either.

I noticed I couldn't quite listen to it only, I had to read along with it, but despite that, I really enjoyed it, and definitely going to continue the series to see how it all ends.

5/5 I guess Stephen King is a legend for a reason, and this literary revised version, proves his mastery to the craft of storytelling.

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Tania

Quick delivery

Reviewed in Australia on 24 August 2020

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This first part of an eight part series was so fascinating to read. I love the story line and it was a page turner.
So much imagination went into this story. I believe Stephen King is the best story writer of all time.

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RBP

An acquired taste

Reviewed in Australia on 17 September 2020

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Felt like Stephen King was trying to pad the story to match the Lord of The Rings. Unfortunately, Tolken was engaging through his whole story whilst the Dark Tower dragged.

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J. R. Bennett

Left me wanting more

Reviewed in Australia on 20 August 2017

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It's been a while since I've read a S.King novel. The Dark Tower reminded me a what a great storyteller King is. The Dark Tower is far from his finest work but it has left me sufficiently curious to seek out the next book in the series

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Jabs

Great story

Reviewed in Australia on 2 October 2016

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The beginning of a great story over many many books. A lot happens so I, re reading it again in prep for the movie

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David Gulli

Great read

Reviewed in Australia on 25 January 2021

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Fantastic book that does good world building combined with good pacing. Felt progressive all the way through, with no real slower parts.

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Interested to see how well the film adaptation works

Reviewed in Australia on 23 June 2017

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I had high expectations of this novel; many of my friends loved it but I struggled to get engaged and it was more of chore than I had hoped. Perhaps the movie will add the imagination I so sadly lack.

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Louise886

The start of the Dark Tower journey

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2020

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This is my second time re-Reading the dark tower series. The first time I read this book I found it very hard to follow. The second time I enjoyed it far more.

The gunslinger is following the man in black across the desert. It is meant to be a world different to ours which is old. There are some links to our world and some parallels.

If you are a King fan then the Dark Tower journey is an absolute must!

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Djgos

Hard to know.......

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 September 2020

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I am afraid to allow myself be drawn into this series. I have read all nine (I think) of Donaldson's Thomas Covenant story, and the five of his space series (the name eludes me) and I'm not sure either was worth the time. Great vision and interesting stuff, but man were they heavy and loooooong! I'm pretty sure that Dark Tower series is similar.......

As a book I really enjoyed The Gunslinger. It is soo of the 70's and expanding the consciousness, yet still very Stephen King. I'm glad I read the revised version as the original, based on his foreword, mist have been been hard going at times.

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Squeaky Joe

An interesting read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2021

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In the first of Stephen King’s Dark Tower, we meet Roland of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. As he pursues the Man in Black in his quest to the Dark Tower, the Gunslinger meets a young boy, Jake, who accompanies him across the desert.

This isn’t the easiest of King’s books to get to grips with and the writing style is less accessible than usual. However, the cowboy/fantasy scenario is a fascinating one and sets the scene for the later books (which I’m told are more interesting). Apparently, much of what the author sets up in this volume makes a lot more sense later, but of course I’ll have to read all the others to confirm that. Though there is some proper gunfighting early on, much of the book is taken up with recounting the memories of Jake and the Gunslinger and building up the backgrounds of the characters.

An interesting read that promises much for the rest of the series.

Declan

Memories of time passed on

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2018

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This is my fourth journey to the Tower and like all journeys it begins with one small step. But what a step, Sai King is still the master storyteller and I , a constant reader , must continue to find new joys in old words . I shall , before I reach the clearing at the end of the path , return again , because this book is worth every second it takes to read it .

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Jake G

A hard intro to a series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 May 2021

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Even King says its not great, himself. It was a fairly hard, fairly boring, confusingly and fairly pretentiously written book... but I’m going to trust everyone and go on to the second in the series, as this book gave just enough intrigue.

I can’t see I’d spend 50-60£ on the full series of books unless the next one is MUCH better than this one

Parts of this book kind of reminded me of parts of The Stand.. not in its writing as such but in the narrative atmosphere

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