"The Gunslinger (novella)"@en . "\"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.\""@en . "\"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.\""@en . . . . . .