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#1 The Gunslinger

by Stephen King

'The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.'

Cover of The Gunslinger
Hardcover
Pages 238 pages
Published 1982
Audiobook 7h 20m
Languages English, Bulgarian, Chinese +15

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Publisher's Summary

Roland is a haunting figure, a loner, on a spellbinding journey toward the mysterious Dark Tower, in a desolate world which frighteningly echoes our own. On his quest, Roland begins a friendship with a kid from New York named Jake, encounters an alluring woman and faces an agoni…

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Weighted Score
3.68 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 3.67 ★
v (Ratings Count): 2,039
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.
Hardcover Avg: 3.67
True Ratings 2,039
Written Reviews 139
Shelved (Popularity) 4,110
Users Read 2,646
Rating Distribution
5
22%
4
36%
3
29%
2
11%
1
2%

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Featured Characters

Roland (Fictitious character)
Roland (Fictitious character : King)
Slow Mutants
The Man in Black
Roland Deschain
Walter o'Dim

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