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In the next part of their journey to the tower, Roland and his band of followers face adversity from every side: Susannah Dean has been taken over by a demon-mother and uses the power of Black Thirteen to get from the Mid-World New York City. But who is the father of her child? And what role will the Crimson King play?Roland sends Jake to break Susannah's date with destiny, while he himself uses 'the persistence of magic' to get to Maine in the Summer of 1977. It is a terrible world: for one thing it is real and bullets are flying. For another, it is inhabited by the author of a novel called SALEM'S LOT.SONG OF SUSANNAH is driven by revelation and by suspense. It continues THE DARK TOWER series seamlessly from WOLVES OF THE CALLA and the dramatic climax will leave readers desperate to read the quest's conclusion.

Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher: Mr. Dussander. Todd knows all about Dussander's darl past. The torture. The death. The decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn't want to turn him in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to learn the real meaning of power--and the seductive lure of evil. This acclaimed collection of four novellas by Stephen King also includes "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" (basis for the Academy Award nominated film The Shawshank Redemption), "The Body" (inspiration for the motion picture Stand By Me), and "The Breathing Method."

A retired Los Angeles homicide detective living in the rural Wisconsin hamlet of Tamarack, Jack Sawyer is called in to assist the local police chief in solving a gruesome series of murders that causes Jack to experience inexplicable waking nightmares and draws him back to the Territories and an encounter with his own hidden past, in the long-awaited sequel to The Talisman.

The master storyteller takes readers into his mind in this revealing blend of memoir and a practical view of the writer's craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. With advice grounded in his vivid memories of childhood through his emergence as a writer, up through his near-fatal accident in 1999, King relates the daily process of practiced creativity that has guided him.

Roland, the last gunslinger, is moving ever closer to the Dark Tower, which haunts his dreams and nightmares. Pursued by the Ageless Stranger, he and his friends follow the perilous path to Lud, an u

In THE GUNSLINGER, Stephen King introduces readers to one of his most enigmatic heroes, Roland of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner, on a spellbinding journey into good and evil, in a desolate world which frighteningly echoes our own. In his first step towards the powerful and mysterious Dark Tower, Roland encounters an alluring woman named Alice, begins a friendship with Jake, a kid from New York, and faces an agonising choice between damnation and salvation as he pursues the Man in Black. Both grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike, THE GUNSLINGER leaves readers eagerly awaiting the next chapter. And the Tower is closer

Deu anys després de Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Ste-phen King publica una nova antologia de contes, un recull de catorze relats fins ara només publicats en formats poc accessibles (un audiobook, un e-book, una edició de poc més de mil còpies) que fascinaran a tots els lectors. «Pujar a la Bala» és la història dun autoestopista que puja al cotxe equivocat la nit que va a veure la seva mare morta. A «Dinar al Gotham Cafè», la discussió duna parella a punt de divorciar-se en un restaurant de moda acabarà sent molt i molt sagnant. I a «1.408», un escriptor que ha fet fortuna amb històries de fantasmes decideix passar la nit a lhabitació 1.408 del Dolphin Hotel, que, segons el director, és plena de misteri. Amb la lectura daquests catorze contes obscurs, emprendràs un viatge captivador i esgarrifós per linconegut on la por i langoixa, el sarcasme macabre i la melancolía descobreixen lessència del millor Stephen King.

In the fertile lands of the East, the farming community has been warned the wolves are coming back. Four gunslingers, led by Roland of Gilead, are also coming their way. And the farmers of the Calla want to enlist some hard calibers. Torn between protecting the innocent community and his urgent quest, Roland faces his most deadly perils as he journey through the Mid-World towards the Dark Tower.

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An autobiographical portrait of Stephen King's home life, his family and his traumatic accident. He offers an insight into his world as well as analysis, advice and instruction on writing. He gives tips on how to use the tools of the trade from building characters to the importance of dialogue.

Stephen King Les Tommyknockers Tard, la nuit dernière et celle d'avant, Toc ! Toc ! à la porte - les Tommyknockers ! Les Tommyknockers, les esprits frappeurs... Je voudrais sortir, mais je n'ose pas, Parce que j'ai trop peur du Tommyknocker. Tout commence par les rythmes apaisants d'une berceuse ; et pourtant, sous la plume de Stephen King, les vers anodins se muent en une inoubliable parabole de l'épouvante, qui entraîne les habitants pourtant bien sages et terre à terre d'un paisible village dans un enfer plus horrible que leurs plus abominables cauchemars... ou que les vôtres. Une histoire fascinante et démoniaque que seul Stephen King pouvait écrire. Et lorsqu'on frappera à votre porte, par prudence, mettez la chaîne, si tant est qu'une chaîne suffise...

Des visions étranges peuplent les nuits insomniaques de Ralph Roberts : deux nains en blouse blanche, une paire de ciseaux à la main, de singulières auras colorées. Devient-il fou ? N'est-il pas plutôt victime d'une volonté supérieure qui lui donne des pouvoirs paranormaux ? Tandis qu'une agitation incontrôlée gagne la ville de Derry à propos d'une clinique où se pratiquent des avortements, Ralph se transforme en justicier, bien malgré lui. Stephen King réveille les forces obscures qui sommeillent au plus profond de l'esprit humain. Son Insomnie est un thriller démoniaque qui vous plonge au cœur d'une folie collective et vous étreint comme un cauchemar hallucinant. À cause de Ça, vous aviez passé de longues nuits blanches. Après Insomnie, vous ne dormirez jamais plus comme avant.

La terrorífica historia de una adolescente que durante un pic-nic familiar se extravía en unbosque poblado de criaturas pesadillescas. Sin embargo, la peor pesadilla está en su propia cabeza: el miedo... Una magistral narración del maestro del horror.