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

The Gunslinger  (Dark Tower, Bk 1)
The Gunslinger (Dark Tower, Bk 1)
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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The Gunslinger, a haunting figure who embodies the qualities of the lone hero through the ages from ancient myth to frontier western legend. His pursuit of The Man in Black, his liaison with the sexually ravenous Alice, his friendship with the kid from Earth called Jake, are part of the drama that is both grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike, an alchemy of storytelling sorcery.