Why no new novel posted in "future works"?

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Its strange to me (I guess I am just a spoiled constant reader) that there is no new novel posted in "future works". The Bill Hodges Trilogy was, of course, excellent. But, if you subtract those three short books (probably written together while SK wrote Revival) and the short story collection - there hasn't been very much coming out lately. My hope is that this means that Stephen is writing a new lengthy epic, and not that he is about to call it quits. Anyone got their ear to the ground on this?
 
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AchtungBaby said:
King is working on a novel that, he says, is 'scaring him to death' but no title has been announced yet.

He's also working on a book with Owen. It's called Sleeping Beauties.
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I hope it is scarier than Revival, which was touted to be the next Pet Sematary. It had a frightening climax but the tone was in no way comparable to his earlier horror novels. I want to see him be creatively intuitive and true to himself, but at the same time the reader in me wants another white-knuckler like Christine or The Dark Half.
 
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I hope it is scarier than Revival, which was touted to be the next Pet Sematary. It had a frightening climax but the tone was in no way comparable to his earlier horror novels. I want to see him be creatively intuitive and true to himself, but at the same time the reader in me wants another white-knuckler like Christine or The Dark Half.
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Must disagree a bit — Revival deeply impacted me, chilled me, and has stuck with me since its release. It's in my top 5.
 
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AchtungBaby said:
Must disagree a bit — Revival deeply impacted me, chilled me, and has stuck with me since its release. It's in my top 5.
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I loved it, too, but did it scare you from the very beginning? I thoroughly enjoyed the story from page one, no question. I know you champion his recent works a lot, and he's still rocking it, but there was something hardcore about earlier works like Salem's Lot and Misery. Misery could be considered the middle period, maybe.
 
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I loved it, too, but did it scare you from the very beginning? I thoroughly enjoyed the story from page one, no question. I know you champion his recent works a lot, and he's still rocking it, but there was something hardcore about earlier works like Salem's Lot and Misery. Misery could be considered the middle period, maybe.
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It didn't scare me until the end, but the whole story did keep me chilled. I felt it was very atmospheric. I didn't know what to make of Jacobs, and that kept me on edge.
 
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GNTLGNT said:
...and besides, King is a human being-not a novelizing automaton...we should simply be thankful for what he DOES give us...not pace around wringing our hands like an expectant father...
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Exactly. I'm just happy he hasn't become like the James Patterson writing factory. The greedy reader in me is a shameless addict. :)
 
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AchtungBaby said:
Must disagree a bit — Revival deeply impacted me, chilled me, and has stuck with me since its release. It's in my top 5.
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I was pretty meh about that one. Very bitter, very bleak...but not scary at all, especially the end. I'm not complaining--everyone has their own taste :) This just wasn't to mine. The last one I really loved was Joyland (though I haven't read EoW yet).
 
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SleepKnowMore said:
Its strange to me (I guess I am just a spoiled constant reader) that there is no new novel posted in "future works". The Bill Hodges Trilogy was, of course, excellent. But, if you subtract those three short books (probably written together while SK wrote Revival) and the short story collection - there hasn't been very much coming out lately. My hope is that this means that Stephen is writing a new lengthy epic, and not that he is about to call it quits. Anyone got their ear to the ground on this?
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We don't post info on the site until it's official which means the ink has dried on contracts and there is a formal publishing agreement in place AND the publisher is also willing to have information released. That hasn't happened yet.
 
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kingricefan said:
How the heck did this one slip past us?
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I was asking the same thing when Bev Vincent let me know about it. :glare: Unfortunately, especially with short stories, Steve sends them directly to his agent to shop and they both forget to tell me when a deal has been made. I'll be adding it to the Library and putting out a news story today.
 
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