Stephen King

The fabulously suspenseful and "smashing" (The New York Times Book Review) final novel in the Bill Hodges trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers For nearly six years, in Room 217 of the Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, Brady Hartsfield has been in a persistent vegetative state. A complete recovery seems unlikely for the insane perpetrator of the "Mercedes Massacre," in which eight people were killed and many more maimed for life. But behind the vacant stare, Brady is very much awake and aware, having been pumped full of experimental drugs...scheming, biding his time as he trains himself to take full advantage of the deadly new powers that allow him to wreak unimaginable havoc without ever leaving his hospital room. Brady Hartsfield is about to embark on a new reign of terror against thousands of innocents, hell-bent on taking revenge against anyone who crossed his path--with retired police detective Bill Hodges at the very top of that long list....

The second book in Stephen King's Bill Hodges trilogy (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, End of Watch) "Stephen King's superb stay-up-all-night thriller is a sly tale of literary obsession that recalls the themes of his classic 1987 novel Misery" (The Washington Post)--the #1 New York Times bestseller about the power of storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King introduced in Mr. Mercedes. "Wake up, genius." So announces deranged fan Morris Bellamy to iconic author John Rothstein, who once created the famous character Jimmy Gold and hasn't released anything since. Morris is livid, not just because his favorite writer has stopped publishing, but because Jimmy Gold ended up as a sellout. Morris kills his idol and empties his safe of cash, but the real haul is a collection of notebooks containing John Rothstein's unpublished work...including at least one more Jimmy Gold novel. Morris hides everything away--the money and the manuscripts no one but Gold ever saw--before being locked up for another horrific crime. But upon Morris's release thirty-five years later, he's about to discover that teenager Pete Saubers has already found the stolen treasure--and no one but former police detective Bill Hodges, along with his trusted associates Holly Gibney and Jerome Robinson, stands in the way of his vengeance... Not since Misery has Stephen King played with the notion of a reader and murderous obsession, filled with "nail biting suspense that's the hallmark of his] best work" (Publishers Weekly).

”Skräcken som inte skulle upphöra förrän tjugoåtta år senare – om den nu någonsin upphörde – började, såvitt jag vet och kan berätta, med en båt gjord av en tidningssida som seglade fram i en rännsten som nästan svämmade över efter allt regnandet.” Den lilla staden Derry i Maine ser ut som den typiska amerikanska småstaden trygg och sömnig med sina villaområden, snabbmatsställen och affärer. Men det är bara på ytan. I kloakerna under staden finns något som ligger på lur och iakttar. Där finns ondskan. Där finns Det. En gång på femtiotalet samlade ett kompisgäng sina krafter och trotsade Det. Förenade av känslan av att vara misslyckade och utstötta, lyckades de driva ondskan och skräcken tillbaka till de mörka djup där den hör hemma. De lovar sedan varandra att samlas igen om Det någon gång skulle komma tillbaka. Många år senare, när en serie ohyggliga mord och gåtfulla försvinnanden på nytt skakar Derry, lyfter så Mike Hanlon telefonluren och kallar på sina barndomskamrater. Alla lämnar sina hem och familjer, sina vardagsbestyr och karriärer, för att ännu en gång trotsa skräcken och möta Det.

This tie-in edition will be available from 16 July TIE IN TO A NEW MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, IT: CHAPTER 2, ADAPTED FROM KING'S TERRIFYING CLASSIC27 years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back... Derry, Maine was just an ordinary town: familiar, well-ordered for the most part, a good place to live. It was a group of children who saw- and felt- what made Derry so horribly different. In the storm drains, in the sewers, IT lurked, taking on the shape of every nightmare, each one's deepest dread. Sometimes IT appeared as an evil clown named Pennywise and sometimes IT reached up, seizing, tearing, killing . . . Time passed and the children grew up, moved away and forgot. THEN they are called back, once more to confront IT as IT stirs and coils in the sullen depths of their memories, emerging again to make their past nightmares a terrible present reality...'They'll float...and when you're down here with me, you'll float too'

"An impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be Stephen King's greatest literary achievement" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), The Gunslinger is the first volume in the epic Dark Tower Series. A #1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen King's most powerful creations, Roland of Gilead: The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which mirrors our own in frightening ways, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake. Inspired in part by the Robert Browning narrative poem, "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," The Gunslinger is "a compelling whirlpool of a story that draws one irretrievable to its center" (Milwaukee Sentinel). It is "brilliant and fresh...and will leave you panting for more" (Booklist).

Stephen King's classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block. Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk -the Green Mile, - the lime-colored linoleum corridor leading to a final meeting with Old Sparky, Cold Mountain's electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities over the years working the Mile, but he's never seen anything like John Coffey--a man with the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. And in this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about John Coffey--a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs....

Now a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba "An impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be Stephen King's greatest literary achievement" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), The Gunslinger is the first volume in the epic Dark Tower Series. A #1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen King's most powerful creations, Roland of Gilead: The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which mirrors our own in frightening ways, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake. Inspired in part by the Robert Browning narrative poem, "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," The Gunslinger is "a compelling whirlpool of a story that draws one irretrievable to its center" (Milwaukee Sentinel). It is "brilliant and fresh...and will leave you panting for more" (Booklist).

Stephen Kings Att skriva har sedan den utkom 2000 blivit en modern klassiker, lika älskad av läsare som av författare. Att skriva är både en självbiografi och handbok i skrivandets hantverk. King berättar om barndomen på 50- och 60-talet, om skolåren och om det tidiga intresset för skrivandet. Han ger också praktiska och underhållande tips till aspirerande författare med en mängd exempel från sina egna och andras texter. Nyöversättning av författaren Ola Larsmo, som även bidrar med ett nyskrivet efterord.

The final stand-alone novel in King's wonderful Hodges trilogy, also featuring Holly Gibney, is now released with a stunning new cover look. The cell rings twice, and then his old partner in his ear . . . 'I'm at the scene of what appears to be a murder-suicide . . . Come and take a look. Bring your sidekick with you.'Bill Hodges, who now runs a two-person agency called Finders Keepers with partner Holly Gibney, is intrigued by the letter Z written with a marker at the scene of the crime. As similar cases mount up, Hodges is stunned to discover the evidence points to Brady Hartsfield, the notorious 'Mercedes Killer'. It should be impossible: Brady is confined to a hospital room in a seemingly unresponsive state. But Brady Hartsfield has lethal new powers. And he's planning revenge not just on Hodges and his friends, but on an entire city. The clock is ticking in unexpected ways . . . BRADY IS BACKAND SO IS HODGES

The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told... until now. There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974 twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong (if time-rusted) iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside. At the top of the stairs, Gwendy catches her breath and listens to the shouts of the kids on the playground. From a bit farther away comes the chink of an aluminum bat hitting a baseball as the Senior League kids practice for the Labor Day charity game. One day, a stranger calls to Gwendy: "Hey, girl. Come on over here for a bit. We ought to palaver, you and me." On a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat like for a suit, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat... Journey back to Castle Rock again in this chilling new novella by Stephen King, bestselling author of The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, and Richard Chizmar, award-winning author of A Long December.

Winner of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award The #1 New York Times bestseller and "frightening" (The New York Times) thriller from master storyteller Stephen King about a clairvoyant man who must weigh his options when he sees the terrible future awaiting mankind. When Johnny Smith was six years old, head trauma caused by a bad ice-skating accident left him with a nasty bruise on his forehead and, from time to time, those hunches...infrequent but accurate snippets of things to come. But it isn't until Johnny's a grown man--now having survived a horrifying auto injury that plunged him into a coma lasting four-and-a-half years--that his special abilities really push to the fore. Johnny Smith has come back from the void with an extraordinary gift that becomes his life's curse...presenting visions of what was and what will be for both the innocent and guilty alike. But when he encounters a ruthlessly ambitious and amoral man who promises a terrifying fate for all humanity, Johnny must find a way to prevent a harrowing predestination from becoming reality...

Now a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba The third volume in the #1 nationally bestselling Dark Tower Series, involving the enigmatic Roland (the last gunfighter) and his ongoing quest for the Dark Tower, is "Step

En kold, mørk forårsmorgen et sted i Midtvesten står flere hundrede desperate arbejdsløse i kø og venter på at en jobbørs skal åbne. Pludselig dukker en stor Mercedes SL 500 ud af tågen, pløjer sig for fuld fart ind i menneskemængden og forsvinder igen. Et år senere er den pensionerede politimand Bill Hodges ved at forsumpe i dårlig dybfrostmad og endnu værre tv. Massakren på de arbejdsløse er en af de uopklarede sager han stadig ikke kan glemme, og til sin forbløffelse og rædsel modtager han en dag et hånende brev fra Mercedesmorderen selv. Hvad Hodges nemlig ikke ved, er at brevets forfatter på ingen måde er færdig med at hade og hævne sig på verden. Kælderen under det anonyme hus hvor den unge Brady Hartsley stadig bor sammen med sin fordrukne og nærgående mor, er lige så spækket med plastisk sprængstof som Bradys tanker konstant er det af forestillinger om at udløse nye katastrofer og menneskelige tragedier. Det er det bare kun ham selv der er klar over. Stille og tilsyneladende helt almindelig går han rundt blandt folk og passer smilende sine anonyme jobs, alt imens han planlægger en terrorhandling uden sidestykke – som kun den næsten udbrændte Hodges og et par meget utraditionelle hjælpere måske vil være i stand til at forudse og forhindre. Mercedesmanden er Stephen Kings første regulære kriminalroman og vandt i 2015 den amerikanske Edgar Award. “Et opgør mellem godt og ondt som i alle Kings bedste værker, uanset genre.” – Los Angeles Times ”King brillerer med sit foruroligende portræt af Brady, et ægte uhyre i menneskeskikkelse der giver ny mening til udtrykket ‘ondskabens banalitet.’” – Publisher’s Weekly

The fabulously suspenseful and "smashing" (The New York Times Book Review) final novel in the Bill Hodges trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers For nearly six years, in Room 217 of the Lakes Region Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, Brady Hartsfield has been in a persistent vegetative state. A complete recovery seems unlikely for the insane perpetrator of the Mercedes Massacre, in which eight people were killed and many more maimed for life. But behind the vacant stare, Brady is very much awake and aware, having been pumped full of experimental drugs...scheming, biding his time as he trains himself to take full advantage of the deadly new powers that allow him to wreak unimaginable havoc without ever leaving his hospital room. Brady Hartsfield is about to embark on a new reign of terror against thousands of innocents, hell-bent on taking revenge against anyone who crossed his path with retired police detective Bill Hodges at the very top of that long list...."

The #1 New York Times bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his "number one fan." One of "Stephen King's best...genuinely scary" (USA TODAY). Bestselling novelist Paul Sheldon thinks he's finally free of Misery Chastain. In a controversial career move, he's just killed off the popular protagonist of his beloved romance series in favor of expanding his creative horizons. But such a change doesn't come without consequences. After a near-fatal car accident in rural Colorado leaves his body broken, Paul finds himself at the mercy of the terrifying rescuer who's nursing him back to health--his self-proclaimed number one fan, Annie Wilkes. Annie is very upset over what Paul did to Misery and demands that he find a way to bring her back by writing a new novel--his best yet, and one that's all for her. After all, Paul has all the time in the world to do so as a prisoner in her isolated house...and Annie has some very persuasive and violent methods to get exactly what she wants... "King at his best...a winner " --The New York Times "Unadulteratedly terrifying...frightening." --Publishers Weekly "Classic King...full of twists and turns and mounting suspense." --The Boston Globe

Romansviten Det mörka tornet är Stephen Kings livsverk – ett myllrande rikt fantasiepos som för oss in i världar fulla av skönhet och grymhet, mod och förräderi, magi och stor berättarkonst. På en öde strand vid världshavets strand finner Roland av Gilead, den siste revolvermannen, tre sällsamma dörrar. De öppnas alla till vår egen värld, men till skilda tider och människor. Dörrarna leder Roland till den hätske, trotsige Eddie Dean, till den modiga, sargade Odetta Holmes, och till den sadistiske mördaren Jack Mort. Här fortsätter Stephen King sin saga om Rolands sökande efter Det mörka tornet. Han får medhjälpare men också en glimt av de väldiga krafter han måste övervinna. Och när färden fortsätter är Roland sargad i kropp och själ. Vägen till Det mörka tornet är lång. Men den första sträckan är över.” Stephen King är mästerlig när det gäller att skapa levande, andande, trovärdiga personer.”– Baltimore Sun

Romansviten Det mörka tornet är Stephen Kings livsverk – ett myllrande rikt fantasiepos som för oss in i världar fulla av skönhet och grymhet, mod och förräderi, magi och stor berättarkonst. En sista strapatsrik och oförutsebar sträcka återstår innan Roland av Gilead, den siste revolvermannen, tillsammans med sina färdkamrater når fram till Det mörka tornet. Rolands vänner är skingrade och måste åter samlas, och samtidigt förbereder den Röde kungen ett sista drag som kan få evigt mörker att sänka sig över världarna. Men Roland har vigt sitt liv åt Tornet, och nu också åt Rosen. Så länge han kan andas kommer hans kamp att fortsätta. Och till slut får vi i hans sällskap uppleva det ögonblick då den tunga porten slår igen bakom honom. Det mörka tornets port.” Det mörka tornet är ett humanistiskt, visionärt epos och ett genuint magnum opus. Det kommer att bestå under mycket lång tid.”– Bill Sheehan, Washington Post

Romansviten Det mörka tornet är Stephen Kings livsverk – ett myllrande rikt fantasiepos som för oss in i världar fulla av skönhet och grymhet, mod och förräderi, magi och stor berättarkonst. Roland av Gilead, den siste revolvermannen i en värld som gått vidare in i natt, närmar sig slutet på sitt sökande. Men ännu hindras han i sitt sökande. Innan vägen till Tornet står öppen måste tre av hans färdkamrater rädda Susannah, som förts bort genom rum och tid. Och Roland själv måste tillsammans med Eddie lämna sin värld för att möta en man som kanske kan ge dem nyckeln till mer än en verklighets öde. Och till Det mörka tornet, som nu är nära.” Sången om Susannah är med bred marginal den hittills bästa romanen i serien … Jag kan bara uppmana er att ansluta er till färden.”– Matt Thorne, Independent

Romansviten Det mörka tornet är Stephen Kings livsverk – ett myllrande rikt fantasiepos som för oss in i världar fulla av skönhet och grymhet, mod och förräderi, magi och stor berättarkonst. Tillsammans med sina två färdkamrater Eddie och Odetta, som blir Susannah, fortsätter Roland av Gilead, den siste revolvermannen, sitt sökande efter Det mörka tornet. Nu fullbordas hans sällskap när först Jake och sedan bumlaren Oy förenar sig med de tre. Deras riskfyllda väg för till den väldiga staden Lud, full av dödsfällor och överrumplande upptäckter, men också till nya avslöjanden om Roland själv, om hans följeslagare och om vad som driver dem vidare. Mot Det mörka tornet, som ruvar vid världens mitt.” Det mörka tornet är en romansvit som man ständigt kan återvända till.”– Independent on Sunday