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Description
"An impressive work of mythic magnitude. May turn out to be Stephen King's greatest literary achievement." ( Atlanta Journal-Constitution ) "Brilliant, fresh, and compelling...will leave you panting for more." ( Booklist )
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Roland Deschain of Gilead: Roland Deschain, son of Steven Deschain, was born in the Barony of Gilead, in In-World. Roland is the last surviving gunslinger, a man whose only goal is finding and climbing to the top of the Dark Tower, purported to be the very center of existence. This quest is obsession, monomania and geas to Roland: the success of the quest is more important than the lives of his family and friends. He is a man who lacks imagination, and this is one of the stated reasons for his survival against all odds: he can't imagine anything other than surviving to find the Tower.
- Brown and Zoltan: A farmer in the desert and his pet crow.
- John "Jake" Chambers: A boy Roland meets at a way station in the desert
- The Man in Black: A dark figure that Roland is pursuing.
Memorable Quotes
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“Go then, there are other worlds than these.”
Jake Chambers
First Sentence
The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: The Gunslinger
Chapter Two: The Way Station
Chapter Three: The Oracle and the Mountains
Chapter Four: The Slow Mutants
Chapter Five: The Gunslinger and the Man in Black
Series
This is book 1 in the The Dark Tower series.
Classification
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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