Book Preview In The Wind Through the Keyhole, Stephen King returns to the rich landscape of Mid-World, the spectacular territory of the Dark Tower fantasy saga that stands as his most beguiling achievement. Roland Deschain and his ka-tet—Jake, Susannah, Eddie, and Oy, the billy-bumbler—encounter a ferocious storm just after crossing the River Whye on their … Read more
Book Preview THE DARK TOWER IV STEPHEN KING wizard and glass ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVE MCKEAN A PLUME BOOK PLUME Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Books Ltd, 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 … Read more
Book Preview THE ROSE IT BEGAN TO OPEN before his eyes. It disclosed a dark scarlet furnace, petal upon secret petal, each blazing with its own secret fury. Jake had never seen anything so beautiful, so intensely and utterly alive. Now, as he stretched one grime-streaked hand out toward this wonder, the voices began to … Read more
Book Preview CONTENTS ARGUMENT PROLOGUE: THE SAILOR THE PRISONER 1 • THE DOOR 2 • EDDIE DEAN 3 • CONTACT AND LANDING 4 • THE TOWER 5 • SHOWDOWN AND SHOOT-OUT SHUFFLE THE LADY OF SHADOWS 1 • DETTA AND ODETTA 2 • RINGING THE CHANGES 3 • ODETTA ON THE OTHER SIDE 4 • … Read more
Book Preview who took a chance on these stories, one by one. The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. The desert was the apotheosis of all deserts, huge, standing to the sky for what might have been parsecs in all directions. White; blinding; waterless; without feature save for the faint, … Read more
Book Preview This book is for Shirley Sonderegger, who helps me mind my business, and for her husband, Peter. I’m indebted to the late Richard Bachman for his help and inspiration. This novel could not have been written ‘Cut him,’ Machine said. ‘Cut him while I stand here and watch. I want to see the … Read more
Book Preview After deciding he would get nothing of interest from the two old men who comprised the entire staff ofThe Weekly Islander , the feature writer from the BostonGlobe took a look at his watch, remarked that he could just make the one-thirty ferry back to the mainland if he hurried, thanked them for … Read more
Book Preview Well, when Tom and me got to the edge of the hilltop, we looked away down into the village and could see three or four lights twinkling, where there was sick folks, may be; and stars over us was sparkling ever so fine; and down by the village was the river, a whole … Read more
Book Preview The “reach” is a coastal New England term that refers to the stretch of open water between an island and the mainland. A bay is open on one end; a reach is open on two. The reach between Little Tall Island (fictional) and Machias (real) can be supposed to be about two miles … Read more
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Book Preview 1 Almost everyone thought the man and the boy were father and son. They crossed the country on a rambling southwest line in an old Citroën sedan, keeping mostly to secondary roads, traveling in fits and starts. They stopped in three places along the way before reaching their final destination: first in Rhode … Read more
Book Preview “Vivid, startling . . . a compelling page-turner.” Rose Daniels saw the single drop of blood on the bedsheet—and knew she must escape from her macabre marriage before it was too late. But escape was not as easy as fleeing to a new city, picking a new name, finding a new job, lucking … Read more
Book Preview This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Copyright © 2000 by Stephen King All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in … Read more
Book Preview Here are some people who have written books, telling what they did and why they did those things: John Dean. Henry Kissinger. Adolph Hitler. Caryl Chessman. Jeb Magruder. Napoleon. Talleyrand. Disraeli. Robert Zimmerman, also known as Bob Dylan. Locke. Charlton Heston. Errol Flynn. The Ayatollah Khomeini. Gandhi. Charles Olson. Charles Colson. A Victorian … Read more
Book Preview By Stephen King and published by Hodder & Stoughton The Arrest: July 14th Sorry: July 14th–July 15th The Arraignment: July 16th Footsteps and Cantaloupe: July 18th–July 20th Yellow: July 21st–July 22nd Holly: July 22nd–July 24th Macy’s Tells Gimbels: July 25th No End to the Universe: July 26th Bienvenidos a Tejas: July 26th The … Read more
Book Preview ALSO BY STEPHEN KING N O V E L S Carrie ‘Salem’s Lot The Shining The Stand The Dead Zone Firestarter Cujo The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Christine Pet Sematary Cycle of the Werewolf The Talisman (with Peter Straub) It Eyes of the Dragon Misery The Tommyknockers The Dark Tower fl: The Drawing … Read more
Book Preview Table of Contents Title PageCopyright PageDedicationAcknowledgementsI – ANNIEChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18Chapter 19Chapter 20Chapter 21Chapter 22Chapter 23Chapter 24Chapter 25Chapter 26Chapter 27Chapter 28Chapter 29Chapter 30Chapter 31Chapter 32Chapter 33Chapter 34Chapter 35Chapter 36II – MISERYChapter 1 – MISERY’S RETURNChapter 2Chapter 3Chapter … Read more
Book Preview MILE 81 By Stephen King 1. PETE SIMMONS (’07 Huffy) “You can’t come,” his older brother said. George spoke in a low voice, even though the rest of his friends—a neighborhood group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds who styled themselves the Rip-Ass Raiders—were up at the end of the block, waiting for him. Not … Read more