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The Gunslinger and the Dark Man

short story by Stephen King
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Summary

The Gunslinger and the Dark Man is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Stephen King[3]
  • Follows: The Slow Mutants[4]
  • Language of work or name: English[5]
  • Country of origin: United States[6]
  • Publication date: November 1981[7]
  • Published in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction[8], The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger[9]
  • Form of creative work: short story[10]

Why It Matters

The Gunslinger and the Dark Man is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Noosfere story id → 44273
    Fantlab work id → 35275
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Noosfere story id: 44273"
  2. 16w ago · Cantor · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Wikidata description → short story by Stephen King
    Form of creative work → short story
    Language of work or name → English
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Title: The Gunslinger and the Dark Man"
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