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The gunslinger
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NoveList Series:
Dark Tower volume 1.
Series:
Dark tower ; volume 1.
Published:
New York, NY : New American Library, 1988, c1982.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
224 pages ; 23 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure:
750L
Status:
Description
In 1978 Stephen King introduced the world to the last Gunslinger, Roland of Gilead.  Nothing has been the same since. Over twenty years later the quest for the Dark Tower continues to take readers on a wildly epic ride. Through parallel worlds and across time, Roland must brave desolate wastelands and endless deserts, drifting into the unimaginable and the familiar as the road to the Dark Tower extends beyond its own pages. 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 First Volume in the Epic DARK TOWER Series…

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 King’s 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 sexually ravenous Alice, and a friendship with the kid from Earth called Jake. Both grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike, here is stunning proof of Stephen King’s storytelling sorcery.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0452261341
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.3, 8 Points
Lexile measure:
750

Notes

Description
"The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen King’s most powerful creations, Roland of Gilead: The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which mirrors our own in frightening ways, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake. Inspired in part by the Robert Browning narrative poem, “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came,” The Gunslinger is “a compelling whirlpool of a story that draws one irretrievable to its center” (Milwaukee Sentinel)." -- Amazon.com.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.3,8,68502.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

King, S. (19881982). The gunslinger. New York, NY, New American Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

King, Stephen, 1947-. 19881982. The Gunslinger. New York, NY, New American Library.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

King, Stephen, 1947-, The Gunslinger. New York, NY, New American Library, 19881982.

MLA Citation (style guide)

King, Stephen. The Gunslinger. New York, NY, New American Library, 19881982.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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