55,376words
- Pages
- 330mass market, Pocket Books, 2016
- Reading time
- 3 h 42 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 5 h 57 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1982
Book 1 of 7 in The Dark Tower
Compared with other books
Longer than 18% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- arbookfind.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9781501161803
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Gunslinger?
The Gunslinger by Stephen King has 55,376 words.
How many pages is The Gunslinger?
330 pages in the mass market, Pocket Books, 2016 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read The Gunslinger?
About 3 h 42 min at 250 words a minute, or 5 h 57 min as an audiobook.
Writing a book of your own?
Musael counts every chapter as you write, keeps the plan beside the draft and checks names and facts across the book.