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Stephen King s iconic horror masterpiece. An international bestselling and highly acclaimed novel, a must-read for any horror fan, also a hugely successful film starring Tom Hanks.The Green Mile: those who walk it do not return, because at the end of that walk is the room in which sits Cold Mountain penitentiary s electric chair. In 1932 the newest resident on death row is John Coffey, a giant black man convicted of the brutal murder of two little girls. But nothing is as it seems with John Coffey, and around him unfolds a bizarre and horrifying story.Evil murderer or holy innocent - whichever he is - Coffey has strange powers which may yet offer salvation to others, even if they can do nothing to save him.Readers are reading The Green Mile through their fingers: This is King at the top of his game. It s the perfect length with all six parts, it ends well, and he doesn t rely on horror or too much salty language to tell a fantastic story . . . Seriously, this is my favourite book I ve read from him. Go read it if you haven t already Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Shocking, poignant, thought-provoking. A great story that will transport you into the story and make you feel the characters pain and agony. Well-written, wonderful characters, compassionate storyline. Stephen King is at his peak here Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This particular book gave me rather noticeable palpitations and for a moment or two, it made me feel quite faint . . . I very much doubt that I ll be able to forget this book for the years ahead of me Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ A beautiful, touching book which I am never going to forget Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Overall, this was a wonderful reading experience and I already know that this story is going to stay with me for the rest of my life Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I went through all sorts of emotions when reading this story. The writing is vivid and the story believable and you feel and experience everything this tale has to offer . . . If you have this on your TBR Shelf ........... Do yourself a favour this summer and bump it right up to the top of the pile Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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A thrilling visual companion curated for young adults voraciously reading their way through Stephen King’s colossal corpus of creepy books.*2025 CBC Young Adult Favorites Winner**2025 CBC Teacher Favorites Winner**2025 CBC Librarian Favorites Winner*For many young readers, when the last page of Goosebumps is turned, the first chapter of Pet Sematary begins, and a world of terror crafted by Stephen King is revealed. His novels are as fascinating as his life, and in this ultimate illustrated guidebook, young readers explore the cultural phenomenon and legacy of the King of Horror.From scare-seeking child to impoverished university student to struggling schoolteacher to one of the best-selling—and most recognizable—authors of all time, this engrossing book reveals the evolution and influences of Stephen King’s body of work over his nearly 50-year career, and how the themes of his writing reflect the changing times and events within his life.With tons of photos, approachable bite-size sections, and gripping details to captivate young readers, the book features: An extensive look into Stephen King’s books, short stories, writings, movies, series, and other adaptations ideal for the young reader to review.Exclusive memorabilia from Stephen King, including personal and professional correspondences, handwritten manuscript pages, book covers, movie stills, and a never-before-seen excerpts from his poems.Personal insights and observations such as real-life settings that inspired King’s writing, the editor who discovered him, his life as a Boston Red Sox fan, and the many awards and honors he has received.Motivating quotes from King from interviews over the decades.“My childhood was pretty ordinary, except from a very early age I wanted to be scared…there was a radio program at the time called Dimension X, and my mother didn’t want me to listen to that because she felt it was too scary for me, so I would creep out of bed and go to the bedroom door and crack it open. And she loved it, so apparently, I got it from her, but I would listen at the door and then when the program was over, I’d go back to bed and quake.” —Stephen King Young adults will covet this comprehensive yet accessible reference to their favorite horror author.

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Edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent Fasten your seatbelts for an anthology of turbulent tales curated by Stephen King and Bev Vincent. This exciting new collection, perfect for airport or aeroplane reading, includes an original introduction and story notes for each story by Stephen King, and brand new stories from Stephen King and Joe Hill. Stephen King hates to fly. Now he and co-editor Bev Vincent would like to share this fear of flying with you. Welcome to Flight or Fright, an anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when you re suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up in a metal tube (like - gulp! - a coffin) with hundreds of strangers. All the ways your trip into the friendly skies can turn into a nightmare, including some we ll bet you ve never thought of before... but now you will the next time you walk down the jetway and place your fate in the hands of a total stranger. Featuring brand new stories by Joe Hill and Stephen King, as well as fourteen classic tales and one poem from the likes of Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Dan Simmons, and many others, Flight or Fright is, as King says, ideal airplane reading, especially on stormy descents... Even if you are safe on the ground, you might want to buckle up nice and tight. Book a flight for this terrifying new anthology that will have you thinking twice about how you want to reach your final destination.

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Enter once more the world of Roland Deschain—and the world of the Dark Tower...now presented in a stunning graphic novel omnibus form that will unlock the doorways to terrifying secrets and bold storytelling as part of the dark fantasy masterwork and magnum opus from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King. “The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” With these unforgettable words, millions were introduced to Stephen King’s iconic character Roland Deschain of Gilead. Roland is the last of his kind, a “gunslinger” charged with protecting whatever goodness and light remains in his world—a world that “moved on,” as they say. In this desolate reality—a dangerous land filled with ancient technology and deadly magic, and yet one that mirrors our own in frightening ways—Roland is on a spellbinding and soul-shattering quest to locate and somehow save the mystical nexus of all worlds, all universes: the Dark Tower. Now, in the graphic novel series adaptation Stephen King’s The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three, originally published by Marvel Comics in single-issue form and creatively overseen by Stephen King himself, the full story of Roland’s troubled past and lifelong odyssey is revealed. Sumptuously drawn by Piotr Kowalski and Jonathan Marks, adapted by Stephen King expert Robin Furth, and scripted by New York Times bestselling author Peter David, The Drawing of the Three is an extraordinary and terrifying journey—ultimately serving as the perfect introduction for a new audience to Stephen King’s modern literary classic The Dark Tower, while giving longtime fans thrilling adventures transformed from his blockbuster novels. This single-volume omnibus edition includes the complete graphic novel series The Drawing of the Three: The Prisoner; House of Cards; The Lady of Shadows; Bitter Medicine.

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Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a Midwestern town. Stephen King’s Holly marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers have witnessed Holly’s gradual transformation from a shy (but also brave and ethical) recluse in Mr Mercedes to Bill Hodges’s partner in Finders Keepers to a full-fledged, smart, and occasionally tough private detective in The Outsider. In King’s new novel, Holly is on her own, and up against a pair of unimaginably depraved and brilliantly disguised adversaries. When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl’s desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down. Mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelong academics. But they are harbouring an unholy secret in the basement of their well-kept, book-lined home, one that may be related to Bonnie’s disappearance. And it will prove nearly impossible to discover what they are up to: they are savvy, they are patient, and they are ruthless. Holly must summon all her formidable talents to outthink and outmanoeuvre the shockingly twisted professors in this chilling new masterwork from Stephen King. ‘I could never let Holly Gibney go. She was supposed to be a walk-on character in Mr Mercedes and she just kind of stole the book and stole my heart. Holly is all her.’ - Stephen King

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A bumper collection of short stories (Sunday Telegraph} from the No. 1 bestselling master of the form, now with a stunning new cover look.The Stephen King Amusement Park - an unnerving experience, with rides every which way to hell . . . and a few to glory.A solitary finger pokes out of a drain. Novelty teeth turn predatory. The Nevada desert swallows a Cadillac. Meanwhile, the legend of Castle Rock returns . . . and grows on you. What does it all mean? What else could it mean? Stephen King is here with a powerful collection of stories - a vast, many-chambered cave of a volume.The long reach of Stephen King s imagination will take you on a roller coaster to places you ve never been before. You will lose sleep. But Stephen King, writing to beat the devil, will do your dreaming for you.Stories include:-Dolan s Cadillac-The End of the Whole Mess-Suffer the Little Children-The Night Flier-Popsy-It Grows on You-Chattery Teeth-Dedication-The Moving Finger-Sneakers-You Know They Got a Hell of a Band-Home Delivery-Rainy Season-My Pretty Pony-Sorry, Right Number-The Ten O Clock People-Crouch End-The House on Maple Street-The Fifth Quarter-The Doctor s Case-Umney s Last Case-Head Down-Brooklyn August

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The classic, haunting tale of two brave children lost in an eerie and dangerous forest, reimagined by literary legends: Stephen King and Maurice Sendak. Let Stephen King, global bestselling and award-winning author, and Maurice Sendak, beloved creator of the Caldecott-Medal winning Where the Wild Things Are, guide you into this most deliciously daring rendition of the traditional Grimm fairy tale. But will you find your way back out? This beautiful book includes a personal introduction from Stephen King and has been created in close collaboration with the Maurice Sendak Foundation.A stunning, high-quality hardback with jacket, it is the perfect gift for fans of King, Sendak and dark fairy tales.

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Before he gave us the classic title On Writing, ( part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer - Guardian) Stephen King wrote a nonfiction masterpiece in Danse Macabre, One of the best books on American popular culture (Philadelphia Inquirer)It was not long after Halloween when Stephen King received a telephone call from his editor. Why don t you do a book about the entire horror phenomenon as you see it? Books, movies, radio, TV, the whole thing. The result is this unique combination of fantasy and autobiography, of classic horror writing honed to an unforgettable edge; ; an analysis of horror, terror and the supernatural in films, television and books by the bestselling master of the genre.DANSE MACABRE ranges across the whole spectrum of horror in popular culture from the seminal classics of Dracula and Frankenstein. It is a charming and fascinating book, replete with pertinent anecdote and observation, in which Stephen King describes his ideas on how horror works on many levels and how he brings it to bear on his own inimitable novels.

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Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen King - with a new foreword, ON JOY, by Stephen King. Part memoir, part masterclass by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999 - and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it - fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.

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Legendární vypravěč Stephen King přináší mimořádnou sbírku dvanácti krátkých příběhů, z nichž mnohé nebyly dosud nikdy publikovány a patří k jeho nejlepším povídkám vůbec.„Máte to rádi temnější? Fajn, já taky,“ píše Stephen King v doslovu ke své nové sbírce dvanácti povídek, jejichž tématem jsou temné stránky života – přeneseně i doslova. King byl odjakživa povídkovým mistrem a několikastránkovým příběhem dokáže uchvátit stejně jako svými slavnými romány. Zavede čtenáře do snů plných zlých předtuch, do podivných koutů reality, kde se může stát cokoli, nebo na Floridu, kde se tentokrát odehrává volné pokračování legendárního hororu Cujo.Dva talentovaní bastardi zkoumají dlouho skrývané tajemství původu jejich výjimečných schopností. Ve Zlém snu Dannyho Coughlina jakýsi krátký a tajemný záblesk převrátí naruby desítky životů, z nichž ten Dannyho je nejkatastrofálnější. V Chřestýšovi, pokračování románu Cujo, se truchlící vdovec vydává na Floridu, aby si odpočinul, a místo toho dostane nečekané dědictví – ale s velkými závazky. V povídce Snílci odpoví mlčenlivý veterán z Vietnamu na inzerát a zjistí, že některé kouty vesmíru je lepší neprozkoumávat. Odpovídač se zase ptá, zda je předvídavost štěstí, nebo smůla, a připomíná nám, že i život poznamenaný nesnesitelnou tragédií může mít stále smysl.

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Now with a stunning new cover look comes SONG OF SUSANNAH, the sixth captivating volume in King s epic fantasy series THE DARK TOWER.The pivotal sixth novel in Stephen King s bestselling epic fantasy saga provides the key to the quest that defines Roland s life.Susannah has used the power of Black Thirteen to get to New York where she can give birth to a child fated to grow up as Roland s nemesis. Jake and Father Callahan set out to break her date with destiny and to find Calvin Tower, owner of the vacant lot where a magical rose grows - a rose that must be saved at all costs.Meanwhile, Roland and Eddie tumble into Maine in the Summer of 1977. Here they are greeted by the gangster Balazar and must face their maker, a man called Stephen King...JOIN THE QUEST FOR THE DARK TOWER... Pulse-poundingly engaging SUNDAY EXPRESS Strange, scary and utterly gripping - the perfect start to an unforgettable journey GUARDIANTHE DARK TOWER SERIES:THE DARK TOWER I: THE GUNSLINGER THE DARK TOWER II: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE THE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDS THE DARK TOWER IV: WIZARD AND GLASS THE DARK TOWER V: WOLVES OF THE CALLA THE DARK TOWER VI: SONG OF SUSANNAH THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWERTHE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: A DARK TOWER NOVEL

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“Part detective tale, part thriller…touching and genuine.” —The New York Times #1 bestselling author Stephen King returns with a brand-new novel about the secrets we keep buried and the cost of unearthing them. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SOMETIMES GROWING UP MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave. LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King’s classic novel It, LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears.

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Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The New York Times Book Review, AV Club, Variety, The Boston Globe, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Vulture, Men’s Health, Book Riot, New York Post, Goodreads, AARP, Paste, and more! From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines—one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker—featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters.When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to “kill thirteen innocents and one guilty” in “an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man,” Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are fourteen citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realizes that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help. Meanwhile, controversial and outspoken women’s rights activist Kate McKay is embarking on a multi-state lecture tour, drawing packed venues of both fans and detractors. Someone who vehemently opposes Kate’s message of female empowerment is targeting her and disrupting her events. At first, no one is hurt, but the stalker is growing bolder, and Holly is hired to be Kate’s bodyguard—a challenging task with a headstrong employer and a determined adversary driven by wrath and his belief in his own righteousness. Featuring a riveting cast of characters both old and new, including world-famous gospel singer Sista Bessie and an unforgettable villain addicted to murder, these twinned narratives converge in a chilling and spectacular conclusion—a feat of storytelling only Stephen King could pull off. Thrilling, wildly fun, and outrageously engrossing, Never Flinch is one of King’s richest and most propulsive novels.

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You like it darker? Fine, so do I , writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind , and in You Like it Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again. Two Talented Bastids explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In Danny Coughlin s Bad Dream , a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny s most catastrophically. In Rattlesnakes , a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance - with major strings attached. In The Dreamers , a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. The Answer Man asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful. King s ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it. As classic as King s novels are, his shorter fiction has been just as gripping over the years - USA Today One of the great storytellers of our time - Guardian

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King s classic fantasy novel now with a stunning new cover look.The King is dead, murdered by an unusual poison.While evidence is gathered, and the land of Delain mourns, Flagg the King s magician, unscrupulous, greedy and powerful, plots. Soon the King s elder son, Peter, is imprisoned in the needle, the top of a high tower, for his father s murder. And Thomas inherits the throne.Only Peter knows the truth of his innocence, and the true evil that is Flagg. Only Peter can save Delain from the horror the magician has in store. He has a plan, but it is rife with danger. And if he fails, he won t get a second chance . . .A captivating tale of heroic adventure, of dragons and princes, of mysterious mice and men from the pen of the master storyteller.There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the bestselling writers in the world, ever.

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Knihu o hororu jako kulturním fenoménu napsal Stephen King s vervou a velkou láskou k tématu. Do podmanivého průvodce specifickým žánrem vložil pronikavé postřehy i upřímná vyznání, odhalil své zdroje inspirace a nabídl zasvěcené komentáře ke slavným i obskurním dílům, od Draculy po Záhadu Blair Witch. Proč jsou lidé ochotni utrácet tolik peněz, jen aby se dostali do stavu, který je jim mimořádně nepříjemný? Kdo jsou lidé, kteří horor vyhledávají? Čeho se vlastně bojíme? Proč tolik takzvaných hororových filmů prostě nefunguje? Stephen King si klade řadu otázek a nebojí se na ně odpovědět. Kniha je pro všechny, kteří horor nejen rádi čtou, ale také o něm přemýšlejí. A kdo jiný by byl lepším průvodcem ve světě horou než jeho král?

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Co uvidíte, když se budet na svět dívat očima draka? Bylo nebylo jedno království, dračí srdce, zlý čaroděj a princové. Jak už to v pohádkách bývá, střetnou se i tady sily dobra a zla, ale protože jde o magický svět stvořený Stephenem Kingem, můžete čekat i ledové sevření děsu a napětí, podobně jako v příběhu o Temné věži. Pohádku plnou králů, královen a kouzelníků psal autor původně pouze pro svou dceru Naomi. Tatínkovy děsivé horory ji příliš nezajímaly, nebyl by to však Stephen King, kdyby se do vyprávění nevložil naplno se vším, co umí. Výsledkem je klasicky kingovský napínavý příběh, jehož hrdinové, byť pohádkově typizovaní, cítí skutečnou radost, bolest i strach, a mistrně stupňované napětí čtenářům nedovolí knihu odložit do poslední stránky.

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From legendary storyteller Stephen King, comes this No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, now with a stunning new cover look for Summer 2024.WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF HAPPILY EVER AFTERCharlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student.But when Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. When Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie a cassette tape telling a story no one would believe - inside the shed is a portal to another world.Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher - for their world or ours.

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Hans-Ake Lilja jako autor největšího a nejčtenějšího fanouškovského webu informujícího o životě a díle Stephena Kinga nabízí zasvěcený pohled na méně známé stránky svého oblíbeného spisovatele.Stephen King jako autor dětských knih, herec, rocker nebo režisér?V sedmi kapitolách zjistíte, kde všude se angažuje a že nálepka Král hororu ani zdaleka nevystihuje celou šíři aktivit tohoto nadmíru tvůrčího člověka.V knize najdete i dva obsáhlé rozhovory. Stephen King Liljovi odpovídá na řadu otázek dotýkajících se např. filmových zpracování jeho děl, limitovaných vydání knih, psaní na pokračování, vymýšlení obálek a dalších věcí.S předmluvou Johna Ajvida Lindqvista.

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Stephen King s bestselling unsolved mystery, THE COLORADO KID -- inspiration for the TV series HAVEN -- returns to bookstores for the first time in 10 years in an all-new illustrated edition.On an island off the coast of Maine, a man is found dead. There s no identification on the body. Only the dogged work of a pair of local newspapermen and a graduate student in forensics turns up any clues, and it s more than a year before the man is identified. And that s just the beginning of the mystery. Because the more they learn about the man and the baffling circumstances of his death, the less they understand. Was it an impossible crime? Or something stranger still...? No one but Stephen King could tell this story about the darkness at the heart of the unknown and our compulsion to investigate the unexplained. With echoes of Dashiell Hammett s THE MALTESE FALCON and the work of Graham Greene, one of the world s great storytellers presents a moving and surprising tale whose subject is nothing less than the nature of mystery itself...

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The chilling novella featured in Stephen King s bestselling collection Full Dark, No Stars, 1922 - about a man who succumbs to the violence within - is now available as a stand-alone publication.I believe there is a man inside every man, a strangerSo writes Wilfred James in his confession. It s 1922. Wilfred owns eighty acres of farmland in Nebraska that have been in the family for generations. His wife, Arlette, owns an adjoining one hundred acres.But if Arlette carries out her threat to sell her land to a pig butcher, Wilfred will be forced to sell too. Worse, he ll have to move to the city. But he has a daring plan. It may work if he can persuade his son. A powerful tale of betrayal, murder, madness and rats, 1922 is a breathtaking exploration into the dark side of human nature from the great American storyteller Stephen King. It was adapted into a film from Netflix.

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No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King s unforgettable novella - first included in his 1990, award-winning collection Four Past Midnight and made into a highly acclaimed miniseries - about a terrifying plane ride into a most unfriendly sky is now available as a stand-alone publication.The flight attendants were gone; almost all the passengers were gone; Brian Engle was willing to bet the 767 s two-man cockpit crew was also gone. He believed Flight 29 was heading east on automatic pilot.On a red-eye flight from L. A. to Boston, ten passengers wake up to discover everyone else has disappeared. Brian Engle, a trained pilot, remembers something about a strange aurora borealis and turbulence reports over the desert. Now he has to try to land the plane.But the safe haven of Bangor airport is not what it seems. It s eerily empty. The clocks have stopped. The food and drink is tasteless. The fuel doesn t burn. And the sound, like radio static , is getting closer. Craig Toomy, an investment banker, believes he knows what s coming. The Langoliers. Which means time is, quite literally, running out . . .A spine-tingling, propulsive novella, The Langoliers is a brilliant read from the masterful Stephen King.

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Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and resourceful characters, returns in this chilling “exploration of grief and delusion, just pure undistilled evil” (New York magazine) as she uncovers the truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town.When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency, hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly Gibney is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just passed away. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny’s desperate voice makes it impossible to turn her down.Meanwhile, mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelong academics. But they are also harboring a shocking, unholy secret in the basement of their well-kept, book-lined home, one that may be related to Bonnie’s disappearance. And it will prove nearly impossible to discover what they are up to…for they are savvy, they are patient, and they are ruthless. Now Holly must summon all of her formidable talents to outthink and outmaneuver these unimaginably depraved and brilliantly disguised adversaries in this chilling and unforgettable masterwork from Stephen King.

Objev podobné jako Holly - Stephen King

Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King s most compelling and resourceful characters, returns in this chilling ;exploration of grief and delusion, just pure undistilled evil (New York magazine) as she uncovers the truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town.When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency, hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly Gibney is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just passed away.And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny s desperate voice makes it impossible to turn her down.Meanwhile, mere blocks from where Bonnie Dahl disappeared live Professors Rodney and Emily Harris. They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians, devoted to each other, and semi-retired lifelong academics.But they are also harboring a shocking, unholy secret in the basement of their well-kept, book-lined home, one that may be related to Bonnie s disappearance. And it will prove nearly impossible to discover what they are up tofor they are savvy, they are patient, and they are ruthless. Now Holly must summon all of her formidable talents to outthink and outmaneuver these unimaginably depraved and brilliantly disguised adversaries in this chilling and unforgettable masterwork from Stephen King.

Objev podobné jako Holly - Stephen King

Stephen King’s #1 Bestseller As You’ve Never Seen It BeforeFeaturing more than 20 illustrations by acclaimed artists Pat Kinsella, Robert McGinnis, and Mark Summers, this brand new edition of JOYLAND brings the carny world to life in all its bright and sinister glory.College student Devin Jones took the summer job at Joyland hoping to forget the girl who broke his heart. But he wound up facing something far more terrible: the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and dark truths about life—and what comes after—that would change his world forever.A riveting story about love and loss, about growing up and growing old—and about those who don’t get to do either because death comes for them before their time— JOYLAND is Stephen King at the peak of his storytelling powers. With all the emo- tional impact of King masterpieces such as The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption, JOYLAND is at once a mystery, a horror story, and a bittersweet coming-of-age novel, one that will leave even the most hard-boiled of readers pro- foundly moved.

Objev podobné jako Joyland (Illustrated Edition) - Stephen King

The classic collection of five deeply resonant, interconnected stories from No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Stephen King, now with a new cover look. Although it s difficult to believe, the sixties are not fictional; they actually happened (Author s Afterword)Stephen King, whose first novel, Carrie, was published in 1974, the year before the last US troops withdrew from Vietnam, is the first hugely popular writer of the TV generation. Images from that war - and the protests against it - had flooded America s living rooms for a decade.Hearts in Atlantis is composed of five linked stories set in the years from 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War.Full of danger, full of suspense, most of all full of heart, Hearts in Atlantis will take some readers to a place they have never been...and others to a place they have never been able to completely leave.

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Since its initial publication in 1978, The Stand has been considered No. 1 bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King s seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, with millions of copies sold and adapted twice for television. Although there are other extraor dinary works exploring the unravelling of human society, none have been as influential as this iconic novel - with generations of writers impacted by its dark yet ultimately hopeful vision of the end and new beginning of civilization, and its stunning array of unforgettable characters.Now for the first time, Stephen King has fully authorized a return to the harrowing world of The Stand through this original short story anthology as presented by award-winning authors and editors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. Bringing together some of today s greatest and most visionary writers, The End of the World as We Know It fea tures remarkable, all-new stories set during and after the events of The Stand - brilliant, terrifying, and painfully human tales that will resonate with readers everywhere as an essential companion to the clas sic bestselling novel.

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Fairy Tale is vintage, timeless King, a transporting, terrifying treat - Guardian A blazing flash of creativity . . . King s best book in over a decade - EsquireLegendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher - for their world or ours. Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was seven, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself - and his dad. Then, when Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her ageing master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it. Charlie starts doing jobs for Mr. Bowditch and loses his heart to Radar. Then, when Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie a cassette tape telling a story no one would believe. What Bowditch knows, and has kept secret all his long life, is that inside the shed is a portal to another world.King s storytelling in Fairy Tale soars. This is a magnificent and terrifying tale about another world than ours, in which good is pitted against overwhelming evil, and a heroic boy - and his dog - must lead the battle.

Objev podobné jako Fairy Tale - Stephen King

This brand-new, updated art book-sized hardcover edition of the long out-of-print collection by cult film host Joe Bob Briggs features new writing, movie reviews, and fan letters not seen in over 40 years, plus new artwork by comic book artist Mike Norton and an introduction by Stephen King.Cult genre film host Joe Bob Briggs collection of wisecracking takes on drive-in movies and redneck life is finally back in print!This art book-sized hardcover edition features Briggs’ first columns for The Dallas Times Herald and contains his famous B-movie reviews, fan letters and his replies, plus Briggs’ adventures as the world’s foremost expert on drive-ins—some of which hasn’t been in print for more than forty years.This expanded, newly-designed edition includes a cover by Wallace McBride, interior artwork by comic book artist Mike Norton, and an introduction by Stephen King. Featuring Joe Bob Briggs’ writing on beloved horror classics ranging from Basket Case to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to The Evil Dead, this book is essential reading for all drive-in cinema and Joe Bob Briggs fans.

Objev podobné jako Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In (Updated Edition) - Stephen King, Mike Norton, JoeBob Briggs

Now with a stunning new cover look comes WIZARD AND GLASS, the fourth captivating volume in King s epic fantasy series THE DARK TOWER.In the fourth novel in Stephen King s bestselling fantasy quest, the Dark Tower beckons Roland, the Last Gunslinger, and the four companions he has gathered along the road.In a terrifying journey where hidden dangers lurk at every junction, the pilgrims find themselves stranded in an alternate version of Topeka, Kansas, that has been ravaged by a superflu virus.While following the deserted highway toward a distant glass palace, Roland recounts his tragic story about a seaside town called Hambry, where he fell in love with a girl named Susan Delgado and where he and his old tet-mates Alain and Cuthbert battled the forces of an evil harrier who ignited Mid-World s final war.JOIN THE QUEST FOR THE DARK TOWER... Superbly energetic, it s King at his best MAIL ON SUNDAY Strange, scary and utterly gripping - the perfect start to an unforgettable journey GUARDIANTHE DARK TOWER SERIES:THE DARK TOWER I: THE GUNSLINGER THE DARK TOWER II: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE THE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDS THE DARK TOWER IV: WIZARD AND GLASS THE DARK TOWER V: WOLVES OF THE CALLA THE DARK TOWER VI: SONG OF SUSANNAH THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: A DARK TOWER NOVEL

Objev podobné jako Wizard and Glass - Stephen King

Soon to be a major motion picture from Paramount Pictures starring John Lithgow, Jason Clarke, and Amy Seimetz! King s iconic, beloved classic is so beautifully paced that you cannot help but be pulled in Guardian SOMETIMES...DEAD IS BETTER The house looked right, felt right to Dr Louis Creed.Rambling, old, unsmart and comfortable. A place where the family could settle; the children grow and play and explore. The rolling hills and meadows of Maine seemed a world away from the fume-choked dangers of Chicago.Only the occasional big truck out on the two-lane highway, grinding up through the gears, hammering down the long gradients, growled out an intrusive threat.But behind the house and far away from the road: that was safe. Just a carefully cleared path up into the woods where generations of local children have processed with the solemn innocence of the young, taking with them their dear departed pets for burial.A sad place maybe, but safe. Surely a safe place. Not a place to seep into your dreams, to wake you, sweating with fear and foreboding. King can make the flesh creep half a world away - The Times So beautifully paced that you cannot help but be pulled in - Guardian The most frightening novel Stephen King has ever written - Publisher s Weekly Wild, powerful, disturbing - Washington Post Book Review

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Stephen King s The Life of Chuck is a phenomenal (USA Today) tale of life and legacy - and now a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan out in the UK from August 2025. Available for the first time in a beautiful standalone edition in June. Originally featured in the acclaimed story collection If It Bleeds, this unforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles Chuck Krantz.In a crumbling world plagued by natural disasters, collapsing infrastructure, and mass panic, bizarre billboards and advertisements appear throughout town: Charles Krantz. Thirty-nine great years. Thanks, Chuck! Marty Anderson, a schoolteacher, becomes obsessed with these messages as the world, inexplicably linked to Chuck s life, seems to be approaching its end.Told in three acts, presented in reverse order, The Life of Chuck explores one man s past. We see him in middle age on a business trip in Boston as he is seduced by a busker into spinning a gorgeous sidewalk dance. And we see him as a child, in a house haunted by a terrible secret, learning to dance with his grandmother.In these pages King reminds us that life s quotidian pleasures are even more glorious because they are fleeting: the outrageous good fortune of a beautiful blue day after a string of gray ones; the delight of dancing when every move feels perfect; a serendipitous meeting. King s ability to describe pure joy rivals his ability to terrify us. Now a major motion picture and winner of the Toronto International Film Festival People s Choice Award, The Life of Chuck is a glorious story about community and about humanity at its best, a celebration of joy, mystery, existential wonder, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

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Now with a stunning new cover look,comes THE DRAWING OF THE THREE, the second captivating volume in King s epic fantasy series THE DARK TOWER.In the second novel of Stephen King s bestselling fantasy masterpiece, Roland of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger, encounters three mysterious doors which open - for Roland, and Roland alone - to different times in our world. He must draw the three who should accompany him on the road. The first door opens to 1980s New York, where Roland joins forces with defiant Eddie Dean. The second leads to the 1960s and conflicted civil rights activist Odetta Holmes. The final door reveals Jack Mort, a deadly serial killer, in the 1970s. Mort is stalking Jake, the young boy Roland met in Mid-World. As titanic forces gather, a savage struggle between underworld evil and otherworldly enemies threatens to bring an end to Roland s journey toward the Dark Tower...JOIN THE QUEST FOR THE DARK TOWER... King s imagination is vast . . . one of the great storytellers of our time GUARDIANTHE DARK TOWER SERIES:THE DARK TOWER I: THE GUNSLINGER THE DARK TOWER II: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE THE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDS THE DARK TOWER IV: WIZARD AND GLASS THE DARK TOWER V: WOLVES OF THE CALLA THE DARK TOWER VI: SONG OF SUSANNAH THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: A DARK TOWER NOVEL

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The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King s beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee The Shawshank Redemption - about an unjustly imprisoned convict who seeks a strangely satisfying revenge, is now available as a standalone book.There s a guy like me in every state and federal prison in America, I guess - I m the guy who can get it for you.And new convict Andy Dufresne wants two things from fellow prisoner Red: a small rock-hammer for carving stones and a giant poster of Rita Hayworth. So begins this mesmerising tale of unjust imprisonment, deep friendship and offbeat escape. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is one of King s most celebrated stories, and it helped make Castle Rock a place readers would return to over and over again. Suspenseful, heart-wrenching and hopeful, this iconic King novella is populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, especially the fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is seeking his ultimate revenge.Originally published in the collection Different Seasons, it was made into the film The Shawshank Redemption. Starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, this modern classic was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, is one of the most beloved films of all time and is IMDb s top-rated movie of all time.

Objev podobné jako Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - Stephen King

In this spectacular father/son collaboration, Stephen King and Owen King tell the highest of high-stakes stories: what might happen if women disappeared from the world of men?All around the world, something is happening to women when they fall asleep; they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed, the women become feral and spectacularly violent...In the small town of Dooling, West Virginia, the virus is spreading through a women s prison, affecting all the inmates except one. Soon, word spreads about the mysterious Evie, who seems able to sleep - and wake. Is she a medical anomaly or a demon to be slain? The abandoned men, left to their increasingly primal devices, are fighting each other, while Dooling s Sheriff, Lila Norcross, is just fighting to stay awake.And the sleeping women are about to open their eyes to a new world altogether...

Objev podobné jako Sleeping Beauties - Stephen King, Owen King

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE The brilliant and chilling first novel Stephen King ever wrote tells the tale of the contestants of a diabolically cruel competition where 100 boys start the ;long walk and there is only one winnerthe one that survives.In a dystopian near-future, America has fallen on hard times. Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour day and night, without ever stopping. The winner gets ;The Prize anything he wants for the rest of his life. But the rules of the Long Walk are harsh and the stakes could not be higher. There is no finish linethe winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you re given a warning. Three warnings and you re out of the gameforever. Written by King when he was a college student and published in 1979 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, The Long Walk is an unforgettable and timeless masterpiece that showcases King s genius for character building and his visionary storytelling.

Objev podobné jako Long Walk - Stephen King

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE The brilliant and chilling first novel Stephen King ever wrote tells the tale of the contestants of a diabolically cruel competition where 100 boys start the ;long walk and there is only one winnerthe one that survives.In a dystopian near-future, America has fallen on hard times. Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk. One hundred boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour day and night, without ever stopping. The winner gets ;The Prize anything he wants for the rest of his life. But the rules of the Long Walk are harsh and the stakes could not be higher. There is no finish linethe winner is the last man standing. Contestants cannot receive any outside aid whatsoever. Slow down under the speed limit and you re given a warning. Three warnings and you re out of the gameforever. Written by King when he was a college student and published in 1979 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, The Long Walk is an unforgettable and timeless masterpiece that showcases King s genius for character building and his visionary storytelling.

Objev podobné jako Long Walk - Stephen King

V budoucnosti, tak blízké a skutečné, že se může odehrávat v tomto okamžiku, se stane něco podivného. Když ženy usnou, obalí se jemnými sítěmi a znehybní, takže připomínají kokon. Pokud je někdo probudí, nebo se pokusí protrhnout síť zahalující jejich tělo, ženy se rozzuří a reagují nesmírně násilnicky. A když spí, odebírají se kamsi do neznáma... Muži v našem světě zůstali opuštění a musejí si nějak poradit sami. Avšak jedna žena, záhadná Evie, je vůči spavé nemoci imunní. Je ta nemoc požehnání nebo kletba? Je Evie medicínskou anomálií, kterou je třeba studovat, nebo je to démon, kterého je třeba zabít? Děj Růženek je zasazený do malého městečka v zákoutí Apalačských hor, v němž se nachází ženská věznice, a ta v tomto provokativním a strhujícím románu, který napsal Stephen King spolu se svým synem Owenem, sehraje zásadní roli.

Objev podobné jako Růženky - Stephen King, Owen King

Audiokniha: Kdo je v téhle hře kočka a kdo je myš? Na masakr před pracovní agenturou, kdy maskovaný řidič v ukradeném mercedesu úmyslně najel do fronty nezaměstnaných, nikdo hned tak nezapomene. Často na něj myslí i detektiv ve výslužbě Bill Hodges, který musel při odchodu do důchodu odložený případ předat svým kolegům. Když ale dostane vychloubačný dopis, jehož pisatel se k vraždám přiznává, nechá se vyprovokovat, aby se vrátil k nedokončenému pátrání. Doufá, že se mu podaří zabránit ještě horšímu krveprolití, ale netuší, co ho to bude stát… „Útok mercedesem na zástup lidí doufajících nalézt práci je ryzí nepříjemný King – rychle načrtnuté sympatické postavy, v jejichž profilaci je autor mistr, jsou zmasakrovány s brutalitou, která je v nejlepším slova smyslu šokující.“ – Boris Hokr, iLiteratura.cz „Vždycky když máte pocit, že děj trochu zvolňuje, strhne se něco, co vás k příběhu opět přiková.“ – casopisxb1.cz „Proměna hlavního hrdiny a jeho života je vykreslená na jedničku, stejně tak jeho technická bezradnost, která demonstruje vzniklý generační konflikt mezi vysloužilým policistou a mladým vrahem. Geniálně je popsána i svým způsobem výjimečná, ale chorá mysl šílence...“ – sarden.cz „Příběh má spád a je poutavý, zvraty nečekané a nápadité, tísnivá atmosféra by se dala krájet a hlavní postavy si oblíbíte natolik, že v některých situacích samým napětím ani nedýcháte, jak si přejete, aby vše dobře dopadlo.“ – sarden.cz „Samozřejmostí už je působivý a v tomto případě i mrazivě reálný příběh, který je i přes značnou nadsázku určitým varováním.“ – kultura21.cz Audiokniha (P) © OneHotBook, 2018. Všechna práva vyhrazena. STEPHEN KING (* 1947) Jeden z nejproduktivnějších a nejúspěšnějších spisovatelů současnosti je známý především jako autor hororů. Během své kariéry napsal okolo čtyřiceti románů a může se pochlubit také tím, že většina jeho knih byla převedena na filmové plátno – mezi ty nejslavnější patří Osvícení, na které o více než 30 let později navázal román Doktor Spánek, Carrie, TO, Misery, Hřbitov zvířátek, Vykoupení z věznice Shawshank, Zelená míle či série Temná věž. Při psaní se vydal také do oblasti krimi, a sice trilogií o detektivovi ve výslužbě Billu Hodgesovi: Pan Mercedes, Právo nálezce, Konec hlídky. Roku 1970 absolvoval na univerzitě v Oronu ve státě Maine obor angličtina a tvůrčí psaní se zaměřením na pedagogiku. Už při studiu psal povídky – první s názvem Skleněná podlaha mu vydali v časopise Startling Mystery Stories v roce 1967. V tvorbě pokračoval i po ukončení školy, kdy nemohl sehnat práci jako učitel a pracoval v prádelně – jeho povídky vycházely v pánských časopisech. Na jaře roku 1974 mu vyšel první román Carrie, který se stal bestsellerem. Po tomto úspěchu se začal psaním naplno živit. Jan Kanyza (1947) Pražskou DAMU absolvoval v roce 1970, ale ve filmu si zahrál už během studia. Sedm let byl členem souboru Divadla Na zábradlí, potom tři roky působil v Laterně magice a od té doby je na volné noze. Hrál na různých divadelních scénách a účinkoval v mnoha televizních filmech (Královský gambit, Mladý muž a bílá velryba, Jak napálit advokáta, Mravenci nesou smrt, Jménem krále) a seriálech (30 případů majora Zemana, Chobotnice z II. patra, Území bílých králů, Hříchy pro pátera Knoxe, Hospoda, Expozitura, Kapitán Exner). Známý je také z dabingu – jeho hlasem promlouvá například George Clooney. Kajetán Písařovic (1982) Po studiu na Janáčkově konzervatoři v Ostravě působí na mnoha scénách po celé republice, např. v Divadle Petra Bezruče, Těšínském divadle, Divadle Komedie, Divadle na Zábradlí, Divadle Minor či ve Švandově divadle a dalších. V současnosti účinkuje v představeních souboru Venuše ve Švehlovce a v Činoherním studiu Ústí nad Labem. Na televizní obrazovce se objevil ve snímcích Jan Hus či Zádušní oběť a dále v seriálech Nováci, Pojišťovna štěstí, Až po uši a Pustina. Často spolupracuje s Českým rozhlasem.

Objev podobné jako Pan Mercedes - Stephen King - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Když se rozhodnete šikanovat telekinetičku, počítejte s děsivou odplatou... Carrie Whiteová to měla v životě těžké. Vyrůstala bez otce pod ubíjejícím dohledem své matky, náboženské fanatičky, a spolužáci na střední se s ní zrovna nemazlili. Nešťastné děvče se stalo vysmívanou obětí ostatních dětí, která často nenacházela zastání ani u dospělých. Ovšem pravda o tom, jak moc „jiná“ ve skutečnosti byla, vyšla najevo až v průběhu maturitního plesu, kdy se krutý žert na její účet zvrhl v krvavou lázeň. Tragická událost, která navždy poznamenala život obyvatel města Chamberlain ve státě Maine, se záhy stala předmětem vyšetřování, jehož závěry autor svým čtenářům předkládá zároveň se samotným příběhem Carrie – dívky obdařené telekinetickými schopnostmi, která se vinou nešťastných okolností proměnila v anděla smrti... První vydaný román amerického mistra hororu se dočkal již několika filmových adaptací, z nichž tou nejznámější zůstává snímek Briana De Palmy se Sissy Spacekovou v titulní roli. „Samotná Carrie je fascinující postava: archetyp (zraněná dívka s paranormálními schopnostmi), k němuž se King později opakovaně vracel a který si čtenáře snadno podmaní.“ – James Smythe, The Guardian . „Stephen King nemohl svou autorskou dráhu začít lépe! Bravurně napsaná sonda do světa šikanované dívky.“ – Robin Červeňák, Fantasya.cz

Objev podobné jako Carrie - Stephen King - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Král hororu přečetl spoustu děsivých pohádek – a nakonec napsal svou vlastní… Sedmnáctiletý Charlie Reade sice vypadá jako bezstarostný lamač dívčích srdcí s permanentkou do posilovny, jenže život se s ním zrovna nemazlil. V dětství už oplakal milovanou mámu a potom byl nucen pečovat o tátu, kterého posedl démon alkoholu. Přesto si hoch dokázal uchovat v srdci dobrotu, a tak jednoho dne nabídl pomoc cizímu člověku, jehož zanedbaný dům strašil ve snech snad všechny děti z okolí. S panem Bowditchem – majitelem úžasné psí dámy pojmenované Radar – Charlieho záhy spojí nečekané přátelství a později i jedno velké, pečlivě střežené tajemství. V kůlně vyhlášeného mizantropa se totiž nachází vchod do jiného světa! Obyvatelé říše zvané Empis však už dlouho trpí pod hrůzovládou Vraha křídel a jeho nočních vojáků. Dokáže odvážný, ale nezkušený mladík zachránit oba světy před rozpínající se temnotou? A zůstane sám ušetřen jejího zhoubného vlivu? Aby mohl odvyprávět příběh o lidské odvaze a psí věrnosti, vytvořil Stephen King zbrusu nový fantastický svět. „Příběh, který vám bude povědomý, a přitom je plný podivných a nečekaných zvratů. Jinými slovy klasický King.“ – Kirkus Reviews. „Pohádka je klasická, nadčasová kingovka (…), která autorovým jedinečným způsobem prozkoumává jemnou hranici mezi dětstvím a dospíváním.“ – The Guardian. „Kingova síla byla vždy v něčem jiném než v propracovaných jiných světech. A v Pohádce je skutečně jako vypravěč ve formě.“ – Boris Hokr, ČT art. „Dobrodružný příběh, který se díky nezapomenutelným originálním postavám a řadě napínavých scén čte jedním dechem.“ – The New York Times.

Objev podobné jako Pohádka - Stephen King - audiokniha

Now with a stunning new cover look comes THE WASTE LANDS, the third captivating volume in King s epic fantasy series THE DARK TOWER.In the third novel in Stephen King s epic fantasy masterpiece, Roland, the Last Gunslinger, is moving ever closer to the Dark Tower. Roland has altered ka by saving the life of Jake Chambers, a young boy, in New York. Now they exist in different worlds, paradoxically sharing memories. Roland, Susannah and Eddie must try to draw Jake into Mid-World then follow the Path of the Beam through an urban waste land to the Dark Tower.Pursued by the Ageless Stranger, Roland and his friends cross a desert of damnation in this macabre new world as revelations begin to unfold about who - and what - is driving him forward.JOIN THE QUEST FOR THE DARK TOWER... The Dark Tower is a sequence that can be endlessly revisited INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY Strange, scary and utterly gripping - the perfect start to an unforgettable journey GUARDIANTHE DARK TOWER SERIES:THE DARK TOWER I: THE GUNSLINGER THE DARK TOWER II: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE THE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDS THE DARK TOWER IV: WIZARD AND GLASS THE DARK TOWER V: WOLVES OF THE CALLA THE DARK TOWER VI: SONG OF SUSANNAH THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: A DARK TOWER NOVEL

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When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to kill thirteen innocents and one guilty in an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man , Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think. Are fourteen citizens about to be slaughtered in an unhinged act of retribution? As the investigation unfolds, Izzy realises that the letter writer is deadly serious, and she turns to her friend Holly Gibney for help. Meanwhile, controversial and outspoken women s rights activist Kate McKay is embarking on a multi-state lecture tour, drawing packed venues of both fans and detractors.Someone who vehemently opposes Kate s message of female empowerment is targeting her and disrupting her events. At first, no one is hurt, but the stalker is growing bolder, and Holly is hired to be Kate s bodyguard - a challenging task with a headstrong employer and a determined adversary driven by wrath and his belief in his own righteousness. Featuring a riveting cast of characters both old and new, including world-famous gospel singer Sista Bessie and an unforgettable villain addicted to murder, these twinned narratives converge in a chilling and spectacular conclusion - a feat of storytelling only Stephen King could pull off.Thrilling, wildly fun and outrageously engrossing, Never Flinch is one of King s richest and most propulsive novels.

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King’s incredible crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges and introducing Holly Gibney is now released with with a stunning new cover look.Who is going to be the fish in this relationship, and who is going to be the fisherman?BILL HODGESretired cop, tormented by ‘the Mercedes massacre’, a case he never solved.BRADY HARTSFIELDperpetrator of that notorious crime, and preparing to kill again.Now each is closing in on the other in a mega-stakes race against time from worldwide bestselling master of suspense, Stephen King.

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With a stunning new cover look, King s classic thriller about a young girl with a terrifying gift.You re a firestarter honey . . . just one big zippo lighter.A year ago, he was an upstanding instructor of English at Harrison State College. Now Andy is on the run with his daughter. A pigtailed girl named Charlie. A girl with an unimaginably terrifying gift.A gift which could be useful to corrupt authorities. Soon Charlie will be caught up in the menace of a fateful drug experiment and a sinister government ploy . . .Let the reader beware: FIRESTARTER is Stephen King at his most mesmerising . . . and menacing.

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Now with a stunning new cover look comes the first captivating volume in King s epic fantasy series, THE DARK TOWER. The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. The iconic opening line of Stephen King s groundbreaking series, The Dark Tower, introduces one of his most enigmatic and powerful heroes: Roland of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. Roland is a haunting figure, a loner, on a spellbinding journey toward the mysterious Dark Tower, in a desolate world which frighteningly echoes our own. On his quest, Roland begins a friendship with a kid from New York named Jake, encounters an alluring woman and faces an agonising choice between damnation and salvation as he pursues the Man in Black. JOIN THE QUEST FOR THE DARK TOWER... Strange, scary and utterly gripping - the perfect start to an unforgettable journey GUARDIANTHE DARK TOWER SERIES:THE DARK TOWER I: THE GUNSLINGERTHE DARK TOWER II: THE DRAWING OF THE THREETHE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDSTHE DARK TOWER IV: WIZARD AND GLASSTHE DARK TOWER V: WOLVES OF THE CALLATHE DARK TOWER VI: SONG OF SUSANNAHTHE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWERTHE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE: A DARK TOWER NOVEL

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A spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music and what might exist on the other side of life.In a small New England town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister, Charles Jacobs. Soon they forge a deep bond, based on their fascination with simple experiments in electricity.Decades later, Jamie is living a nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll. Now an addict, he sees Jacobs again - a showman on stage, creating dazzling portraits in lightning - and their meeting has profound consequences for both men. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil s devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings.This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. It s a masterpiece from King, in the great American tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.

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Part memoir, part masterclass by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have.King s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999 - and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery.Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it - fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.

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You like it darker? Fine, so do I writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal.Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys and mysteries; each feels iconic. In Danny Coughlin s Bad Dream , a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny s most catastrophically. Rattlesnakes , a sequel to Cujo, sees a grieving widower travel to Florida for respite and instead receive an unexpected inheritance - with major strings attached. The Answer Man asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.King writes to feel the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind and his ability to surprise, amaze and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed.You like it darker? You got it.

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Three classic tales of terror from #1 New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King—Christine, Cujo, and Pet Sematary—each featuring stunning vintage cover designs and now available in this special boxed set.CHRISTINE It’s love at first sight for high school student Arnie Cunningham when he and his best friend Dennis Guilder spot the dilapidated 1958 red-and-white Plymouth Fury for sale—dubbed “Christine” by its original cantankerous owner—rusting away on a front lawn of their suburban Pennsylvania neighborhood. Dennis knows that Arnie’s never had much luck in the popularity department, or really taken an interest in owning a car...but Christine quickly changes all that. Arnie suddenly has the newfound confidence to stick up for himself, going as far as dating the most beautiful girl at Libertyville High—transfer student Leigh Cabot—even as a mysteriously restored Christine systematically and terrifyingly consumes every aspect of Arnie’s life. Dennis and Leigh soon realize that they must uncover the awful truth behind a car with a horrifying and murderous history. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and heaven help anyone who gets in Christine’s way... CUJO Cujo used to be a big friendly dog, lovable and loyal to his trinity (THE MAN, THE WOMAN, and THE BOY) and everyone around him, and always did his best to not be a BAD DOG. But that all ends on the day this nearly two-hundred-pound Saint Bernard makes the mistake of chasing a rabbit into a hidden underground cave, setting off a tragic chain of events. Now Cujo is no longer himself as he is slowly overcome by a growing sickness, one that consumes his mind even as his once affable thoughts turn uncontrollably and inexorably to hatred and murder. Cujo is about to become the center of a horrifying vortex that will inescapably draw in everyone around him—a relentless reign of terror, fury, and madness from which no one in Castle Rock will truly be safe... PET SEMATARY When Dr. Louis Creed takes a new job and moves his family to the idyllic and rural town of Ludlow, Maine, this new beginning seems too good to be true. Yet despite Ludlow’s tranquility, there’s an undercurrent of danger that exists here. Those trucks on the road outside the Creeds’ beautiful old home travel by just a little too quickly, for one thing...as evidenced by the makeshift pet cemetery out back in the nearby woods. Then there are the warnings to Louis both real and from the depths of his nightmares that he should not venture beyond the borders of this little graveyard. A blood-chilling truth is hidden there—one more terrifying than death itself, and hideously more powerful. An ominous fate befalls anyone who dares tamper with this forbidden place, as Louis is about to discover for himself...

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