'I believe there is another man inside every man, a stranger...' writes Wilfred Leland James in the early pages of the riveting confession that makes up '1922', the first in this pitch-black quartet of mesmerising tales from Stephen King, linked by the theme of retribution. For James, that stranger is awakened when his wife Arlette proposes selling off the family homestead and moving to Omaha, setting in motion a gruesome train of murder and madness. In 'Big Driver', a cozy-mystery writer named Tess encounters the stranger is along a back road in Massachusetts when she takes a shortcut home after a book-club engagement. Violated and left for dead, Tess plots a revenge that will bring her face to face with another stranger: the one inside herself. 'Fair Extension', the shortest of these tales, is perhaps the nastiest and certainly the funniest. Making a deal with the devil not only saves Dave Streeter from a fatal cancer but provides rich recompense for a lifetime of resentment. When her husband of more than twenty years is away on one of his business trips, Darcy Anderson looks for batteries in the garage. Her toe knocks up against a box under a worktable and she discovers the stranger inside her husband. It's a horrifying discovery, rendered with bristling intensity, and it definitively ends 'A Good Marriage'. Like DIFFERENT SEASONS and FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT, which generated such enduring hit films as The Shawshank Redemption and Stand by Me, FULL DARK, NO STARS proves Stephen King a master of the long story form.
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2010: When a master of horror and heebie-jeebies like Stephen King calls his book Full Dark, No Stars, you know you’re in for a treat--that is, if your idea of a good time is spent curled up in a ball wondering why-oh-why you started reading after dark. King fans (and those who have always wanted to give him a shot) will devour this collection of campfire tales where marriages sway under the weight of pitch-black secrets, greed and guilt poison and fester, and the only thing you can count on is that "there are always worse things waiting." Full Dark, No Stars features four one-sitting yarns showcasing King at his gritty, gruesome, giddy best, so be sure to check under the bed before getting started. --Daphne Durham
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Praise for Under the Dome: -- . 'America's greatest living novelist delivers his masterpiece.' -- Lee Child 'King's most purely entertaining novel in years ... utterly compelling.' -- John Connolly 'Tight and energetic from start to finish.' -- New York Times 'The pedal is indeed to the metal.' -- Guardian 'You're sorry when you come to the end.' -- Daily Express
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By J. Macgillivray
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Format:Hardcover
Creepy and disturbing. The last story was especially interesting in light of the recent trial of Canada's new serial killer/rapist/lingerie freak on the block, Colonel Russell Williams, and the speculation around his wife of nearly 20 years as to whether she was aware of her husband's crimes.
Impossible to put down, except when I went to make the sure the door was locked.
SK fans will not be disappointed.
Impossible to put down, except when I went to make the sure the door was locked.
SK fans will not be disappointed.
By John M. Ford
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
This is the third collection of four novellas Stephen King has released. The first two are Different Seasons and Four Past Midnight. The common theme among the stories in this volume seems to be revenge or retribution. Readers shouldn't miss the Afterward section in which King discusses the events that prompted him to begin writing each story.
The four stories are:
"1922" reads like a Stephen King treatment of The Tell-Tale Heart. A depression-era Nebraska farmer and his son commit murder and seem to get away with it. But the experience festers in their minds and in their lives.
"Big Driver" tells about the rape of a woman on a lonely country road and the steps she takes to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else. She gets some good advice from those around her. But she makes a mistake.
"Fair Extension" is a deal-with-the-devil story. Dave Streeter gets an "extension" on his life that makes his cancer go away. He doesn't have to sign away his soul. Not exactly. But he no longer envies the happy life of his best friend, Tom Goodhugh.
"A Good Marriage" introduces Darcy Anderson, who has a happy life and a part-time rare coin business with her husband Bob. One day she discovers that he is a brutal serial killer. It isn't at all clear what the next steps are.
The collection is highly recommended, especially as an audio book. I don't often sit in my car, becoming later and later for work, while I listen to the end of a story. This book did it to me twice.
The four stories are:
"1922" reads like a Stephen King treatment of The Tell-Tale Heart. A depression-era Nebraska farmer and his son commit murder and seem to get away with it. But the experience festers in their minds and in their lives.
"Big Driver" tells about the rape of a woman on a lonely country road and the steps she takes to make sure it doesn't happen to anyone else. She gets some good advice from those around her. But she makes a mistake.
"Fair Extension" is a deal-with-the-devil story. Dave Streeter gets an "extension" on his life that makes his cancer go away. He doesn't have to sign away his soul. Not exactly. But he no longer envies the happy life of his best friend, Tom Goodhugh.
"A Good Marriage" introduces Darcy Anderson, who has a happy life and a part-time rare coin business with her husband Bob. One day she discovers that he is a brutal serial killer. It isn't at all clear what the next steps are.
The collection is highly recommended, especially as an audio book. I don't often sit in my car, becoming later and later for work, while I listen to the end of a story. This book did it to me twice.
By christine
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Very good read, four seperate stories, and each one is different in the way that it is written and the story lines.I can't say too much about the stories or I will spoil it for you, but the last story is a shocker, and could well happen! It just goes to show that you don't know ANYONE at all. You really don't know who your lover really is.
I was totally gripped throughout this whole thing, and enjoyed each and every paragraph. Stephen King does a super job here, one of his best!!!
I was totally gripped throughout this whole thing, and enjoyed each and every paragraph. Stephen King does a super job here, one of his best!!!
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Nothing too original, but still a great read
I liked this book even though none of the stories struck me as very original. The first story seemed Edgar Allan Poe-esque and the second story reminded me of the movie "The Last... Read more
Published 16 months ago by BlondeBomber
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Classic King with a Twist
For fans of King this isn't a collection to miss out on. The stories within are unique and extremely creepy. Read more
Published 18 months ago by A Customer
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Best King in Years
I thought this book was great. The stories were mean, much like the way he wrote long ago. I hope his next one will be just as good. Easily his best in a long while.
Published on April 20 2011 by JRD
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Fastest Opinion Turnaround... Well, Ever.
FULL DARK NO STARS.
Man, what a book. What can be said for it? Well, a lot.
A collection of four unrelated (plot-wise) short stories, they focus mainly on... Read more
Man, what a book. What can be said for it? Well, a lot.
A collection of four unrelated (plot-wise) short stories, they focus mainly on... Read more
Published on April 18 2011 by IDGS
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The best of King
I have been a Stephen King fan since the early 80's, I didn't know who he was but on a rainy sunday afternoon I picked up a book, turned out to be Salems Lot and was still reading... Read more
Published on Mar 21 2011 by aprilrose0048
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King Can Excel in Short Form, But Not Always
I was a fan of Stephen King for a long time, from the 1970s into the 1990s, but around the "Gunslinger" series, I lost interest and I've only read a few of his books since then. Read more
Published on Feb 24 2011 by Alison S. Coad
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Full Dark No Stars
I gave this book to my husband and a friend for Xmas and both them couldn't put it down. When my husband finished reading it, he enjoyed it so much he decided to read it again. Read more
Published on Feb 11 2011 by MarjorieLat
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I Liked It
Liked it; was finished in no time. A lot of the stories were difficult to read in some places, but I suppose that is what you get when you read a Stephen King novel, or in this... Read more
Published on Jan 14 2011 by Stephanie Ratt
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Emphasis on "Dark"
Hey,
Any "Constant Reader" will be in awe of this book. Dark. Amazingly DISTURBING. I almost don't want to recommend...and wouldn't for a newbie to SK. Read more
Any "Constant Reader" will be in awe of this book. Dark. Amazingly DISTURBING. I almost don't want to recommend...and wouldn't for a newbie to SK. Read more
Published on Jan 9 2011 by Eric P Bigrigg
5.0 out of 5 stars
Scary stuff
This is a seriously chilly group of stories.
The killing of a woman and the rape of another is very real. Read more
The killing of a woman and the rape of another is very real. Read more
Published on Dec 26 2010 by minette
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