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Stephen King is the bestselling author of "Carrie", "It", "The Tommyknockers", "The Shining" and "Misery", among many others, and his most recent novels include "Bag of Bones", "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" and "Hearts in Atlantis".

About the Author

Stephen King is the bestselling author of more than thirty books of which the most recent are HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, DREAMCATCHER and FROM A BUICK 8. He lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, in Bangor, Maine.

Reviews

'Still on top of his game...An unusual and disturbing mix that no other modern writer could pull off' The Times on EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL'Stephen King is blessed with an apparently inexhaustible imagination and a talent for storytelling that shows little sign of waning. In his hands at least, the art is far from being lost' Daily Mail on EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL'Another masterpiece from Stephen King...he produces a narrative that never loosens its grip' - Evening Standard on DREAMCATCHER'King has inspired a whole generation to read. He's made them read good, witty prose...a fabulous teller of stories who can create an entire new world and make the reader live in it' - Express on DREAMCATCHER

'Still on top of his game...An unusual and disturbing mix that no other modern writer could pull off' The Times on EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL'Stephen King is blessed with an apparently inexhaustible imagination and a talent for storytelling that shows little sign of waning. In his hands at least, the art is far from being lost' Daily Mail on EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL'Another masterpiece from Stephen King...he produces a narrative that never loosens its grip' - Evening Standard on DREAMCATCHER'King has inspired a whole generation to read. He's made them read good, witty prose...a fabulous teller of stories who can create an entire new world and make the reader live in it' - Express on DREAMCATCHER

King's fourth collection of short stories (following Night Shift, Skeleton Crew, and Nightmares and Dreamscapes) offers readers 14 tales that include the much-touted Internet-download phenomenon, "Riding the Bullet"; "The Little Sisters of Eluria," a Dark Tower prequel; the novella-length title story; and "L.T's Theory of Pets," King's personal favorite within the group, which was previously available only in audio. Not only do the action-based plots and engaging narratives hold up well within the realm of King's work, but tales like the 1996 O. Henry Award-winning Nathaniel Hawthorne homage, "The Man in the Black Suit," show us King at his literary best. An added bonus for fans is King's story-by-story annotation, in which he chronicles the event, thought, or image that served as his creative impetus. This is a milestone in compilations of King's shorter works. Recommended for all popular fiction collections. Nancy McNicol, Whitneyville Branch Lib., Hamden, CT Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.