The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger

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Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation film
graphic novel
gptkbp:author gptkb:Stephen_King
gptkbp:awards none
gptkbp:character gptkb:Jake_Chambers
Brown
The Man in Black
Cort
gptkbp:covers gptkb:Michael_Whelan
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
acclaimed by some critics
gptkbp:culturalImpact cult following
inspired adaptations
influenced other works
gptkbp:firstClaim 1982 Viking Press
gptkbp:follows Roland's_quest
gptkbp:genre fantasy
horror
western
gptkbp:influenced fantasy genre
horror genre
western genre
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arthurian_legend
Spaghetti Westerns
gptkbp:inspiration The Man with No Name
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0452282049
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Roland_Deschain
gptkbp:narrativeStyle third-person
omniscient
gptkbp:pageCount 224
gptkbp:publishedBy 1982
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Viking_Press
gptkbp:relatedTo The Dark Tower series
Stephen_King's_works
gptkbp:sequel The Drawing of the Three
gptkbp:series The Dark Tower
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Gilead
Desert
Mid-World
Tull
gptkbp:theme fate
redemption
the nature of good and evil