"The Gunslinger" is a novella originally published in the October 1978 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
Chronologically, it was the first appearance of the gunslinger Roland Deschain; the story is preceded by "The Little Sisters of Eluria," and followed by "The Way Station."
| The Dark Tower series | |
| Novels | I (a-b-c-d-e; f) • II • III • IV • IVS • V • VI • VII |
| Short stories | "Low Men in Yellow Coats" • "The Little Sisters of Eluria" |
| Related works | `Salem's Lot • The Stand • The Eyes of the Dragon • Insomnia |
| Comics | #1-7 • #8-12 • #13-18 • #19 • #20-25 • #26-30 #31-35 • #36-37 • #38-42 • #43-47 • #48-52 #53-57 • #58-59 • #60 • #61-65 • #66-70 |
| Characters | Roland Deschain • Jake Chambers • Eddie Dean Susannah Holmes • Donald Callahan • Walter o'Dim |