Desperation - Hardcover

Stephen King

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0965026396 ISBN 13: 9780965026390

Publisher: Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1996

Synopsis

Arrested by a policeman in Nevada with supernatural powers and jailed in a tow called Desperation, travelers are ?saved? by a child prisoner.

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Review:

A notice to those who feel that Stephen King has lost his magic touch: Desperation is the genuine goods. The ensemble cast of ordinary Americans thrown together by chance, including a disgruntled alcoholic writer and a child who is wise beyond his years, may be a bit too familiar. But the nearly deserted Nevada mining town with an enormous haunted mine pit and an abandoned movie theatre where the survivors hang out makes for a striking battleground, and the grisly action rarely flags. Best of all, though, are the characters of Tak, the ancient body-hopping evil who emerges from the mine, and of "God"--whom the New York Times describes as "the edgiest creation in Desperation. Remote, isolated, ironic, shrouded behind disguises, perhaps 'another legendary shadow,' this deity forms a sly foil, and an icy mirror, to Tak."

About the Author:

Stephen King, the world's bestselling novelist, was educated at the University of Maine at Orono. He lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, and their children in Bangor, Maine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0965026396
• ISBN 13: 9780965026390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1