About the Author

Stephen King has written some forty books and novellas including The Stand, Bag of Bones, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft and, most recently, Just After Sunset. Many of his stories have been turned into classic films including Misery, Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption. He is winner of America,s prestigious National Book Award and was voted Grand Master in the 2007 Edgar Allen Poe awards. He lives with his wife, novelist Tabitha King, in Maine, USA.

Reviews

'Spooky, mysterious, gripping and satisfyingly scary' - Daily Telegraph on JUST AFTER SUNSETThe horror specialist - Herald Sun Compulsively readable and creepy as ever - The Daily Telegraph King - the master of his craft - Sydney Morning Herald

'Spooky, mysterious, gripping and satisfyingly scary' - Daily Telegraph on JUST AFTER SUNSETThe horror specialist - Herald Sun Compulsively readable and creepy as ever - The Daily Telegraph King - the master of his craft - Sydney Morning Herald

King's return to supernatural horror is uncomfortably bulky, formidably complex and irresistibly compelling. When the smalltown of Chester's Mill, Maine, is surrounded by an invisible force field, the people inside must exert themselves to survive. The situation deteriorates rapidly due to the dome's ecological effects and the machinations of Big Jim Rennie, an obscenely sanctimonious local politician and drug lord who likes the idea of having an isolated populace to dominate. Opposing him are footloose Iraq veteran Dale "Barbie" Barbara, newspaper editor Julia Shumway, a gaggle of teen skateboarders and others who want to solve the riddle of the dome. King handles the huge cast of characters masterfully but ruthlessly, forcing them to live (or not) with the consequences of hasty decisions. Readers will recognize themes and images from King's earlier fiction, and while this novel doesn't have the moral weight of, say, The Stand, nevertheless, it's a nonstop thrill ride as well as a disturbing, moving meditation on our capacity for good and evil. (Nov.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.