The Gunslinger — Audiobook
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in—by —
What our data says
- At 7.6 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 77% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
- That's 38% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (12.3 hrs across 761 titles in our dataset).
Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.
Who is this for?
Best for fantasy listeners — a weekend-size listen at 7.6 hours (estimated).
About the book
[The Dark Tower][1] I The Gunslinger is a dark-fantasy by American author Stephen King. It is the first volume in the Dark Tower series. The Gunslinger was first published in 1982 as a fix-up novel, joining five short stories that had been published between 1978 and 1981. King substantially revised the novel in 2003; this version has remained in print ever since, with the subtitle RESUMPTION. The story centers upon Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, who has been chasing his adversary, "the man in black," for many years. The novel fuses Western fiction with fantasy, science fiction, and horror, following Roland's trek through a vast desert and beyond in search of the man in black. Roland meets several people along his journey, including a boy named Jake Chambers, who travels with him part of the way.
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How long is The Gunslinger as an audiobook?
The Gunslinger runs about 7.6 hours — our estimate from its 256 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
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When was The Gunslinger first published?
The Gunslinger by Stephen King was first published in 1976.