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Book Review of The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Bk 1)

The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Bk 1)
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In the first book of this brilliant series, Stephen King introduces readers to one of his most enigmatic heros, Rolad 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 frighteningly mirrors our own, Roland pursues the Man In Black, encounters an alluring woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the Kid from Earth called Jake.