Eeek! Just got news from Cemetery Dance about this new one. Two new books this year (with The Outsider)?! So excited! Sai King's "retirement" has been mighty good to his Constant Readers. *happydance*
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Same here! I love, love, love that he's feeling so inspired by our current divisive climate. It's gonna be a long wait. I'm dying to read it already.Sounds like a really cool story, I am already intrigued!
I'm tempted to do the same but now that I know how long it takes to get the CD editions, I'm torn. One the one hand, it will look beautiful on my shelf. On the other hand, I will definitely have already bought and read the regular hardcover long before the slipcased edition ships....I already smacked the credit card around some more, and ordered the slipcased edition....
....I'll get an earlier copy through my Stephen King Library subscription....yep, having my cake and eating it too....I'm tempted to do the same but now that I know how long it takes to get the CD editions, I'm torn. One the one hand, it will look beautiful on my shelf. On the other hand, I will definitely have already bought and read the regular hardcover long before the slipcased edition ships.
I mean, really, what's the point of having cake if you aren't going to eat it anyway?....I'll get an earlier copy through my Stephen King Library subscription....yep, having my cake and eating it too....
I'm tempted to do the same but now that I know how long it takes to get the CD editions, I'm torn. One the one hand, it will look beautiful on my shelf. On the other hand, I will definitely have already bought and read the regular hardcover long before the slipcased edition ships.
I just read CD's announcement and it does state that the slipcases will come at a later date.These particular books are not CD editions. I think they are the regular trade edition but CD makes slipcases for them (which I love). I don't think there will be too much of a delay on these. They may ship the book first and then the slipcase later.
There's a person or two from CD that post once in a while, so maybe they can comment on this.
I mean, really, what's the point of having cake if you aren't going to eat it anyway?
....oh I know, one will be nice and fresh in the in the slipcase...don't have many of those from CD......These particular books are not CD editions. I think they are the regular trade edition but CD makes slipcases for them (which I love). I don't think there will be too much of a delay on these. They may ship the book first and then the slipcase later.
There's a person or two from CD that post once in a while, so maybe they can comment on this.
It's a novella. To be honest, I was surprised they're releasing it as a stand-alone but it's most likely too long to be published in a magazine unless they did it in a couple installments. The version I read was 27,204 words but I haven't seen the edits.Is this one a novella or a novel? I got the impression that it might be a shorter work along the lines of Gwendy. The premise sounds a bit like Thinner meets Insomnia.
Only 27,204 words? Jeez... King can knock that out on a single trip to the can.It's a novella. To be honest, I was surprised they're releasing it as a stand-alone but it's most likely too long to be published in a magazine unless they did it in a couple installments. The version I read was 27,204 words but I haven't seen the edits.
Interesting thought, Mikey. I wondered, too, if King was revisiting territory from Thinner or if the character's affliction was more symbolic. Sounds like it must be literal, though, huh? I'm ready for King to go back to the supernatural novels.Anybody notice in the synopsis that the protagonist is named Scott Carey and is suffering from a steady weight loss affliction?Sounds like SK is updating The Incredible Shrinking Man,by Richard Matheson,sounds like this will be a nice homage to Mr Matheson..looking forward to it!
Yes,I think it has been discussed before that Matheson was a big influence on Mr K..as soon as I read the name,Scott Carey,and his affliction I was excited for this..a giant spider attack is probably too much to hope for though..Interesting thought, Mikey. I wondered, too, if King was revisiting territory from Thinner or if the character's affliction was more symbolic. Sounds like it must be literal, though, huh? I'm ready for King to go back to the supernatural novels.
Oh! I see. I didn't know the character from the Matheson book was called Scott Carey. I'm a little slow...Anybody notice in the synopsis that the protagonist is named Scott Carey and is suffering from a steady weight loss affliction?Sounds like SK is updating The Incredible Shrinking Man,by Richard Matheson,sounds like this will be a nice homage to Mr Matheson..looking forward to it!