Recommend to me Stephen King books

[kainedamo]

Hey guys, could you recommend Stephen King books please?

I've read The Shining, part of Pet Cemetary (wasn't my copy didn't get to finish it), Shawshank Redemption, and part of Apt Pupil (which is upstairs and I intend to finish).

What else is good? He has so many books, and peoples opinions are very mixed about alot of them.

And does anyone have any other authors to recommend? "If you liked Stephen King..."

And could someone clear something up for me? I was reading comments about the Dark Tower series. Is the DT series a continuation or something of some other King books or is it just the odd comment (like how the Shining seems to be a theme in a couple of the books).

[Mr Sparkle]

"the stand" close thread, and "if you like Stephen king" you need to read other authors.

plus it's "controversial"

[kainedamo]

I do read other authors! Though I don't read as much as I'd like. Just about my favourite book is 1984.

[X-Chick]

No, they're all horribly drawn on it and loaded with a bunch of filler crap so they seem long and more impressive.

[Darthphere]

Ok, read Stephen King books.

[KingOfDreams]

The Dark Tower series

[the_ultimate_evil]

the running man

[Fledermaus]

Pretty much all of them except the new one "Lisey's Story". I couldn't get into it. And I don't really like "Gerald's Game" either. You should definitely read "IT".

[kainedamo]

Yeah I wanna read IT at some point. The movie freaked the hell outta me.

What about The Stand? I hear mixed stuff about that. Apparently the ending blows.

[triplefive]

I think I liked all the novellas in Hearts in Atlantis.

[Bat Attack]

"IT" is my favorite King novel.

[tzarinna]

I'll second Mr Sparkle's "The Stand".
If you like King check out Barker in my sig.

[Erzengel]

The Stand definitely.

[muertevilla]

i like The Dark Half. Bag of Bones was alright. if you want to learn a little bit about the craft and about the way he writes you should check out Stephen King On Writing. He is da man..

[thedeadite]

not really a full novel...but pretty much EVERY short story in Night Shift is amazing. I enjoy stephen king's short stories more than i do his novels...mostly cause of my lack of a good attention span.

Thinner is a good read too.

[Clerk]

part of Pet Cemetary (wasn't my copy didn't get to finish it),

Finish it.

[Cаrter]

Read "It"
Scary book

Salem's Lot is also good

[bored]

"The Stand", hands down.

If you've got the time, try for the "Dark Tower" series. It'll be alot to read, but it's worth it. Also, the books tie into almost everything else he's written in some way or another.

[Geo7877]

I read alot of SK over the summer, Bag of Bones was the standout, it's a really good story and it's written extremely well. Cell was fun. IT was good albeit weird sometimes. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was pretty good too, it was cute. Cujo was interesting. and 'salems Lot is a great book :)
I could never finish The Stand, it was just really boring to me, i dunno.

[kainedamo]

Finish it.


I intend to. What I had read of it was amazing and heartbreaking.

[kainedamo]

I finished Apt Pupil like 10 minutes ago.

My reaction - HOLY ****!

Spoilers for Apt Pupil...

What a great ending. I feel really bad for Todd's parents. That's gonna badly screw them up for the rest of their lives. They were so proud of their son. They had no idea. There was a point in the book where Todd was going to committe suicide, and I wanted him to do it. I knew he'd only end up hurting people. 'It was five hours later and almost dark before they took him down'. Powerful line. I asked myself occasionally when I read it, who is worse? Dussander or Todd? Technically, Dussander is worse. But Todd is creepier. Way creepier.

[Mr.Webs]

In 'Skeleton Crew' there's a story called 'The Fog'.

Brilliant.:up:

[Arcturus]

Stephen King Rules, check out;

Carrie, Night Shift, The Shining, Pet Semetary, Nightmares & Dreascapes, Cujo, Cell, The Stand

These are some solid reads, there is however, much more.

:yay:

[Hattie79]

Read most, if not all, of his older books. The two I was a bit disappointed with were From A Buick 8 and The Cell. :)

[wiegeabo]

i like The Dark Half. Bag of Bones was alright. if you want to learn a little bit about the craft and about the way he writes you should check out Stephen King On Writing. He is da man..

I second that. I really liked the Dark Half too (the movie wasn't nearly as good, although it did have some good moments).

I think it's the only King book I read. I've started to read other books, but never finished them for various reasons. I got about 2/3 through the Tommyknockers, but didn't finish. I liked it, but was young and in school, and just never finished reading it. I started the Dark Towerss , and was really liking it, but didn't finish because it was a friend's book who moved.

I should really finish those.

[muertevilla]

I second that. I really liked the Dark Half too (the movie wasn't nearly as good, although it did have some good moments).

I think it's the only King book I read. I've started to read other books, but never finished them for various reasons. I got about 2/3 through the Tommyknockers, but didn't finish. I liked it, but was young and in school, and just never finished reading it. I started the Dark Towerss , and was really liking it, but didn't finish because it was a friend's book who moved.

I should really finish those.

most king movies dont do the books justice. the only king movie i saw that was actually worth a damn was rose red. the dark half was definately cool. my favorite part is when the security guard gets his eye slashed open and it makes a popping sound...:up: great stuff

[PuMpKiN EsCoBaR]

IT is really good.
Desperation I liked.
Insomnia I really liked.

[Equint77]

I like the shining..

[muertevilla]

and when i said the dark half was definately cool, i was talking about the book

[muertevilla]

IT is really good.
Desperation I liked.
Insomnia I really liked.

RIP DIME!!!!!

[Cаrter]

IT took me about 2 months to get through

[Eggyman]

'Bag Of Bones' is my fave, but someone before me also mentioned 'Night Shift' which has some excellent short stories in it -- also for short stories check out 'Everything's Eventual'. On the subject of his films, yes, i aggree, most have been stinkers -- but 'Secret Window' I thought was brilliant, both on page and on screen!

[Geo7877]

I finished Apt Pupil like 10 minutes ago.

My reaction - HOLY ****!

Spoilers for Apt Pupil...

What a great ending. I feel really bad for Todd's parents. That's gonna badly screw them up for the rest of their lives. They were so proud of their son. They had no idea. There was a point in the book where Todd was going to committe suicide, and I wanted him to do it. I knew he'd only end up hurting people. 'It was five hours later and almost dark before they took him down'. Powerful line. I asked myself occasionally when I read it, who is worse? Dussander or Todd? Technically, Dussander is worse. But Todd is creepier. Way creepier.


Apt Pupil is probably my favorite SK story. I dunno why but it really struck me as brilliant, lol.

[Lightspeed]

The only two books I have read from him are Firestarter and The Dead Zone. I recommend both of them.

[Iceman/Psylocke]

Hey guys, could you recommend Stephen King books please?

I've read The Shining, part of Pet Cemetary (wasn't my copy didn't get to finish it), Shawshank Redemption, and part of Apt Pupil (which is upstairs and I intend to finish).The Stand is my favourite. You should also finish Pet Sematary when you get a chance. That was one of the first books I ever read and I still remember it.

[Galactus]

Coming soon:

http://www.liljas-library.com/img/other/duma_whole.jpg

DUMA KEY is the engaging, fascinating story of a man who discovers an incredible talent for painting after a freak accident in which he loses an arm. He moves to a 'new life' in Duma Key, off Florida's West Coast; a deserted strip, part beach, part weed-tangled, owned by a patroness of the arts whose twin sisters went missing in the 1920s.

Duma Key is where out-of-season hurricanes tears lives apart and a powerful undertow lures lost and tormented souls. Here Freemantle is inspired to paint the amazing sunsets. But soon the paintings become predictive, even dangerous. Freemantle knows the only way forward is to discover what happened to the twin sisters -- and what is the secret of the strange old lady who holds the key?

The story is about friendship, about the bond between a father and his daughter. And about memory, truth and art. It is also is a metaphor for the life and inspiration of a writer, and an exploration of the nature, power and influence of fiction.

[Whiskey Tango]

Definitely The Stand.

Also, don't overlook his short story collections. Skeleton Crew, Night Shift, Everything's Eventual, and especially Nightmares and Dreamscapes are all great reads imo. Ditto The Bachman Books.

The Dark Tower series can be kinda daunting I guess if you haven't started it yet but it's a hell of a lot of fun, though I thought it started to jump the shark a little during the last 3 books.

I also highly recommend The Talisman, and the follow up Black House.

Eyes of the Dragon is a cool read if you want more fantasy/less horror.

Desperation and it's companion The Regulators were enjoyable.

Ok I'm done.

[Ghostvirus]

I intend to. What I had read of it was amazing and heartbreaking.

From what I have read this is Stephen Kings hardest book he ever wrote. He actually stopped writing it half way through, because he couldn't stand it.

To give you an idea of how personal it was. The house in the Pet Semetary movie was where he wrote Pet Semetary. That is also the actualy Pet Semetary that inspired the book.

I finished Apt Pupil like 10 minutes ago.

My reaction - HOLY ****!

Spoilers for Apt Pupil...

What a great ending. I feel really bad for Todd's parents. That's gonna badly screw them up for the rest of their lives. They were so proud of their son. They had no idea. There was a point in the book where Todd was going to committe suicide, and I wanted him to do it. I knew he'd only end up hurting people. 'It was five hours later and almost dark before they took him down'. Powerful line. I asked myself occasionally when I read it, who is worse? Dussander or Todd? Technically, Dussander is worse. But Todd is creepier. Way creepier.

Did you read the breathing method as well. I believe Apt. Pupil is in a collection of stories called Different seasons, & one of the stories is called The Breathing Method. The ending to that is f-ing creepy!

Read most, if not all, of his older books. The two I was a bit disappointed with were From A Buick 8 and The Cell. :)

I couldn't even get through A Buick 8. All I could think was this is like Christine.

IT is really good.
Desperation I liked.
Insomnia I really liked.

I am glad some one reccommended Desperation. Great book. The movie was just crap. Utter crap! Did you also read The Regulators? He wrote that under his Suedo-Name Richard Bachman.

Coming soon:

http://www.liljas-library.com/img/other/duma_whole.jpg

DUMA KEY is the engaging, fascinating story of a man who discovers an incredible talent for painting after a freak accident in which he loses an arm. He moves to a 'new life' in Duma Key, off Florida's West Coast; a deserted strip, part beach, part weed-tangled, owned by a patroness of the arts whose twin sisters went missing in the 1920s.

Duma Key is where out-of-season hurricanes tears lives apart and a powerful undertow lures lost and tormented souls. Here Freemantle is inspired to paint the amazing sunsets. But soon the paintings become predictive, even dangerous. Freemantle knows the only way forward is to discover what happened to the twin sisters -- and what is the secret of the strange old lady who holds the key?

The story is about friendship, about the bond between a father and his daughter. And about memory, truth and art. It is also is a metaphor for the life and inspiration of a writer, and an exploration of the nature, power and influence of fiction.

Interesting.

[Superman]

Coming soon:

http://www.liljas-library.com/img/other/duma_whole.jpg

DUMA KEY is the engaging, fascinating story of a man who discovers an incredible talent for painting after a freak accident in which he loses an arm. He moves to a 'new life' in Duma Key, off Florida's West Coast; a deserted strip, part beach, part weed-tangled, owned by a patroness of the arts whose twin sisters went missing in the 1920s.

Duma Key is where out-of-season hurricanes tears lives apart and a powerful undertow lures lost and tormented souls. Here Freemantle is inspired to paint the amazing sunsets. But soon the paintings become predictive, even dangerous. Freemantle knows the only way forward is to discover what happened to the twin sisters -- and what is the secret of the strange old lady who holds the key?

The story is about friendship, about the bond between a father and his daughter. And about memory, truth and art. It is also is a metaphor for the life and inspiration of a writer, and an exploration of the nature, power and influence of fiction.Looks good. :up: :yay:

[Holly]

the last Stephen King book i read made me want to put my face through a window. Desperation? Desper-something. it was horrible

[kainedamo]

Yeah right, Toven! You love Stephen King! You don't fool me!

[PLAS]

The Running Man
Rage
Carrie
Misery
The Stand
The Regulators
On Writing

I've enjoyed mostly his Bachman stuff

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

The Shining-I had seen the movie, but by God, the book absolutely had me tense and on the edge of my seat, bed, etcetera. A nice piece of work that managed to scare me away from the bottle before I could even enjoy it.

The Gunslinger-After my first read through, I was lost. After another, I fell in love with the story King began.

-Morzan

[AhabTheArab]

I do read other authors! Though I don't read as much as I'd like. Just about my favourite book is 1984.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. also a utopian society.
Stranger in A Strange Land. a strange land indeed..

if you enjoyed 1984, id recommend those. stephen king on the other hand is horrendously over rated, and the dark tower series, might be the most over rated series of all time imo, its horribly paced, the characters kinda suck, and its just not very well written imo.

[Galactus]

Big day for Stephen King today: His 60th birthday :)

[Honey Vibe]

Great:
- It
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Dolores Claiborne
- The Dragon's Eyes
- The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
- Gerald's Game

Okay:
- The Shining
- Needful Things
- The Dark Half
- Rose Madder

Terrible:
- Carrie
- Cujo
- Thinner
- The Dead Zone

[knowsbleed]

Terrible:
- Carrie
- Cujo


:wow:

:cmad:

[Kritish]

Cujo, Cell, Carrie and The Shining.

[Honey Vibe]

:wow:

:cmad:
Actually Carrie wasn't that bad. I take that back.
Cujo was and is horrible.

[DBella]

Too many but you can start with either of these 3 if they've not already been suggested:

The Stand
Cell
It

[MaskedManJRK]

The Stand
Misery
Christine
The Dark Tower series

[VenomXXXXL]

The Dark Tower Series is possibly the best series of books I have ever read with the exception of the Gunslinger, which is primarily set-up. The series skyrockets with The Drawing of the Three. Every King novel connects to the DT series in some fashion.

Some of King's other masterpieces are Dreamcatcher, Bag of Bones, Insomnia and the Green Mile. Also, his short story collections are too amazing for words.

Other than a few rare missteps ( Lisey's Story for one ) you pretty much can't go wrong with SK.

[Bill]

There are some good suggestions here.

I would suggest some of his short stories to give you an idea of what the guy can do without the benefit of invoking the supernatural: Head Down (Nightmares and Dreamscapes) and The Last Rung on the Ladder(Night Shift). Both very good stories that forgo any creepy crawlies. Misery is also a very good read. Some of his more gruesome ones are Survivor Type (Skeleton Crew)and Autopsy Room 4 (Everything's Eventual). One of my other non-horror faves is Dolan's Cadillac (Nightmares and Dreamscapes).

[danoyse]

Salem's Lot. And only read it at night. :wow:

Also recommended: The Stand, IT, Carrie, The Dead Zone, and The Shining. All good.

[The Shredder]

I havent read too many King books, but IT was one that I have read and I definately recommend that one. THE STAND is an obvious recommendation as well. THE SHINING is pretty good as well. Sorta liked NEEDFUL THINGS, but wasnt a fav. Right now, I'm reading CUJO for the hell of it. The 25th Anniversary DVD put me in the mood I suppose.

[Galactus]

More details on Duma Key:
http://www.liljas-library.com/img/other/dumaplot_s.jpg

And a new short story:

Mute
Posted: October 9, 2007, 08:48:37

King has a new story coming in the December 2007 issue of Playboy called Mute:


MUTE--In a confession to a priest, a traveling salesman tells of his encounter on the Maine turnpike with a deaf-mute hitchhiker to whom he rants about his adulterous wife. Master of the macabre STEPHEN KING delivers another compelling tale with a twist

[shapeshifter]

forget king.
read Richard Matheson.
He is the writer that inspired King, and his stories are very good.
He wrote
nightmare at 20,000 feet
What dreams may come
The legend of hell house
I am legend
all of which have been made into movies or shorts that were in no way as good as the books.

[Ghostvirus]

Is what the intro to What Dreams May Come true, or was he just making it up. To make it seem like the story was true?

[shapeshifter]

Is what the intro to What Dreams May Come true, or was he just making it up. To make it seem like the story was true?
its very possible that it is true. he based a lot of his ideas on facts and actual events

[Ghostvirus]

But his brother speaking to him from the other side, through a psychic. That seemed a little far fetched.

[Galactus]

A Very Tight Place
Posted: October 11, 2007, 13:10:05

King answers 5 questions asked by USAToday and one is this interesting question about something called A Very Tight Place.


What are you writing? It's called A Very Tight Place. Not a novel but a long story. I've been writing lots of stories lately. I wonder why?

[Galactus]

Ayana in November
Posted: October 11, 2007, 22:14:35

King's official site reports that the new story Ayana will be in the Fall issue of The Paris Review.


Get ready for Pocket Rockets
Posted: October 12, 2007, 19:33:15 | Section: Book » Pocket Rockets

As some of you might have guessed it's now confirmed that King has enough stories for a new collection. This is from the official message board:


It's already on the planning board. There are finally enough new ones to complete a collection. It's titled (at least for now) Pocket Rockets...I don't think I'm at liberty yet to reveal which stories will be included, but will do so as soon as I can.

[Galactus]

A new interview with King:

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1687229,00.html

[The Lizard]

I don't really like King's style enough to enjoy his novels, but I really like his short stories. I guess I just prefer King in small doses. So I'd recommend:

Skeleton Crew

Night Shift

Nightmares and Dreamscapes

[ShadowBoxing]

I enjoyed The Mist, mainly because I'm not a huge King fan and that was short. Carrie was good also, just very hard to follow as it switches narration.

[danoyse]

I'm re-reading "IT" right now. I haven't read it in at least 15 years, and I'm not ashamed to admit that book is currently scaring the crap out of me. I had forgotten a lot since I last read it.

But it's great (and MUCH better than the movie version). Definitely recommended.

[The Lizard]

I'm re-reading "IT" right now. I haven't read it in at least 15 years, and I'm not ashamed to admit that book is currently scaring the crap out of me. I had forgotten a lot since I last read it.

But it's great (and MUCH better than the movie version). Definitely recommended.

I never really understood WTF King was thinking when he wrote the part where all the 12 year-olds gangbang the one girl to "strengthen their bond" in that book. Sometimes he just doesn't know when to quit and he veers into the realm of ridiculousness.

[danoyse]

I never really understood WTF King was thinking when he wrote the part where all the 12 year-olds gangbang the one girl to "strengthen their bond" in that book. Sometimes he just doesn't know when to quit and he veers into the realm of ridiculousness.

I actually forgot about that part (I'm only about 300 pages into the book so far). But I do seem remember that scene didn't make sense to me at the time, either.

[kane9321]

The Stand

The Dark Half

Needful Things

[Eggyman]

Four Past Midnight. Four novellas, one being Secret Window, Secret garden -- fantastic story, brought to the screen brilliantly by the talents of Jonny Depp.

[Galactus]

King hits 30
Posted: February 13, 2008, 15:50:16

A bit of Trivia for you that you may or may not know... with Duma Key King has notched up 30 number ones on the New York Times best seller list... more than any other author in the history of the list.

1 The Dead Zone Viking October 14, 1979
2 Firestarter Viking September 28, 1980
3 Cujo Viking August 23, 1981
4 Different Seasons Viking August 15, 1982
5 Pet Sematary Doubleday November 13, 1983
6 The Talisman (with Peter Straub) Viking October 28, 1984
7 Thinner (as Richard Bachman) NAL Books April 28, 1985
8 Skeleton Crew Putnam June 23, 1985
9 It Viking September 14, 1986
10 The Eyes of the Dragon Viking February 1, 1987
11 Misery Viking June 7, 1987
12 The Tommyknockers Putnam November 29, 1987
13 The Dark Half Viking November 5, 1989
14 The Stand Doubleday May 13, 1990
15 Four Past Midnight Viking September 16, 1990
16 Gerald's Game Viking July 19, 1992
17 Dolores Claiborne Viking December 6, 1992
18 Insomnia Viking October 23, 1994
19 Desperation Viking October 13, 1996
20 Bag of Bones Scribner October 11, 1998
21 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Scribner May 2, 1999
22 Dreamcatcher Scribner April 8, 2001
23 Black House (with Peter Straub) Random House September 30, 2001
24 Everything's Eventual Scribner April 7, 2002
25 From a Buick 8 Scribner October 13, 2002
26 Song of Susannah Donald M. Grant/Scribner June 27, 2004
27 The Dark Tower Donald M. Grant/Scribner October 10, 2004
28 Cell Scribner February 12, 2006
29 Lisey's Story Scribner November 12, 2006
30 Duma Key Scribner February 10, 2008

[Ghostvirus]

Well his name is King.:up:

[Lighthouse]

If you like Stephen King, I recommend reading some Richard Matheson.

[oakzap425]

Kujo, and don't watch the movie. That **** sucked.

[Ghostvirus]

I believe it is spelled Cujo.:o

[oakzap425]

But you knew what I meant. :cmad:

[Geo7877]

But you knew what I meant. :cmad:

Whatever you say, oaczap.

[oakzap425]

That's not my name! :cmad: :cmad:

[Geo7877]

:cmad:
Stephen Cing would be very disappointed in you.

[Galactus]

A new interview with King. Looks like he's planning a new novel that could be the size of The Stand or It.

http://www.liljas-library.com/showinterview.php?id=52

[Ghostvirus]

I am about 200 pages in to Cell, & wow! It is quickly becoming one of my faves of his. That thing just keeps getting weirder, & weirder.

[Eggyman]

Even weirder ending ^

Not in a good way, IMO :o

And it's not like me to knock King :)

[Geo7877]

I liked most of Cell. The whole zombie outbreak, especially that first scene, was really well written. The end did get a little weird.

Bag of Bones is still my favorite King book. I bought Lisey's Story but haven't had any time to read it.

[Eggyman]

I liked most of Cell. The whole zombie outbreak, especially that first scene, was really well written. The end did get a little weird.

Bag of Bones is still my favorite King book. I bought Lisey's Story but haven't had any time to read it.


Hey hey, Bag of Bones is definately my favourite too. Lisey's Story is great :up:

Just reading Duma Key now. I've been reading lil bits here and there because I've been busy lately, but I'll have it read in the next couple of days and I'll probably post a critique here :)

[sinewave]

"salem's lot" is probably my fave, but "it" and "misery" are also worth checking out.

[Geo7877]

I also bought Needful Things and haven't had time to read it. Damn college.

[Eggyman]

I also bought Needful Things and haven't had time to read it. Damn college.

I really enjoyed Needful Things, well, right up until the end when King decided he'd played it too safe and so daft with the finale. :o

[Geo7877]

I really enjoyed Needful Things, well, right up until the end when King decided he'd played it too safe and so daft with the finale. :o

King's endings are usually the weakest part of his books.

[Whirlysplat]

My faves would be;

Salems Lot
The Stand
The Talisman and Black House
The Dark Tower Series
The Dead Zone
Firestarter

Although I have like most of his stories.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Go read Black House right now. It may be hard to get into at first, but its a good mystery/thriller. I wish Henry Leyden was my uncle.

[Ghostvirus]

Even weirder ending ^

Not in a good way, IMO :o

And it's not like me to knock King :)

I can see the ending be wacked out. I mean this started out as a Zombie book, but it has turned into something very, very out there.

[Whirlysplat]

I didn't enjoy cell.

[Zero_Vault]

We know your favorite Stephen King books--

But what are the worst?

What's are some of the worst books written by Stephen King, in your opinion?

[Geo7877]

We know your favorite Stephen King books--

But what are the worst?

What's are some of the worst books written by Stephen King, in your opinion?

I honestly don't really like "The Stand" all that much. It's just really boring. It's not a length issue because "It" is around the same length and I loved It. The Stand just gets too out there with the whole 2 sided resistance and whatever.

[Monster]

IT - best book IMHO

[Eggyman]

We know your favorite Stephen King books--

But what are the worst?

What's are some of the worst books written by Stephen King, in your opinion?

Probably The Tommyknockers - that's the only one that I can name without wanting to cut myself :hehe:

[Galactus]

Part 2 of the interview:

http://www.liljas-library.com/showinterview.php?id=53

[Ghostvirus]

I would say Eye Of The Dragon was my least favorite of his.

[Whirlysplat]

We know your favorite Stephen King books--

But what are the worst?

What's are some of the worst books written by Stephen King, in your opinion?

Thinner and Misery

[Eggyman]

Thinner and Misery


:wow: Misery? That's one of my favourites. I do understand, though. Sometimes stories just catch you; sometimes they don't. I guess I can understand this all too easily because one of King's books that I enjoyed least was The Shining. One of his most loved books, and 70% of the time, if you mention King, that's the book that'll pop in someone's head. Kinda like mentioning Stan Lee: :spidey:

I guess The Shining was King's heyday - well, that period, anyway. It's when he started producing really strong work (where he came into his own, and patented his style), and his popularity kicked in.

I guess Misery earns Brownie points, for me. It's one of the best film adaptations from his work. I think they could afford good actors due to the lack of location filming and set costs! :D

[Ghostvirus]

Well I just finished Cell. This thing started off good, but it went down hil pretty quick. I can't believe.You don't even find out if his son gets cured or not.:down:

[Whirlysplat]

Well I just finished Cell. This thing started off good, but it went down hil pretty quick. I can't believe.You don't even find out if his son gets cured or not.:down:

Told you so.. :p

[gap5ewl]

Misery the book is even more f-d up then Misery the movie

[Galactus]

Under the Dome
Posted: May 5, 2008, 10:32:55 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

In my interview with King earlier this year he talked about “a really long book” and this Sunday during the CSPAN2 airing of Writing Discussion with Stephen, Tabitha, and Owen King he revealed more about it.


In 1983, Stephen King began a book first titled “The Cannibals” which was also known as “Under the Dome”. This book remained unpublished and unfinished. According to Stephen King who appeared on CSPAN2 this evening on the program, “A writing Discussion with Stephen, Tabitha, and Owen King”, the book has come back to life. He read an excerpt from what promises to be a very long novel entitled “Under the Dome”. No publishing date was discussed. It looks like Stephen King is digging into his trunk of long abandoned novels and updating them like he did with Blaze. The short passage that King read dealt with the unexpected death of a small plane pilot and student. In recent interviews, Stephen King has mentioned that he is working on a very long book set in Maine. Stay posted for more updates…


Posted: May 5, 2008, 16:25:20 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

Here are more info about Under the Dome:


According to King at his reading on Book TV on C-SPAN 2 (taped back on the same day as the 3 Kings event), the long novel he's working on is... Under the Dome!

He said something along the lines of "I tried to write this 25 years ago...The idea stuck with me..." He again called it a very long novel. He then read the first few pages, about a woman getting a flying lesson and an old woodchuck walking along a road. The reading will be aired again on Saturday, May 17, at 8:00 AM if anyone is interested.

Here is what Rocky Wood wrote in SKUU about this manuscript:

The Cannibals is a novel of about 450 pages, rewritten in July to December 1981. Douglas Winter quotes King as saying that after writing It: "I worked on a book called The Cannibals * I had started it five years before, but it was called Under the Dome then. It didn' get finished either time."

The revision was written during the filming of Creepshow: I've gotten about four-hundred-and-fifty pages done and it is all about these people who are trapped in an apartment building. Worst thing I could think of. And I thought, wouldn't it be funny if they all ended up eating each other? It's very, very bizarre because it's all on one note. And who knows whether it will be published or not.'

[Galactus]

Under the Dome will be long
Posted: July 3, 2008, 00:24:39 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

According to King's MB moderator, the manuscript for Under the Dome is currently 1100 pages and may reach 1800 pages before he's finished.

And since the final three books in The Dark Tower series were 2500 pages in total in manuscript this is going to be a long book.

[lemmasaurus]

Read IT and then explain to me why all of the twelve-year-olds have sex with the only girl at the end.

[Geo7877]

Read IT and then explain to me why all of the twelve-year-olds have sex with the only girl at the end.

Because...

[Galactus]

Interview with Peter Straub where he among other things talks about "The Talisman 3"

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1850412,00.html

[amazingfantasy15]

Read IT and then explain to me why all of the twelve-year-olds have sex with the only girl at the end.

I'm reading IT right now, just over halfway through, finding it pretty difficult to read, reminds me of Lord of the Rings, the detail it goes into.

[Silvermoth]

The Dark Tower series are some of the best books I've ever read in my life

[Eggyman]

'Salem's Lot is a good one too, Kaine.

Shows a lot of growth for being his second book. Carrie was the first book by King, and it's a good read - very short, and is filled with diary entries and articles as filler (he admitted that himself) :o

[Whiskey Tango]

Interview with Peter Straub where he among other things talks about "The Talisman 3"

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1850412,00.html

I hope they get on the ball with that. Tha Talisman and Black House were awesome but Black House left you hanging with the ending.

[Galactus]

Under the Dome out in 2009
Posted: November 13, 2008, 15:35:20 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

It is now official that Scribner will be publishing Steve's new novel, Under the Dome, in the fall of 2009!

[Eggyman]

Under the Dome out in 2009
Posted: November 13, 2008, 15:35:20 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

It is now official that Scribner will be publishing Steve's new novel, Under the Dome, in the fall of 2009!

:bow:

Thanks man.

Also worth a mention is the collection of 12 short stories just released - Just After Sunset.

:)

[lemmasaurus]

I prefer King's short stories by far. Try Everything's Eventual.

[Raiden]

I stopped reading King's novels after Needful Things, but the novels I like included IT, Misery, The Dark Tower, The Shining (not the movie), and his short story collection The Night Shift.

[Eggyman]

I prefer King's short stories by far. Try Everything's Eventual.

Everything's Eventual is my favourite collection of his short stories. 'Riding The Bullet' and 'The Road Virus Heads North' are brilliant.

[Ghostvirus]

The Dark Tower series are some of the best books I've ever read in my life

Woorrrdd.:up:

[Bill]

:bow:

Thanks man.

Also worth a mention is the collection of 12 short stories just released - Just After Sunset.

:)

I've started on those now. So far so good.

[Galactus]

Mortality
Posted: November 23, 2008, 02:04:38 | Section: »

Seams King has a new novella done. This is what the moderator on the official board said about it:


Right now he's working on the edits for Under the Dome. He did finish a novella called Mortality but I don't think that's been sold for publication yet."

[Lucy in the sky]

Read IT and then explain to me why all of the twelve-year-olds have sex with the only girl at the end.

I'm rereading the book and it's because they need to become unified. They are lost in the sewer system and it is also a way to overcome the fact that they just fought something like Pennywise. I personally think it's because Stephen King is horny and knew he could make a bestseller with that in it.:o

[Bubonic]

****... as sad as this is, king is about as far as i got into literature before i had to buckle down for school and have to read the **** they assigned me.

i remember... recess, it would be me sitting on my own reading fear street, then by grade 9 i graduated to king, kept reading his stuff, then college, then university, so much crap to read that i haven't read any "recreational" literature.

[Metamorpho1977]

Read Carrie. That book almost never happened. He was living in an old beat up trailer when he wrote it. It was his first. I read an interview about it. He didn't really like it at first and threw it away. His wife dug it out of the trash and sent it in when he wasn't looking. A couple of weeks later, he got a check from the publisher for 25,000 dollars.

[taskmaster]

His last novel I finished was Pet Sematary. The book was amazing. Right now I'm reading his short story collection Night Shift, the stories I've read so far have been pretty good with my favorites being The Boogeyman and I Am The Doorway.

[Galactus]

A review of Throttle (the story King wrote with his son Joe Hill) from www.liljas-library.com

Throttle
Posted: November 28, 2008

Throttle is a collaboration between King and his son Joe Hill. Don’t ask me who wrote what though because the story is pretty seamless and it’s impossible (at least for me) to tell who wrote what…and that is a very good thing. They feel very compatible with each other and the result is a very tight story.

The story is influenced by Richard Matheson’s story Duel and will appear in the book He is Legend (out next year) that is released in honour to Matheson and his work. And if you have read Duel you will definitely recognize Matheson’s story in Throttle. In King and Hill’s version we get to meat a motorcycle gang with the name The Tribe. It’s lead by Vince and in the Tribe we also find his son and about six other bikers. When we join them they are on the way back from a meeting that has gone terrible wrong. Vince son Race has invested some money in a meth lab that has now burned to the ground. The money is gone and they where going to settle things with Dean Clarke, who’s responsible for this mess.

While they do so one thing leads to another and it all ends with them killing Clarke and his girlfriend. On their way back they stop at a gas station and while arguing about what to do next they notice a truck with the name Laughlin printed on its side. They don’t think much of it but later, while back on the road, the truck appears again, and this time it seams to be following them…

Throttle is a very good story. It’s intense, has well developed characters and a really good ending. Both King and Hill can take pride in writing what’s a really good story and an even better first time collaboration.

Lilja's final words about Throttle

I don’t think anyone is surprised that King and Hill managed to get a good story out of the collaboration and now I just hope they will collaborate again and this time on something longer.

[Eggyman]

Awesome :up:

Heart-Shaped Box was epic!

[knowsbleed]

I really didn't care too much for heart shaped box. I had such high expectations for it but it just didn't have "oomph" that his father delivered so very many times. I'm hoping that if he keeps writing that I'll grow to like his future works.

[Eggyman]

20th Century Ghosts is a good collection of short stories by him.

[Eggyman]

Double post!

[Galactus]

Stephen King Goes to the Movies in hardback
Posted: November 29, 2008, 22:22:37 | Section: »

Subterranean Press has now revealed that they will release Stephen King Goes to the Movies in hardback early next year.


Stephen King Goes to the Movies
By Stephen King
(preorder--shipping in early 2009)

Illustrated by Vincent Chong

Limited: $75 + $10 s&h

Straight from Stephen King’s website:

The #1 bestselling author reflects on the filming of five of his most popular short stories. Those movies are The Shawshank Redemption, 1408, Children of the Corn, The Mangler, and Hearts in Atlantis.

Includes an introduction, his personal commentary, and behind-the-scenes insights by Stephen.

The Subterranean Press edition of Stephen King Goes to the Movies is -- so far -- the only hardcover edition scheduled, and features full-color movie poster illustrations -- one for each story -- by Vincent Chong.

Our edition will also be smythe-sewn, printed in two colors throughout on 80# Finch paper, making it a perfect volume for your permanent shelf of favorite books.

Limited: 2000 unsigned hardcover copies

Please note:This title not eligible for any specials, coupons, savings certificates, or other special offers.

[VenomXXXXL]

Stephen King Goes to the Movies in hardback
Posted: November 29, 2008, 22:22:37 | Section: »

Subterranean Press has now revealed that they will release Stephen King Goes to the Movies in hardback early next year.


Stephen King Goes to the Movies
By Stephen King
(preorder--shipping in early 2009)

Illustrated by Vincent Chong

Limited: $75 + $10 s&h

Straight from Stephen King’s website:

The #1 bestselling author reflects on the filming of five of his most popular short stories. Those movies are The Shawshank Redemption, 1408, Children of the Corn, The Mangler, and Hearts in Atlantis.

Includes an introduction, his personal commentary, and behind-the-scenes insights by Stephen.

The Subterranean Press edition of Stephen King Goes to the Movies is -- so far -- the only hardcover edition scheduled, and features full-color movie poster illustrations -- one for each story -- by Vincent Chong.

Our edition will also be smythe-sewn, printed in two colors throughout on 80# Finch paper, making it a perfect volume for your permanent shelf of favorite books.

Limited: 2000 unsigned hardcover copies

Please note:This title not eligible for any specials, coupons, savings certificates, or other special offers.

Oh....this is so going to be mine.

[Galactus]

Under the Dome out in Nov. 2009
Posted: January 20, 2009, 23:33:42 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

Simon & Schuster Audio tells that Under the Dome now is scheduled for November 2009. Only 10 months left...

[taskmaster]

Under the Dome out in Nov. 2009
Posted: January 20, 2009, 23:33:42 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

Simon & Schuster Audio tells that Under the Dome now is scheduled for November 2009. Only 10 months left...

Good news, I can't wait, I'll have to purchase this one in hardcover because it's so long so the spine won't break on me.

I'm currently reading Skeleton Crew, then I'm going to finally read I Am Legend by Matheson, then I'm going to start reading the Dark Tower series. I have to first two books and by the time I'm done with them I'll be able to get the next two in the series.

[Eggyman]

Good news, I can't wait, I'll have to purchase this one in hardcover because it's so long so the spine won't break on me.

I'm currently reading Skeleton Crew, then I'm going to finally read I Am Legend by Matheson, then I'm going to start reading the Dark Tower series. I have to first two books and by the time I'm done with them I'll be able to get the next two in the series.

I Am Legend is a great book, although not anything like the film apart from the obvious premise. If you like Matheson's writing I would fully recommend A Stir of Echoes. I found this book to be even better than Legend :up:

On to King, now. I've had Just After Sunset sitting on my shelf for a couple of months and I've still not read it. Has anyone? Any good? Anyone?

[adhokk7]

I Am Legend is a great book, although not anything like the film apart from the obvious premise. If you like Matheson's writing I would fully recommend A Stir of Echoes. I found this book to be even better than Legend :up:

On to King, now. I've had Just After Sunset sitting on my shelf for a couple of months and I've still not read it. Has anyone? Any good? Anyone?

My situation is the same as yours, Eggy. I love a lot of King's work, truly I do, but nothing* since It has made me feel the need to move him to the top of my reading queue. Just After Sunset is probably twenty books away from making its way into my paws.

*Possible exception being Bag Of Bones

[Eggyman]

My situation is the same as yours, Eggy. I love a lot of King's work, truly I do, but nothing* since It has made me feel the need to move him to the top of my reading queue. Just After Sunset is probably twenty books away from making its way into my paws.

*Possible exception being Bag Of Bones

:wow:

My favourite! doit doit doit doit!!!!

[adhokk7]

:wow:

My favourite! doit doit doit doit!!!!

Oh, I did read Bag Of Bones. I just meant to say that nothing since It impressed me enough to set me on any kind of fire except, possibly, Bag Of Bones. In my humble opinion, BOB is his only remarkable work since It. I was particularly enamored of the way he ended the book. Good stuff there, for sure.

[Eggyman]

Oh, I did read Bag Of Bones. I just meant to say that nothing since It impressed me enough to set me on any kind of fire except, possibly, Bag Of Bones. In my humble opinion, BOB is his only remarkable work since It. I was particularly enamored of the way he ended the book. Good stuff there, for sure.

Ahh, got ya. ;)

I used to pick King above any other author, but since Duma Key I've been really unenthusiastic about his work. That book was such a struggle for me to get through. I can normally read a King book in a day or two, but Duma key took me about two weeks.

It's always a telling sign. :(

[adhokk7]

Ahh, got ya. ;)

I used to pick King above any other author, but since Duma Key I've been really unenthusiastic about his work. That book was such a struggle for me to get through. I can normally read a King book in a day or two, but Duma key took me about two weeks.

It's always a telling sign. :(

See, I really want to avoid the cliche of being a fan of an artist's work and then rebelling against that artist, so I try to avoid speaking too harshly of King because I loved his work so very much back in the day. And, to be perfectly honest, I still love what I consider to be his Big Works, so I don't really think I changed as much as I think he changed. (To be fair, I haven't read a few of his novels since of It, but I've read most of them.) The Tommyknockers and Needful Things were a couple of sucker punches from which I haven't ever truly recovered and a lot of what I've read since It seems either redundant or blatantly useless. For instance, while Rose Madder was a perfectly competent novel, coming from King, it lacked any kind of newness, in my opinion. Same with The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. And then, sadly, there are those instances where he had a really good thing going, but then he screwed it up for no apparent good reason, like with The Green Mile or Hearts In Atlantis. Then there are some completely useless works, like everything in Everything's Eventual. I continue to hold out hope, though. Maybe Just After Sunset will be awesome. My fingers are crossed.

[Eggyman]

See, I really want to avoid the cliche of being a fan of an artist's work and then rebelling against that artist, so I try to avoid speaking too harshly of King because I loved his work so very much back in the day. And, to be perfectly honest, I still love what I consider to be his Big Works, so I don't really think I changed as much as I think he changed. (To be fair, I haven't read a few of his novels since of It, but I've read most of them.) The Tommyknockers and Needful Things were a couple of sucker punches from which I haven't ever truly recovered and a lot of what I've read since It seems either redundant or blatantly useless. For instance, while Rose Madder was a perfectly competent novel, coming from King, it lacked any kind of newness, in my opinion. Same with The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. And then, sadly, there are those instances where he had a really good thing going, but then he screwed it up for no apparent good reason, like with The Green Mile or Hearts In Atlantis. Then there are some completely useless works, like everything in Everything's Eventual. I continue to hold out hope, though. Maybe Just After Sunset will be awesome. My fingers are crossed.

I know what you're saying. I'm far from rebelling against him - if I was asked who my favourite author is, then he'd be my answer. And I happen to love Lisey's Story... most didn't :(

A couple of my favourite short stories are in Everything's Eventual: 'The Road Virus Heads North' and 'Riding the Bullet'... although I see what you're saying; other than those two I find the rest to be pretty forgettable (1408 turned into a pretty decent film though).

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Just finished Desperation and really enjoyed it. So, Tak, Is he like one of those things from The Mist, but more intelligent?

I am currently going through Hearts in Atlantis. Tell me, is Raymond Feigler who I think he is? Also, for those who have read The Tommyknockers and made it through the story, does Gard meet Jack Sawyer?

[Eggyman]

Just finished Desperation and really enjoyed it. So, Tak, Is he like one of those things from The Mist, but more intelligent?

I don't think so. If you read Richard Bachman's The Regulators, it is referenced quite strongly in there.

I am currently going through Hearts in Atlantis. Tell me, is Raymond Feigler who I think he is? Also, for those who have read The Tommyknockers and made it through the story, does Gard meet Jack Sawyer?

Who do you think he is? It's been ages since I read it.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

In The Wastelands,

A character appeared towards the end named the Ageless Stranger and identified himself as Richard Fannin. Then in Wizard and Glass the Stranger identified himself as Randall Flagg. I believe the Stranger also referenced having assumed the identity of Rudin Filaro during Farson's attack on Gilead at some point in The Dark Tower shortly before being pwned by Mordred. The stuff he had the college-age kids doing--setting bombs in the name of peace--strikes me as something the Stranger would do.



The Regulators is next on my list. :yay:

[Eggyman]

:eek:

Randall Flagg!? Great character from one of Kings best books.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Yas!:woot:

That is what I felt anyway. He seems to get his jollies from massive irl trolling.

[Eggyman]

Heh. Now I'm going to have to read it again. :D

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

I nearly missed it at first, It is in a newspaper article in the Blind Willie part of the book.

[Eggyman]

I always forget that Hopkins played the old guy in a movie based on Hearts In Atlantis. I've not seen that for years either. I just remember about the men in yellow raincoats or something...?

It's funny the things you remember sometimes.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

It is. I think the movie made it so they were just government agents though. :/

I feel Darabont should be the go-to guy for King adaptions; his have been great so far.

[Eggyman]

It is. I think the movie made it so they were just government agents though. :/

I feel Darabont should be the go-to guy for King adaptions; his have been great so far.

Absolutely.

He's a big fan of King's work and understands that it's normally the characters rather than the events that move King's stories along.

I loved 1408 but I can't help but wonder if Darabont would've made it any better.

[Sawyer]

If you havent read The Stand yet, turn off your computer, go to the nearest bookstore and buy it now. But not before punching yourself in the face for not having read it yet. :cmad:

:D

[Eggyman]

Awesome book. I've never known characters come to life as much as they did in th^t.

I missed them - Franny, Stu, Larry, and Tom - a while after reading it.

You don't tell me, I'll tell you. You dig that happy crappy?

[Sawyer]

Awesome book. I've never known characters come to life as much as they did in th^t.

I missed them - Franny, Stu, Larry, and Tom - a while after reading it.

You don't tell me, I'll tell you. You dig that happy crappy?

I was literally waiting on the edge of my seat for The Kid to die as soon as he uttered that line. I was like "Ugh... kill 'im, Trashy. Kill him NOW!"

[Eggyman]

I was literally waiting on the edge of my seat for The Kid to die as soon as he uttered that line. I was like "Ugh... kill 'im, Trashy. Kill him NOW!"

lol

Bet he wished he did after what happened in the hotel.

King never fails at going a step too far. If it's not a group of lads gangbanging a young girl in a cave, it's a psychotic milkeybar kid abusing a burn victim by gunpoint.

I :heart: you, Mr King. :o

[adhokk7]

Also, for those who have read The Tommyknockers and made it through the story, does Gard meet Jack Sawyer?

If I recall correctly, it is Jack at the beginning of The Tommyknockers who meets Gard on the beach.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

IT is one of my favorite novels of any author. Unfortunately I'm not crazy about the movie... Pennywise just doesn't act like how I imagine him. :(

Part of it's the voice I think.. it shouldn't be all gravelly. I always hear a screamy, hysterical voice.

[Galactus]

Under the Dome on YouTube?
Posted: January 26, 2009, 00:48:03 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

Under the Dome on YouTube? Here is the full USA Weekend article:


Stephen King has gone multimedia. "N.," one of the tales in the best-selling author's latest short story collection, "Just After Sunset," was turned into an original Web video series in conjunction with Marvel Comics. The collaboration has inspired King, 61; he's thinking about doing a YouTube video for his novel "Under the Dome," out later this year. Such projects are definitely fun, King says. "But with all these multimedia things, the story is the story still, the book is the book, and that's the source material. As J.R.R. Tolkien might say, 'That's the one ring.' It rules the other one."

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

If I recall correctly, it is Jack at the beginning of The Tommyknockers who meets Gard on the beach.

Thanks, amigo. :)

I got my first hardcover SK novel yesterday, a used copy of Desperation.:grin:


Has anyone read On Writing? As someone who has dabbled in the idea of writing an original story, I found it to be a very good read. In one part that dealt with outlining--which King said he didn't really care for--and cited Rose Madder and Insomnia as books were he tried outlining and felt as if he had been trying too hard, or something to that effect. I disagree with him; both are good books. I feel Insomnia has more rereadability (and would be a big hit with the stoner crowd if properly adapted), but Rose Madder wasn't his worst, imo.

Norman Daniels was an interesting character (in a morbid way. I like to get into the heads of these derranged folks and see what makes them tick) and a good antagonist. I did lol at some of the names he'd given to that women's shelter Rose fled to though. That biting was the worst part of his character to me, to the point that it made me sick thinking about it as I read the novel.

Does The Stand let us get to know Flagg better, or is he just thrown in as a kinda obligatory bad guy?

[Eggyman]

Has anyone read On Writing? As someone who has dabbled in the idea of writing an original story, I found it to be a very good read.

On Writing used to be my bible almost. I read it over and over. I have two copies; one's kept nice and neat, the other's highlighted and has notes in the margins. It's a great book for writers or people who are thinking about getting started.

Does The Stand let us get to know Flagg better, or is he just thrown in as a kinda obligatory bad guy?He's looked at pretty closely, more in-depth as the story progresses - eventually showing his arrogance towards his position in the world and the power that he holds. He's one of King's best antagonists.

[Galactus]

http://www.stephenking.com/promo/ur_kindle/main_image.jpg

UR, Exclusively on Amazon's Kindle

Since his first novel was published in 1974, Stephen King has stretched the boundaries of the storyteller as a writer who constantly redefines his readers' experience by working in various genres and formats.

Whether in an epic horror novel, like THE STAND, a serial-novel like THE GREEN MILE, or a novella like SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, King is able to deliver a reading experience like no one else can. As quickly as a spider spins its web, King reminds us why he's the master of the novella - a format which, up until now that is, one might have thought is fast disappearing.

In his new novella, UR, King is at his unsettling best as he examines the future of the written word - for better or worse. Following a nasty break-up, lovelorn college English instructor Wesley Smith can't seem to get his ex-girlfriend's parting shot out of his head: "Why can't you just read off the computer like the rest of us?" Egged on by her question and piqued by a student's suggestion, Wesley places an order for Amazon.com's Kindle eReader. The [pink?] device that arrives in a box stamped with the smile logo – via one-day delivery that he hadn't requested – unlocks a literary world that even the most avid of book lovers could never imagine. But once the door is open, there are those things that one hopes we'll never read or live through. Firm, gripping, and deftly written by a craftsman at the top of his game, this is King at his crisp, clear, page-turning best.


Excerpt from the forthcoming press release:
Check back soon for the complete press release...

Author Stephen King announced today that he is releasing a novella, “Ur,” which will only be available on Kindle. At the center of Ur is lovelorn college English instructor Wesley Smith, who can't seem to get his ex-girlfriend's parting shot out of his head: "Why can't you just read off the computer like the rest of us?" Egged on by her question and piqued by a student's suggestion, Wesley places an order for a Kindle. Smith’s Kindle arrives in a box stamped with the smile logo and unlocks a literary world that even the most avid of book lovers could never imagine. But once the door is open, there are those things that one hopes we'll never read or live through. Ur is available for pre-order beginning today and will be released later this month. For Kindle customers who pre-order, King’s new novella will download automatically when it becomes available.

[taskmaster]

In response to the article about UR, I'm not a big fan of these kind of reading devices. It is just better to have a book in your hand. The only plus sides I see for those things are the fact that the books you have won't deteriorate and they're backlit.

Speaking of having a book in your hands, I started reading The Shining for the first time at about 2:00 a.m. today. I usually read about 30 or 40 pages a night when I read, I'm at 150 right now in The Shining. I've seen the movie and I always know the book is going to be better than the movie but I didn't know how much better this was going to be.

[adhokk7]

Yeah, I think it's best to look at Kubrick's movie and King's novel as two totally separate entities, having little or nothing in common with each other. Kubrick's movie is awesome as a movie, but as an adaptation of the novel, I think it sucks.

[Galactus]

Under the Dome page count
Posted: February 11, 2009, 20:27:40 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

Under the Dome is now listed on Simon & Schuster’s site and according to that info it will be 1038 pages long and the release date is November 10.

[squeekness]

In response to the article about UR, I'm not a big fan of these kind of reading devices. It is just better to have a book in your hand. The only plus sides I see for those things are the fact that the books you have won't deteriorate and they're backlit.

Speaking of having a book in your hands, I started reading The Shining for the first time at about 2:00 a.m. today. I usually read about 30 or 40 pages a night when I read, I'm at 150 right now in The Shining. I've seen the movie and I always know the book is going to be better than the movie but I didn't know how much better this was going to be.I have a Kindle and you know what? The thing rocks (it's not pink either :p). They are not backlit so it will spare your eyes, you need the same light as a paper book to read it. I'm glad I have the Kindle as I was able to purchase UR for a mere $3, I just haven't had a chance to read it yet. Trust me, Kindle is great and I won't be buying many paper books in the future. Think of all the trees you'd be saving and then not having to store them when you're done.

[adhokk7]

I have a Kindle and you know what? The thing rocks (it's not pink either :p). They are not backlit so it will spare your eyes, you need the same light as a paper book to read it. I'm glad I have the Kindle as I was able to purchase UR for a mere $3, I just haven't had a chance to read it yet. Trust me, Kindle is great and I won't be buying many paper books in the future. Think of all the trees you'd be saving and then not having to store them when you're done.

I love storing books. I'm not opposed to new technologies in any way, but I don't want to ever give up the pleasure of holding a book while reading it, turning the pages, and then socking that book away on a shelf when I'm through reading it. :woot:

[Sava]

I just finished reading the Tommyknockers, IMO the book drags on too long, i like the main story but there're too many side characters that are given too much time that it really slows the pace of the whole book. I wouldnt recomment this book unless you are a huge King fan.

[Eggyman]

I just finished reading the Tommyknockers, IMO the book drags on too long, i like the main story but there're too many side characters that are given too much time that it really slows the pace of the whole book. I wouldnt recomment this book unless you are a huge King fan.

I'm a huge King fan, and I couldn't finish it. Like you, I liked the main of the story, but when it started telling the tale of the Old Times, I just got bored and put it down. That hardly ever happens.

Your avy is quite familiar, but different at the same time. Is it you? You know, them, him, you?

[Sava]

I'm a huge King fan, and I couldn't finish it. Like you, I liked the main of the story, but when it started telling the tale of the Old Times, I just got bored and put it down. That hardly ever happens.

Your avy is quite familiar, but different at the same time. Is it you? You know, them, him, you?

its a shame too, the story started of great.

nah, someone else had an avy of the same girl from the same add before me, i just used a different part of it.

have you read Bag of Bones?... is that any good?

[Eggyman]

its a shame too, the story started of great.

nah, someone else had an avy of the same girl from the same add before me, i just used a different part of it.

have you read Bag of Bones?... is that any good?

Yeh, it's my favourite. It's strange for a King novel - written in the first person... I've read it twice and was shocked the second time because I didn't remember it being from that perspective. It's set in a cabin by a lake in Maine, the story revolving around a writer... can't remember his name. I don't know why, but my favourite books by King normally have a writer as the protagonist. I've had the term 'write what you know' drilled into me by a lot of people over the years. Maybe that's why King's writer novels always hit the spot more.

For me, at least.

[Sava]

thanks, i guess i'm getting that next :up:

[Eggyman]

No problem, pal. Hope you enjoy it. :)

[squeekness]

Bag of Bones was so good, I couldn't put the thing down and read it in one whole day. Greedy me, but man it was delicious. :D

[Galactus]

Under the Dome updates
Posted: March 11, 2009, 22:08:16 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

Scribner now list Under the Dome to be 1120 pages long.

It's also confirmed that the release date is set to November 10, 2009.

[squeekness]

Wow, for a guy who supposedly retired he's cranking out a lot of stuff. :p

I am partway through Just After Sunset. I like it so far, but it's not grabbing me as much as some of his full length work. I read Blaze in one day. With short stories it's too easy to just set the book down and walk away in between stories.

[zanos]

The only stephen king book I think I ever read was "Cujo," and I can't honestly tell you with complete certainty that I read it. I just know I borrowed it from the library way back in the day.

[squeekness]

That's an oldie but goodie, back in his simpler days. Sometimes the older books can be easier to read because they are less complicated. I think he tends to wander off point from time to time in his newer books.

[danoyse]

The only stephen king book I think I ever read was "Cujo," and I can't honestly tell you with complete certainty that I read it. I just know I borrowed it from the library way back in the day.

That was the first Stephen King book I ever read, when I was 12. It cured any fear I had of horror movies.

I'm re-reading The Shining right now. My paperback copy is so old it's got an ancient cover, the pages are turning yellow, and it still has the last bookmark I used inside - which was a ticket stub from 1997. :wow:

And it's still scary as hell. I love the movie, but it's nothing like the book.

[Galactus]

Plot Synopsis for Under the Dome
Posted: March 20, 2009, 20:57:28 | Section: Book » Under the Dome

Here is a first look at the plot of Under the Dome:


On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mills, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when—or if—it will go away.

Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens—town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing—even murder—to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out

[Galactus]

Stephen King completes epic novel after 25 years
Under the Dome, which King began writing in the 1980s, runs to more than 1,000 pages and will be published in November


It's been incubating for 25 years but Stephen King is finally ready to show the world the 1,000-plus page epic he first attempted writing in the 1980s. Under the Dome, in which an invisible force field seals off a Maine town from the world, is due to be published this November, his publishers have said.

Weighing in at a whopping 1,120 pages, Under the Dome is a return for the bestselling author to the arm-breaking heft of his classic novels The Stand and It. King told an audience at the Library of Congress in Washington DC last year that he'd first had the idea for the book 25 years ago, and made a stab at writing it. "I tried this once before when I was a lot younger, but the project was just too big for me and I let it go, I let it slide," he said. "But it was a terrific idea and it never entirely left my mind. It just kinda stayed there and hung out, and every now and then it would say write me, and eventually I did."

Set in the town of Chester's Mills, Maine, "on an entirely normal, beautiful fall day", inhabitants suddenly find that the town has been sealed off by an invisible force field. "Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener's hand is severed as 'the dome' comes down on it, people running errands in the neighbouring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact," King revealed on his website. "No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when – or if – it will go away."

Characters in the cast of more than 100 include Dale Barbara, a Gulf veteran and now a cook, the town's newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician's assistant at the hospital and three children. They're up against an evil politician, Big Jim Rennie – who's desperate to hold onto power and will stop at nothing, even murder – and his son, who in classic King style, "is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry". Meanwhile, time under the Dome is running out.

King, the author of more than 50 books, has said that the new novel "deals with some of the same issues that The Stand does, but in a more allegorical way".

"Since it's over a thousand pages long, I sure hope people like it," he said earlier this year in his regular column for Entertainment Weekly.

[Eggyman]

Thanks for keeping us updated, mate. I'm really looking forward to this.

[squeekness]

Me, too. It sounds great. :) I'll read anything King puts out.

[Eggyman]

That's a good job after the last couple he's released. lol

[Galactus]

Third Talisman book in a year one or two?
Posted: April 8, 2009, 12:40:45 | Section: Book » The Talisman 3

Bev Vincent reported this in regards of the Writer's Digest: An Epic Conversation on Writing:


Lanny F. McKay tells me that one of the King's most interesting quotes was about how he has occasionally enjoyed the collaborative process, "enough so that Peter and I will probably write the third and last Talisman book in one or two years."

[Eggyman]

I loved Black House, but wasn't as keen on The Talisman. I'll look forward to this, just like I look forward t everything lol.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Awsome, can't wait. I liked the Talisman better the second time around. I wonder if Jack Will be going back to End-World so we can see if he had a behind the scenes role to play in the business of the Tower, like Speedy suggested at the end of Black House.

[squeekness]

It took me three tries to read Talisman, but when I finally got through it I really liked it. :D

[adhokk7]

I loved Black House, but wasn't as keen on The Talisman. I'll look forward to this, just like I look forward t everything lol.

I was the other way around. Having read Bleak House (Dickens) since then, I think maybe not having read Bleak House hindered my ability to appreciate Black House, but I just didn't get into it (mostly because of the style of storytelling, but like I say, I didn't get the Dickens allusion).

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Was there any allusion besides the title?

[caretaker14]

My first King book was The Dark Half, followed closely by The Eyes of the Dragon. I was 12.

After that, I couldn't get enough. I've read all of his classic stuff, but I'm a little behind on some of his most recent.

Up until I was 15, my favorite book of his was Needful Things. Then I read the Gunslinger.

The Dark Tower is, in my oh-so-humble opinion, the SINGLE GREATEST BOOK SERIES IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. I've never read a series of books that made me care for these characters, and yet be so damned EPIC, over SEVEN BOOKS.

Most recently I've finished Low Men in Yellow Coats (Great, by the way) and the only book of his I've ever really not cared for was Dreamcatcher.

[Yurka]

Just finished The Tommyknockers and I really really enjoyed it, next King book I want to read is Dreamcatcher. Opinions?

[Eggyman]

Just finished The Tommyknockers and I really really enjoyed it, next King book I want to read is Dreamcatcher. Opinions?

Dreamcatcher is one of his weaker books... but you liked The Tommyknockers so you could think it's amazing.

[squeekness]

Just finished The Tommyknockers and I really really enjoyed it, next King book I want to read is Dreamcatcher. Opinions?I liked both of those. You have to wonder how he thinks all this crazy stuff up. :p I'm not sure I've read a King book that I haven't liked at all.

[Yurka]

Dreamcatcher is one of his weaker books... but you liked The Tommyknockers so you could think it's amazing.

Tommyknockers is regarded as a weak book? Everyone I talked to recommended it and I enjoyed it. I've heard mixed things about Dreamcatcher so we'll see.

I liked both of those. You have to wonder how he thinks all this crazy stuff up. :p I'm not sure I've read a King book that I haven't liked at all.
Me neither, I've read about 10 by now and I enjoyed each in their own way.

[squeekness]

Me neither, I've read about 10 by now and I enjoyed each in their own way.LOL, I joined the King Book Club a while back, where they sent you a book each month, until I had them all. I am not missing a single one. :)

[Yurka]

LOL, I joined the King Book Club a while back, where they sent you a book each month, until I had them all. I am not missing a single one. :)
Haha Wow!, aren't there like over 50?? Would you recommend the Dark Tower series?? I've always wanted to read them but 7 novels sounds a bit intimidating :o

[squeekness]

Haha Wow!, aren't there like over 50?? Would you recommend the Dark Tower series?? I've always wanted to read them but 7 novels sounds a bit intimidating :oCould be! I have almost a whole bookshelf just for him! I liked the Dark Tower series. What's cool about it is the books start off small and get bigger so it's not like you have to tackle anything huge right away. I would recommend them yes. :)

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Haha Wow!, aren't there like over 50?? Would you recommend the Dark Tower series?? I've always wanted to read them but 7 novels sounds a bit intimidating :o

If you decide to read the Dark Tower novels, also check out The Stand, It, Salem's Lot, Eyes of the Dragon, and Black House...oh! and Insomnia too. :cwink::yay:

[Yurka]

Could be! I have almost a whole bookshelf just for him! I liked the Dark Tower series. What's cool about it is the books start off small and get bigger so it's not like you have to tackle anything huge right away. I would recommend them yes. :)

Good deal, thanks :up:

If you decide to read the Dark Tower novels, also check out The Stand, It, Salem's Lot, Eyes of the Dragon, and Black House...oh! and Insomnia too. :cwink::yay:

All my friends who've read Stephen King, they all say that The Stand is the best so I've kinda been saving it for a period when I can devote myself to it (1100+ pages you kinda have to :o). I've read It, but haven't read Insomnia or Salem's Lot, I havent even heard of Eyes of the Dragon or Black House. What are those two about?

The ones I've read are It, The Shining, Pet Sematary, Cujo, Carrie, Desperation, The Green Mile, Misery and I just finished The Tommyknockers yesterday.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Eyes of the Dragon is kind of like a fairy tale set in Garlan and Delain. Its about a King named Roland who is murdered. One of his boys suspects it was his court wizard, Flagg. The other falls under Flagg's sway. Unfortunately it happens to be the one that succeeds King Roland. I'm thinking its set in the past of All-World, where the Dark Tower novels take place.

Black House was co-written with Peter Straub and is the second book in a planned trilogy starring a character named Jack Sawyer, the first book being The Talisman. Black House isn't a direct sequel--I read it before I read The Talisman and it didn't spoil any plot points for The Talisman--and is strongly linked with the Dark Tower novels. Its about a little close-knit town that is plagued by a killer known as the Kingfisher, who targets children and seems to have some cannibalistic tendacies. It also has some of King's cooler characters, the Thunder Five, a gang of intellectual bikers and one of the biggest pricks in any of his books, a reporter named Wendell Green.

Of all the books I recommended, Insomnia has the closest ties to the Dark Tower novels but can be read without having read any of the DT novels.

[The Professor]

I have a theory that once you read three Stephen King books you pretty much get the gist of what he's all about. The Green Mile was a fantastic story, though.

By far the best Stephen King book I've encountered is On Writing. He's a pretty funny guy and while he seems to deviate between humble and pompous, he's a charming writer nonetheless with some good advice to boot.

[SsM]

The Stand is an absolute MUST read.

[The Professor]

Forgot about The Stand. Have it on my bookshelf due to various recommendations. It's quite the brick, though.

[SsM]

Yeah, it's a little over 1000 pages.

1153 to be exact..

[adhokk7]

Was there any allusion besides the title?

Yeah, the whole narrative style and the structure of the story were basically homages to Bleak House.

[Ghostvirus]

My first King book was The Dark Half, followed closely by The Eyes of the Dragon. I was 12.

After that, I couldn't get enough. I've read all of his classic stuff, but I'm a little behind on some of his most recent.

Up until I was 15, my favorite book of his was Needful Things. Then I read the Gunslinger.

The Dark Tower is, in my oh-so-humble opinion, the SINGLE GREATEST BOOK SERIES IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. I've never read a series of books that made me care for these characters, and yet be so damned EPIC, over SEVEN BOOKS.

Most recently I've finished Low Men in Yellow Coats (Great, by the way) and the only book of his I've ever really not cared for was Dreamcatcher.

The Dark Tower series is simply awesome. I couldn't put it down. I was at my local library everytime I finished a book like a crack head. Now I own all but 2, & 5.

Third Talisman book in a year one or two?
Posted: April 8, 2009, 12:40:45 | Section: Book » The Talisman 3

Bev Vincent reported this in regards of the Writer's Digest: An Epic Conversation on Writing:


Lanny F. McKay tells me that one of the King's most interesting quotes was about how he has occasionally enjoyed the collaborative process, "enough so that Peter and I will probably write the third and last Talisman book in one or two years."

If King is so interested in collaborating. Then I woulld love to see him & Barker do a book together.

[squeekness]

Is Barker even still around? I can't recall the last time I saw he had written anything new.....

[Ghostvirus]

He is currently over seeing the remake for Hellraiser.:csad:

[Galactus]

Is Barker even still around? I can't recall the last time I saw he had written anything new.....

He's been busy with the third Abarat-novel which should be out this year or next year. And a new short story collection called Journeyman about which Barker said:

"We decided we’d call it Journeyman - you know, one up from an apprentice but not quite a master! And Chiliad will be in there, for instance: there will be a lot of new stuff people haven’t seen, there will be a large selection of poetry, there will be a big, fairly provocative piece called the Book of Golgotha which is about the crucifixion and so what I’m doing right now is organising the contents page. The only things which I have yet to do are either the afterword or the foreword, whichever way I decide to do it, and the final draft of The Book of Golgotha...
"There will be a lot of surprises and it is by no means - you know every now and again Steve [King] collects up his short fiction, it’s not like that at all. This book has more of a Borgesian feeling about it, a library within a library, different books, you know, It will be a book about Christ, a book of poetry, most of which you will never have seen before. I think we’re looking at something like a 120,000 word book, so it’s not going to be a slim little volume. I’m thinking of putting in the little pen portraits of the Nightbreed Chronicles because I think those are lovely and they don’t need the photographs and they are witty little narratives...
"It will come through the regular HarperCollins. It is going to be a very diverse and rich book and it’ll be nice to have in print something like On Amen’s Shore. It will also be nice to have the recent more provocative pieces."

[Sawyer]

Forgot about The Stand. Have it on my bookshelf due to various recommendations. It's quite the brick, though.

Once you get past the first hundred or so pages, it's an absolute breeze. Mark my words, you wont be able to put it down. It's bar none my favorite novel I've ever read. The characters are fantastic, the subject matter is thrilling.... it's just a fantastic story.

Oh, and by the way....
WUAvTn3uz5w
Great opening. Cant go wrong with "Dont Fear the Reaper". Too bad the same cant be said for the rest of the miniseries.

[SsM]

Once you get past the first hundred or so pages, it's an absolute breeze. Mark my words, you wont be able to put it down. It's bar none my favorite novel I've ever read. The characters are fantastic, the subject matter is thrilling.... it's just a fantastic story.

Oh, and by the way....
WUAvTn3uz5w
Great opening. Cant go wrong with "Dont Fear the Reaper". Too bad the same cant be said for the rest of the miniseries.

The first hundred pages were also a breeze.. The only parts I had trouble getting through were the segments about the trashcan man.

[Sawyer]

The first hundred pages were also a breeze..

Eeh... some parts were better than others. I got a bit bored at the segments with Frannie and her baby daddy. I think it was once I got to Lloyd and Poke's robbery when I was like "holy ****, man... this thing is badass!" I couldnt put the thing down.
The only parts I had trouble getting through were the segments about the trashcan man.

Oh, yeah, I can definitely agree with that. I found his parts very easy to skim over. Plus, I ****in' hated "The Kid".

[SsM]

I remember the beginning when no one had met up with each other.. I would always either want the chapter to be about Stu or Nick because at the time they were the only two I cared about.

I hated the Kid.. Really ****ed up.. I understand where King was going with it but damn... He didn't have to so descriptive.

[Sawyer]

I remember the beginning when no one had met up with each other.. I would always either want the chapter to be about Stu or Nick because at the time they were the only two I cared about.

I hated the Kid.. Really ****ed up.. I understand where King was going with it but damn... He didn't have to so descriptive.

It's not even the graphic nature of what he did. It's like "okay, he made trashy give him an HJ... big deal!" I was more annoyed with the same damn phrases he used "happy crappy" and whatever other stupid crap he said. I was just like "Trash, will you kill this guy already?!"

The most disturbing chatacter for me personally was Harold. As the book went on I was just stunned by what a sick bastard he became.

And as for the beginning of the book, I really liked the Nick and Larry (cause he reminds me a bit of myself) segments.

[SsM]

Yeah. The entire character sucked.. I also liked Larry! I forgot about that.



Harold... I always held out hope that Harold would come around.. The writing makes you think that there is a chance and then BLAM. It was really messed up the lengths he was willing to take his sleaziness to.

[Sawyer]

Seriously, should we just start up a straight up "The Stand" discussion thread? I think I might... aw, hell, I'm gonna do it. Meet me there.

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=323127

[squeekness]

I don't suppose any of you guys are picking up the Marvel comic adapation of the Stand? It's really quite good. I imagine it's going to take them a mega long time to do the whole thing but I have been collecting it and I really like it. :)

[Sawyer]

I cant wait to pick up some of King's short story collections... probably Night Shift first.

[adhokk7]

I cant wait to pick up some of King's short story collections... probably Night Shift first.

Night Shift has what I consider to be King's best short story of all time: The Last Rung on the Ladder. It's terrifying to me that a human being holds the power to write something that heartbreaking.

[SsM]

I don't suppose any of you guys are picking up the Marvel comic adapation of the Stand? It's really quite good. I imagine it's going to take them a mega long time to do the whole thing but I have been collecting it and I really like it. :)


I picked up the Volume 1 hardcover :up:

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

I will likely get the graphic novel collections of The Stand after I have finished the actual novel. After watching the miniseries first, I want to form my own image of the characters...Molly Ringwald was miscast as Fran. The Fran in the book seems like she's made of sterner stuff.

Is anyone following the Dark Tower comics? They're recently put out a one-shot titled Sorcerer which is all about Walter/Flagg/R.F. I would recommend getting the individual issues, as there are little prose pieces at the end written by Robin Furth that include different things about Mid-World, such as the story behind that vampire tapestry in the Dixie Pig, and the different kinds of mutants found in Mid-World.

Finally: What's the opinion on Mordred and his conception? Love or hate, and why?

[SsM]

I'm thinking about reading the Dark tower series.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

They are a good read, but avoid the comics if its your first time reading the series. :thumbsup:

[SsM]

They are a good read, but avoid the comics if its your first time reading the series. :thumbsup:


I'll grab the first book eventually. I want to finish the few other books I bought a few months ago.

Are they collected into a massive hardcover yet? I might just buy that.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Cool. In my opinion, 1, 3, and 7 are the best. Also, if you were planning on reading Salem's Lot, do so before book 5. It kinda spoils the ending.

[SsM]

I saw the old movie. I'm not big into vampires anyway.

[SsM]

Do they not have hardcover editions of the books?? I don't see them anywhere.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

5, 6, and 7 should be easy to find. I have seen one for 4 at my local Books-A-Million. 1-3 though, good luck. The older ones have some of the best dust jackets, imo and would look reaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyy good on my bookshelf...but I don't wanna put out at least 50-60 bucks per book.:o

The Plume paperbacks have the best covers for 1-4 I think. The signet ones are pretty lame. Not that any of that matters, but I do like a nice looking cover, you understand.

[Galactus]

More Talisman 3
Posted: May 6, 2009, 22:58:15 | Section: Book » The Talisman 3

In an upcoming interview in Cemetery Dance #61 (shipping this summer) Peter Straub talks about the third Talisman book.


Cemetery Dance: Are you going to do a third book with Stephen King?

Peter Straub: We plan to. We were going to start right about now, but King got sidetracked by a Broadway musical that he was writing with John Mellencamp. So that's been taking shape. And I think they were having out-of-town tryouts this autumn. Then we'll see what happens. But at some point we'll get back to it, because we have to. It's like two-thirds of a long, long story, and the other part really should be done.

[SsM]

5, 6, and 7 should be easy to find. I have seen one for 4 at my local Books-A-Million. 1-3 though, good luck. The older ones have some of the best dust jackets, imo and would look reaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyy good on my bookshelf...but I don't wanna put out at least 50-60 bucks per book.:o

The Plume paperbacks have the best covers for 1-4 I think. The signet ones are pretty lame. Not that any of that matters, but I do like a nice looking cover, you understand.


I just bought the New(er) TPB :(

[Galactus]

Mortality
Posted: June 1, 2009, 00:45:38 | Section: »

The Fire Wire: reports...


The new Stephen King novella entitled Mortality is featured in the July 2009 issue of Esquire magazine. The magazine should be on newsstands this week and features the Israeli model, Bar Refaeli on the cover with a temporary tattoo of the story covering her body. A scan of the cover is below…happy reading!

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[squeekness]

When does the actual book come out or has it already?

[Galactus]

When does the actual book come out or has it already?

The story hasn't been released in any book yet, but I suppose it might be released in some kind of short story collection in the future (since it's seems to be more of a novella rather than a full length novel I doubt it will be released in a stand alone book, but you never know...)

[squeekness]

I'm going to try and pick it up anyhow. Just don't know what day of the week the mag comes out.....

[squeekness]

I just checked with my local (massachusetts) magazine shop and the guy told me the magazine would be out on thursday if anyone wants to know. :)

[Spider-Fan]

I need to get back to reading the Dark Tower. I read The Gunslinger and I own the first 4 books, but I never got around to finishing them.

[Galactus]

Looks like King is already at work at a new novel after the still unreleased Under the Dome:

New novel...
Posted: June 2, 2009, 13:49:47 | Section: »

This interesting info was posted on King's official board by it's moderator:


It may be a while before he gets to the third book of The Talisman but he has been working on a new novel for a while now. And, as always, I can't say anything about the plot yet.


Very good news if you ask me...

[Ghostvirus]

I am watching Pet Semetary now. I gotta say this has got to be his best Movie adaptation. I still can't believe that place used to be his house! That is one creepy ass house.

Also did anyone else think that there is someting weird about the old man? He seems to direct them towards the evil.

[squeekness]

IMDB says that wasn't his house, just 20 minutes from it. :(

[Ghostvirus]

The Imdb is wrong.

[squeekness]

How do you know.... ?

[SsM]

Is Duma Key any good?

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

I am watching Pet Semetary now. I gotta say this has got to be his best Movie adaptation. I still can't believe that place used to be his house! That is one creepy ass house.

Also did anyone else think that there is someting weird about the old man? He seems to direct them towards the evil.

Indeed it is; as an aside, Pet Semetary was the first King book I read. You're talking about Judd? He was a good character and I agree. He came off as a very congenial oldster (lbeing ikeable and all), yet there seemed to be some underlying evil about him too.

I'm working on The Regulators right now. The characters aren't as good as they were in Desperation. However, Collie, Tak, and the journal entries are really good.

[Ghostvirus]

I f-ing love Desperation! Until I read the Dark Tower series last year. It was my favorite King book.

[SsM]

I'm reading the Dark Tower now. I started the third book last night.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

How did you like the first two?

[SsM]

The first one started out kind of bleh. I think I was expecting something different, after I got used to it it was a breeze. Especially when he encountered the DM towards the end.

The second one was great though, I zipped through it in a couple days worth of reading, I don't get much time to read so it's going to take me a while to get through the rest.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

I had similar thoughts toward the first as well. Out of curiosity, what did you expect before reading it?

[SsM]

I had similar thoughts toward the first as well. Out of curiosity, what did you expect before reading it?


I'm not really sure, something more rooted in horror, I suppose.

Now that I actually care about the characters I think it's going to be a breeze. I'm sure most of them will die :/

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Aaah. Well, enjoy The Waste Lands. :)

[Ghostvirus]

Dude go out & get the 4 the book before you finish the 3rd...Seriously.