The Dark Tower - The Gunslinger/
(Stephen King)
In this novel, the first of seven in Stephen King's magnum opus, The Dark Tower which was inspired by Robert Browning's 19th century poem, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, King introduces the reader to Roland of Gilead, a gunslinger.A gunslinger is a sort of western cowboy, packing guns and extremely deadly. Roland is on a quest for the Dark Tower, a place of immense mystery and power. The book describes Roland's pursuit of the man in black across desert. Roland's world is a complex place, even though it is foreign to our own, certain things seem to exist in both worlds: The Beatles' Hey Jude is sung in a saloon Roland passes on his way; several machines or remnants of such as should not exist in any Western appear every now and again. The man in black is a wizard of sorts and holds information Roland must have if he is to fulfill his quest and reach the Dark Tower. The desert on which Roland makes his pursuit is barren and nearly devoid of life. Yet Roland strives on overcoming traps which the man in black lays for him, gaining on the man in black as the days pass and his rations and water diminish. After a time he comes upon a way station that once served a long deserted coach route. In the way station Roland encounters Jake, a boy of New York who has been conjured there involuntarily. Roland takes Jake along with him and they continue the pursuit of the man in black. Their travels lead them to a deserted rail track that runs into a mountain. In the darkness of the mountains they encounter and fight mutant humanoids, descendants of the victims of an ancient and forgotten cataclysmic war. Upon leaving the mountains they reach a chasm bridged by a rickety ropeway. During the crossing the man in black appears at the other edge. At that point Jake stumbles and holds onto the bridge for dear life. The man in black presents Roland with a choice: forsake Jake and catch him or allow him to flee. Roland has to make the choice that would best serve his quest and not his conscience. The end of the book, Roland and the man in black sit down to palaver and Roland receives the information he must have to continue his quest.
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