Táto prvá novela v jeho epic fantasy masterpiece, Stephen King tvorí readers na jeden z jeho most enigmatic heroes, Roland of Gilead, Last Gunslinger. He is haunting figure, a loner, on spellbinding journey do dobrej a evil, v desolate world which frighteningly echoes our own. V jeho prvých krokoch k powerful a mysterious Dark Tower, Roland encounters alluring woman named Alice, beží friendship s Jake, dieťa z New Yorku, a tvárou agonising choice medzi damnation and salvation as jej pursues. Both grippingly realistické a eerily dreamlike, THE GUNSLINGER listy readers eagerly awaiting the next chapter. And the Tower is closer...