The Dark Tower

So begins Stephen King’s epic Dark Tower series, with the book titled The Gunslinger. And as beginnings go, this one is exceptional. Regardless of how the series ends, the simple fact is that The Gunslinger is one of those rare books that capture the imagination – in both the story as well as the writing itself.

Stephen King has long been criticized – with very good reason – for an overly verbose writing style. But that isn’t the case here. King has also been criticized for being unable to create a coherent long-range story (as the later books of The Dark Tower will reveal). But that isn’t the case here. In fact, if I were to recommend a single book as a representation of the best that Stephen King has to offer, I could think of nothing better than The Gunslinger, book one of the seven book Dark Tower series.

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