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The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: George Guidall
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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....

©1982 Stephen King (P)2003 Penguin Audiobooks Action & Adventure Dark Fantasy Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Scary Old West Wild West
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Was The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger worth the listening time?

So, this book is OK, nothing special... but the series is really good and so this is essential reading to start you on the journey to The Dark Tower.

My advice is to read this book and then dive straight into book 2. If you're not hooked by the end of book 2 then don't bother reading any further but it gets better and better as it goes along. This is a slow burner and it really starts to grow on you as you progress through the series.

Essential but rubbish read !

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Where does The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is among my top 5.

What other book might you compare The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger to, and why?

I cannot wait to listen to the rest of the series.

What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I never read the books cause I could not get into them but George Guidall is amazing. I am now reading the book after listening.

Join the Journey

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Perhaps I am the wrong audience for this book as I really struggled to concentrate on it and ended up zoning out to parts of it. However, I found the narrator to be excellent.

Not for me

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Not really for me i guess. It feels like the author was on Coke when he wrote this and not in a good way, in a self absorbed and boring way.

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I mean, anyone who has read anything by King would probably know his way of getting caught up in details that sometimes bear very little fruit. Overall I think this one is very good and I would recommend it to any fan of fantasy, sci-fi or general adventure.

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