Stephen King

Ibland betyder ”växa upp” att du måste möta dina demoner. Jamie Conklin, son till en ensamstående, hårt arbetande mor, vill bara ha en vanlig och normal barndom. Men Jamie är inte ett vanligt barn – han ser vad ingen annan kan se och vet saker som ingen annan kan veta. Och priset han får betala för att hjälpa polisen jaga en mördare från andra sidan graven är högre än han någonsin kunnat föreställa sig.

Master storyteller Stephen King, whose "restless imagination is a power that cannot be contained" (The New York Times Book Review), presents an unforgettable and relentless #1 New York Times bestseller about a good guy in a bad job. Chances are, if you're a target of Billy Summers, two immutable truths apply: You'll never even know what hit you, and you're really getting what you deserve. He's a killer for hire and the best in the business--but he'll do the job only if the assignment is a truly bad person. But now, time is catching up with him, and Billy wants out. Before he can do that though, there's one last hit, which promises a generous payday at the end of the line even as things don't seem quite on the level here. Given that Billy is among the most talented snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, and a virtual Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done, what could possibly go wrong? How about everything. Part war story and part love letter to small-town America and the people who live there, this spectacular thriller of luck, fate, and love will grip readers with its electrifying narrative, as a complex antihero with one last shot at redemption must avenge the crimes of an extraordinarily evil man. You won't ever forget this stunning novel from master storyteller Stephen King...and you will never forget Billy.

NOW A NEW FILM STREAMING ON MAX - #1 BESTSELLER - Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem's Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. "A master storyteller." --The Los Angeles Times When two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work. In fact, his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination. And only he, with a small group of allies, can hope to contain the evil that is growing within the borders of this small New England town. With this, his second novel, Stephen King established himself as an indisputable master of American horror, able to transform the old conceits of the genre into something fresh and all the more frightening for taking place in a familiar, idyllic locale.

The official graphic novel adaptation of the horror novel by Stephen King and Owen King concludes in this haunting interpretation of the chilling, timely bestseller. The mysterious plague known as Aurora has blanketed the world, and, to the men, all but a handful of sleep-deprived women seem trapped--cocooned--in seemingly endless slumber. In reality, their minds have been transported to a strange, utopic dream world. It's a world where small-town sheriff Lila Norcross and the other women can build their own society. And from which they might not want to wake. In the real world of Dooling, West Virginia, Lila's husband, beleaguered prison psychiatrist Clint Norcross, is struggling. He's trying to protect the woman called Eve Black from the ill-thought-out actions of increasingly desperate men. But Eve, as the only woman capable of waking up, has her own plans: a test with global consequences. A test Clint will have to pass if he ever hopes to see his wife again. Collects Sleeping Beauties issues #6-10, by writer Rio Youers (The Forgotten Girl) and artist Alison Sampson (Winnebago Graveyard), from the novel by Stephen King (The Institute, The Stand) and Owen King (Intro to Alien Invasion).

Maailman tunnettuimpiin tarinankertojiin kuuluva Stephen King on luonut jälleen koukuttavan trillerin! Tarinan keskiössä on kuolleiden kanssa viestimään pystyvä Jamie, joka auttaa äitinsä ystävää selvittämään murhamysteeriä joutuen vastakkain pimeyden kanssa. Koskettava tarina vie tuttuihin tunnelmiin, joita myös kirjat Se ja Hohto ovat tarjonneet. Kuolleet eivät valehtele. Hyytävä kasvukertomus kuolleita näkevästä pojasta on ”juuri sitä tarinankerrontaa, joka teki Kingistä legendan” (AARP Magazine). Jamiella ja hänen yksinhuoltajaäidillään on salaisuus: Jamie pystyy kommunikoimaan kuolleiden kanssa. Kyky on erityisen hyödyllinen siksi, että kuolleet eivät valehtele. Mutta se myös saattaa hänet vaaraan. Kun äidin poliisiystävä sitten tarvitsee apua räjähdysherkän rikoksen selvittämiseen, Jamie tajuaa, että hänen kyvyllään on hintansa. Haudan takaa kostoa vannovan murhaajan lisäksi Jamien on kohdattava omat demoninsa. Hohdon ja Sen tunnelmiin palaava Myöhemmin tarjoaa Kingin uskolliselle lukijakunnalle jälleen uuden, koskettavan kauhutarinan, jonka parissa tuntee helpotusta siitä, ettei ole enää lapsi. Stephen King (s. 1947) on amerikkalaisen nykykirjallisuuden suurimpia tarinankertojia. Hänen ensimmäinen romaaninsa Carrie ilmestyi 1974, minkä jälkeen hän on kirjoittanut yli 60 kirjaa, jotka ovat kaikki olleet maailmanlaajuisia myyntimenestyksiä. Kingin teosten pohjalta on tehty lukuisia televisiosarjoja ja elokuvia. Useita merkittäviä kirjallisuuspalkintoja voittaneelle Stephen Kingille myönnettiin vuonna 2018 American PENin sananvapauspalkinto. Hän asuu Mainessa vaimonsa, kirjailija Tabitha Kingin kanssa. Heidän poikansa Joe Hill ja Owen King ovat myös kirjailijoita.

*#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* Featuring the novella "The Life of Chuck," now a feature film adapted for the screen and directed by Mike Flanagan (The Fall of the House of Usher, Doctor Sleep) and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan--a Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award winner From the legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new "exceptionally compelling novellas that reaffirm King's] mastery of the form" (The Washington Post). Readers adore Stephen King's novels, and his novellas are their own dark treat, briefer but just as impactful and enduring as his longer fiction. Many of his novellas have been made into iconic films, including "The Body" (Stand by Me) and "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" (Shawshank Redemption). The four brilliant tales in If It Bleeds prove as iconic as their predecessors. In the title story, reader favorite Holly Gibney (from the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and The Outsider) must face her fears, and possibly another outsider--this time on her own. In "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" an intergenerational friendship has a disturbing afterlife. "The Life of Chuck" explores, beautifully, how each of us contains multitudes. And in "Rat," a struggling writer must contend with the darker side of ambition. If these novellas show King's range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of King's great concerns is evil, and in If It Bleeds, there's plenty of it. There is also evil's opposite, which in King's fiction often manifests as friendship. Holly is reminded that friendship is not only life-affirming but can be life-saving. Young Craig befriends Mr. Harrigan, and the sweetness of this late-in-life connection is its own reward. "An adroit vehicle to showcase the...nature of evil" (The Boston Globe), If It Bleeds is "exactly what I wanted to read right now," says Ruth Franklin in The New York Times Book Review.

The perfect crime doesn't exist. The perfect getaway . . . that's another story. Billy Summers is a killer for hire. He's among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet who can blend into any neighbourhood and disappear after the shot is taken. But he'll only agree to a contract if the target is a truly bad guy. Now Billy wants out. But first he's offered one final job - an offer which is just too big to refuse. As the days count down to the hit, Billy senses something is wrong. He doesn't yet know just how wrong, or about the woman who will help him try to set things right. Part thriller, part war story, part lyrical portrait of small-town America, Billy Summers is about a good man in a bad job, with one last shot at redemption'A compelling and engrossing read' - Sunday Express'Adventurously shape-shifting yet always disciplined . . . dazzling' - The Sunday Times

The perfect crime doesn't exist. The perfect getaway . . . that's another story. Billy Summers is a killer for hire. He's among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet who can blend into any neighbourhood and disappear after the shot is taken. But he'll only agree to a contract if the target is a truly bad guy. Now Billy wants out. But first he's offered one final job - an offer which is just too big to refuse. As the days count down to the hit, Billy senses something is wrong. He doesn't yet know just how wrong, or about the woman who will help him try to set things right. Part thriller, part war story, part lyrical portrait of small-town America, Billy Summers is about a good man in a bad job, with one last shot at redemption 'A compelling and engrossing read' - Sunday Express 'Adventurously shape-shifting yet always disciplined . . . dazzling' - The Sunday Times

Kiehtova ja pelottava klassikko nyt elokuvanaStephen Kingin ensimmäinen suomennettu romaani. Kahdeksanvuotias Charlie McGee pystyy sytyttämään tuleen mitä tahansa - kirjoja, leluja, jopa ihmisiä - vain katseensa voimalla. Perhettä on tarkkailtu salaa siitä saakka, kun Charlien vanhemmat osallistuivat yliopistossa huippusalaiseen kokeeseen. Kun käy ilmi että tulensytyttäjän kykyä halutaan käyttää aseena, Charlie lähtee isänsä kanssa epätoivoiselle pakomatkalle halki Amerikan mantereen. Tieteellisen tiedustelun osasto, Verstas, jahtaa Charlieta säälimättä, mutta tytön voimat ovat pelottavampia kuin vihollinen osaa aavistaa.