About the Author

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT&T Audience Network original television series). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower and It are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

Reviews

"A marvel....you're utterly at the mercy of a master storyteller." -- "Chicago Tribune"

"Stephen King has your number...." -- "USA Today"

With Cell, King returns to his roots as an author of horror/suspense. Playing up to our fears of technology, he uses the ubiquitous cell phone as the transmitter of a demonic "pulse" that instantly turns listeners into murderous zombies. Only technological Luddites (i.e., those without cell phones) survive the devastating effect. In a plot that plays out like a shorter, simplified version of The Stand, we follow three unaffected characters ("normies") as they carefully make their way from Boston to the most remote (cell-free) areas of Maine. The considerable acting talents of Campbell Scott do justice to the reading, but the audio program is so badly and unevenly spliced together that the total package cannot be recommended on its own merits. It will be popular, however, so libraries should purchase as demand warrants.-Kristen L. Smith, Loras Coll. Lib., Dubuque, IA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

"A marvel....you're utterly at the mercy of a master storyteller."

-- "Chicago Tribune"

-- "USA Today"