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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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The iconic bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman - now with a stunning new cover look.For years, readers wrote asking if Richard Bachman was really world-bestselling author Stephen King writing under another name. Now the secret is out - and so, brought together in one volume, are these three spellbinding stories of future shock and suspense.The Long Walk: A chilling look at the ultra-conservative America of the future where a gruelling 450-mile marathon is the ultimate sports competition.Roadwork: An immovable man refuses to surrender to the irresistible force of progress.The Running Man: TV's future-favourite game show, where contestants are hunted to death in the attempt to win a $1 billion jackpot.Publishers Note: Includes The Running Man which is also published as an individual book.

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Mary Shelley’s timeless gothic classic accompanied by the art of legendary illustrator Bernie Wrightson live on in this gorgeous illustrated adaptation of Frankenstein—featuring an introduction by Stephen King.Few works by comic book artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson’s illustrated version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein was met with upon its original release in 1983, which vividly presented the timeless, terrifying tale of one man’s obsession to create life—and the monster that became his legacy. A generation later, this magnificent pairing of art and literature is still considered to be one of the greatest achievements made by any artist in the field. This book includes the complete text of the original groundbreaking novel and approximately fifty original full-page illustrations by Bernie Wrightson—created over a period of seven years—that continue to stun the world with their monumental beauty and uniqueness. This edition also contains introductions by #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King and author Mary Shelley, as well as supplemental material including a history of the novel, a chronology of Mary Shelley’s life and work, and the historical context of Frankenstein for readers.

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El maestro en el arte de aterrar se supera a sí mismo.He aquí una serie de historias -unas horripilantes en su extravagancia, otras tan terroríficas que disparan el corazón- que son el producto mejor acabado de una de las más poderosas imaginaciones de nuestro tiempo:En La niebla, historia inicial del libro, extensa como una novela, un supermercado se convierte en el último bastión de la humanidad ante la invasión de la Tierra por parte de un enemigo inimaginable...En los desvanes hay cosas que conviene dejar tranquilas, cosas como El mono...La más soberbia conductora del mundo le ofrece a un hombre El atajo de la señora Todd, para llegar antes al paraíso...En fin, todo un abanico de emociones y escalofríos, cuyas flores se abren por la noche...La crítica ha dicho...King tiene verdadero talento: sus cuentos de terror son entretenidos y copias exactas de nuestras más profundas pesadillas.The New York Times

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Stephen King sorprende y aterroriza una vez más al lector con su magistral don para destapar y exhibir la mitad más oscura del ser humano.Cuando Thad Beaumont en pleno bloqueo creativo, después de que su novela Las súbitas bailarinas optara al Premio Nacional de Literatura y lo perdiera, decidió seguir los consejos de su mujer y publicar una serie de thrillers retorcidos y sangrientos bajo el pseudónimo de George Stark, no pensó, ni por asomo, que le sería tan difícil deshacerse de ese otro yo que, no se explicaba cómo, había dejado de ser ficticio.Cuando el comisario Alan Pangborn aparece en su casa acusándole de un brutal asesinato, Thad trata de afirmar su inocencia, de asegurar que nada tiene que ver con todos esos monstruosos asesinatos cometidos tan cerca de su casa, ni con la retorcida mente que protagoniza sus novelas policíacas, ni con las llamadas de aquella voz que, obscena y susurrante, le pide al teléfono que se rinda. Pero, cómo explicar que sus

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'Vintage King', a delightful suspense novel in which King's 'trump card is his ability to arouse empathy for the plight of his young heroine' (Independent on Sunday), now with a stunning new cover look.The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted. Trisha McFarland discovered this when she was nine years old. Lost in the woods. Trisha has only veered a little way off the trail. But in her panic to get back to her family, she takes a turning that leads deeper into the tangled undergrowth. At first it's just the bugs, midges and mosquitoes. Then comes the hunger. For comfort she tunes her Walkman into broadcasts of the Red Sox baseball games and the performances of her hero Tom Gordon. But as darkness begins to fall, Trisha realises that she is not alone. There's something else in the woods - watching. Waiting . . .

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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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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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