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Acclaimed author Stephen King s #1 bestselling time-travel novel soon to be a limited series on Hulu! In Stephen King s most ambitious and accomplished (NPR) and extraordinary ("USA TODAY") #1 "New York Times "bestselling novel, time travel has never been so believable. Or so terrifying. Dallas, 11/22/63: Three shots ring out. President John F. Kennedy is dead. Life can turn on a dime or stumble into the extraordinary, as it does for Jake Epping, a high school English teacher in a Maine town. While grading essays by his GED students, Jake reads a gruesome, enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning: fifty years ago, Harry somehow survived his father s sledgehammer slaughter of his entire family. Jake is blown away but an even more bizarre secret comes to light when Jake s friend Al, owner of the local diner, enlists Jake to take over the mission that has become his obsession to prevent the Kennedy assassination. How? By stepping through a portal in the diner s storeroom, and into the era of Ike and Elvis, of big American cars, sock hops, and cigarette smoke Finding himself in warmhearted Jodie, Texas, Jake begins a new life. But all turns in the road lead to a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald. The course of history is about to be rewritten and become heart-stoppingly suspenseful."

Stephen King story featuring a sinister government agency, a fateful drug experiment, and a pigtailed girl named Charlie, who has an unimaginably terrifying gift.

The short story OBITS won the 2016 Edgar for best short story.The No.1 bestselling author delivers an 'outstanding' (USA Today) collection of thrilling stories, introducing each one with a fascinating piece on when, where or how he came to write it.There is a treasure here for every reader: a man who keeps reliving exactly the same life, repeating his mistakes over and over again; a columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries; a poignant tale about the end of the human race and a firework competition between neighbours which reaches an explosive climax. And, exclusive to this paperback edition (and the eBook from 6 September), a brand new story 'Cookie Jar'.'I made them especially for you,' says King. 'Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth.'

Since "Nightshift," published thirty-five years ago, Stephen King has dazzled an entire generation of readers with his genius as a prominent writer of short fiction.Now in his latest collection, he once again assembles a generous array of unforgettable, tantalizing tales including those that, until recently, have never been published in a book (such as the story Cookie Jar, which is exclusive to this edition).There are thrilling connections between these works themes of mortality, the afterlife, guilt, and what we would do differently if we could see into the future or correct the mistakes of the past.

Un recueil de 20 nouvelles inédites, précédées chacune d’une introduction invitant le lecteur à entrer dans les coulisses de leur écriture. Stephen King ausculte les paradoxes de l’Amérique et renoue

La foudre est-elle plus puissante que Dieu ? Il a suffi de quelques jours au charismatique Révérend Charles Jacobs pour ensorceler les habitants de Harlow dans le Maine. Et plus que tout autre, le

The master storyteller at his best delivers a generous, thrilling new collection of stories featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why and how he came to write each story.A generous collection of thrilling stories - some brand new, some published in magazines, all entirely brilliant and assembled in one book for the first time - with a wonderful bonus: in addition to his introduction to the whole collection, King gives readers a fascinating introduction to each story with autobiographical comments on their origins and motivation...The No. 1 bestselling writer has dazzled readers with his genius as a writer of novellas and short story fiction since his first collection NIGHT SHIFT was published. He describes the nature of the form in his introduction to the book: 'There's something to be said for a shorter, more intense experience. It can be invigorating, sometimes even shocking, like...a beautiful curio for sale laid out on a cheap blanket at a street bazaar.'In THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS there is a curio for every reader - a man who keeps reliving the same life, repeating the same mistakes over and over again, a columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries, a poignant tale about the end of the human race and a firework competition between neighbours which reaches an explosive climax. There are also intriguing connections between the stories; themes of morality, guilt, the afterlife and what we would do differently if we could see into the future or correct the mistakes of the past.Effervescent yet poignant, juxtaposing the everyday against the unexpected, these stories comprise one of King's finest gifts to his constant reader as well as to those fascinated by the autobiographical insights in his celebrated non-fiction title ON WRITING.

El viento por la cerradura fascinará a todos los lectores entusiasmados con la historia épica de «La Torre Oscura», pero también es una novela independiente que ofrece al lector un viaje al mundo d

Directo desde la mente de Stephen King, el que te roba el sueño y te asusta de verdad. El bazar de los malos sueños es una colección 20 relatos magníficos, inquietantes, absorbentes... Un preciado regalo del autor a sus lectores.Escribi estos relatos especialmente para ti. Adelante, leelos, pero ten mucho cuidado. Los mejores tienen dientes.Stephen KingStephen King nos presenta en El bazar de los malos sueños una excepcional seleccion de relatos, algunos nuevos y otros revisados en profundidad. Cada uno viene precedido de su propia introduccion, donde habla sobre sus origenes y sobre los motivos que lo llevaron a escribirlo, incluyendo aspectos autobiograficos.Aunque han pasado ya treinta y cinco años desde que escribio su primera coleccion, Stephen King sigue deslumbrandonos con su maestria en el genero. En esta ocasion trata temas como la moralidad, la vida despues de la muerte, la culpa y lo que corregiriamos del pasado si pudieramos ver el futuro.Criticas:Historias oscuras con momentos magicos.The GuardianFantastico. El genio narrativo habitual de King sigue vivo y se evidencia en estos relatos, pero lo realmente significativo es la introduccion a cada uno.USA TodayLas historias son fascinantes e inolvidables. Abundan los finales sorprendentes. King es un genero en si mismo. Preparate para leerlo vorazmente.Library JournalUn autor mas versatil de lo que podias imaginar.Sunday TimesEmocionantes, inquietantes, sorprendentes, desconcertantes.Los Angeles TimesTe atrapa con una nota introductoria a cada relato para despues helarte hasta los huesos. No los leas antes de ir a dormir.Daily MailUna jugosa coleccion de relatos con perspectivas muy interesantes sobre el proceso creativo de un escritor que ha conseguido dejarte en vela muchas noches.The Washington PostEn los blogs...El bazar de los malos sueñoses un entretenimiento adictivo gracias a su afilada prosa. Es puro Stephen King, un genero en si mismo. Pero, por encima de todo, es un tributo a sus seguidores. No es casualidad que se dirija directamente a ellos en la primera pagina: "Hay algo mas que quiero que sepas, Lector Constante: me alegro mucho de que los dos sigamos aqui. Genial, ¿no?". No se a vosotros, pero a mi eso me parece admirable.Blog Libros y literaturaKing vuelve a demostrar que sabe y controla el relato, es el rey de las narraciones y lo sigue demostrando dia a dia con esta recopilacion. Para los que nunca habeis leido a King creo que teneis aqui un filon que explotar.Blog El lector que llevas dentroHay historias para todos los gustos y no hay mejor sensacion en el mundo que la de leer un relato de Stephen King antes de dormir.Blog El cuervo de alas rotas

Il a suffi de quelques jours au charismatique révérend Charles Jacobs pour ensorceler les habitants de Harlow, dans le Maine. Et plus que tout autre, le petit Jamie. Car l'homme et l'enfant o

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Gwendy Peterson e tornata, e l'esito della battaglia tra Bene e Male e nelle sue mani. Quando Gwendy Peterson aveva dodici anni, uno sconosciuto chiamato Richard Farris le consegno una misteriosa scatola di mogano, da custodire con cura. Quell'oggetto dispensava dolcetti e vecchie monete, ma era molto pericoloso: premere uno dei suoi sette bottoni colorati poteva portare morte e distruzione. La scatola dei bottoni e ricomparsa a piu riprese nella vita di Gwendy: diventata una scrittrice di successo e una figura politica in ascesa, ha dovuto di nuovo fare i conti con la tentazione costituita da quell'oggetto inquietante. Ora e il 2026, Gwendy Peterson ha sessantaquattro anni e a breve sara il primo senatore in carica degli Stati Uniti a viaggiare su un razzo fino a una stazione spaziale. Il suo incarico, sulla carta, consiste nel monitoraggio climatico. Ma a nessuno sfugge la valigetta bianca con sopra la scritta materiale top secret che tiene ben stretta a se. Il vero motivo del suo viaggio e li dentro: una scatola di mogano che, ancora una volta, Gwendy deve proteggere a ogni costo dalle oscure forze del male che cercano di impossessarsene. È giunto il momento di portare a compimento la sua missione piu importante e piu segreta: salvare il mondo. E, forse, tutti i mondi possibili. Stephen King e Richard Chizmar firmano l'atto finale della trilogia iniziata con "La scatola dei bottoni di Gwendy" e "La piuma magica di Gwendy", un'avventura che tocca alcuni dei luoghi piu iconici dell'immaginario kinghiano, da Castle Rock a Derry, e ne espande i confini oltre il pianeta terra.

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Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes deep into the 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 ten, 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 Howard Bowditch, a recluse with a big dog in a big house at the top of a big hill. In the backyard is a locked shed from which strange sounds emerge, as if some creature is trying to escape. When Mr. Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie the house, a massive amount of gold, a cassette tape telling a story that is impossible to believe, and a responsibility far too massive for a boy to shoulder.Because within the shed is a portal to another world - one whose denizens are in peril and whose monstrous leaders may destroy their own world, and ours. In this parallel universe, where two moons race across the sky, and the grand towers of a sprawling palace pierce the clouds, there are exiled princesses and princes who suffer horrific punishments; there are dungeons; there are games in which men and women must fight each other to the death for the amusement of the 'Fair One'. And there is a magic sundial that can turn back time.A story as old as myth, and as startling and iconic as the rest of King's work, Fairy Tale is about an ordinary guy forced into the hero's role by circumstance, and it is both spectacularly suspenseful and satisfying.

The Dark Tower is now a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba.'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.

King and Chizmar join forces again with a powerful stand-alone novel that is also the final chapter in the Gwendy trilogy.When Gwendy Peterson was twelve, a stranger named Richard Farris gave her a mysterious box for safekeeping. It offered treats and vintage coins, but it was dangerous. Pushing any of its seven coloured buttons promised death and destruction.Years later, the button box re-entered Gwendy's life. A successful novelist and a rising political star, she was once more forced to deal with the temptations that the box represented - an amazing sense of wellbeing, balanced by a terrifyingly dark urge towards disaster.With the passing of time, the box has grown ever stronger and evil forces are striving to possess it. Once again, it is up to Gwendy Peterson, now a United States Senator battling the early symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, to keep it from them. At all costs. But where can you hide something from such powerful entities?Gwendy's Final Task is a wildly suspenseful and at the same time deeply moving novel in which 'horror giants' (Publishers Weekly) Stephen King and Richard Chizmar take us on a journey from Castle Rock to another famous cursed Maine city to the MF-1 space station, where Gwendy must execute a secret mission to save the world. And, maybe, all worlds.

When an eleven-year-old boy is found murdered in a town park, reliable eyewitnesses undeniably point to the town's popular Little League coach, Terry Maitland, as the culprit. DNA evidence and fingerprints confirm the crime was committed by this well-loved family man. Horrified by the brutal killing, Detective Ralph Anderson, whose own son was once coached by Maitland, orders the suspect to be arrested in a public spectacle. But Maitland has an alibi. And further research confirms he was indeed out of town that day. As Anderson and the District Attorney trace the clues, the investigation expands from Ohio to Texas. And as horrifying answers begin to emerge, so King's propulsive story of almost unbearable suspense kicks into high gear. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy but there is one rock-hard fact, as unassailable as gravity: a man cannot be in two places at the same time. Can he?