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The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger by Stephen King

The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Dark Tower series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Guidall (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.3listening hrs
Fantasystore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Fantasy shelf

1,529 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger is book 1 of Stephen King's Dark Tower series: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by George Guidall, released January 1, 2016, on the Fantasy and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.3 hrs
Narrated by
George Guidall
Released
January 1, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fantasy, Apocalyptic & Dystopian, Paranormal
Series
Dark Tower #1
ISBN
9781508217411

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger as an audiobook?

The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.

Is The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger?

The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger is narrated by George Guidall.