The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger is a dark fantasy novel by American author Stephen King. It is the first volume in hiss Dark Tower series. The Gunslinger was first published in 1982 as a fix-up novel, joining five short stories that had been published between 1978 and 1981. King substantially revised the novel in 2003; this version has remained in print ever since, with the subtitle "RESUMPTION". The story centers on Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, who has been chasing his adversary, "the man in black" for many years. The novel fuses wester fiction with fantasy, science fiction, and horror, following Roland's trek through a vast desert and beyond in search of the man in black. Roland meets several people along his journey, including a boy named Jake, who travels with him part of the way.
From the Bobby Russell Collection: Bobby Russell, local celebrity in his own right, worked with and for SK at WKIT for years. Bobby Russell is even named in the book "IT."
