Whats next from MR King?

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carrie's younger brother

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I'm always down with a new SK book but you know what? I would be equally happy knowing that the man whose work has been a huge part of my life since 1984 is taking a well-earned break. He damn well deserves it. Plus, you know when he gets recharged, us readers will be rewarded with some new treasure.
Taking off from here, I pose this question to the Constant Readers out there: What if SK up and retired today? What would be your reaction? I for one would wish him well and while I would miss having a new book or two from him each year, I feel once the initial "shock" was over I would be fine. His body of work is so much more than I ever thought it would be back on that day in 1976 when I as a young man walked into the corner drugstore and picked up that paperback copy of Carrie and started on this long strange ride.
 

Mr Nobody

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Taking off from here, I pose this question to the Constant Readers out there: What if SK up and retired today? What would be your reaction? I for one would wish him well and while I would miss having a new book or two from him each year, I feel once the initial "shock" was over I would be fine. His body of work is so much more than I ever thought it would be back on that day in 1976 when I as a young man walked into the corner drugstore and picked up that paperback copy of Carrie and started on this long strange ride.

I'm always reminded that anything from Dreamcatcher onwards are really bonus items, so not to take any of them - or anything new - for granted. We could all have been King-less for about 17 years by this point, and from everything I've heard and read about that accident, it's not much short of a blind miracle that we weren't.
So if he were to say, right now, that that was it, he was done, there would be no more (though I believe he'll carry on writing until his last day, and in fact he may have said as much himself), my reaction would be to thank him for all the wonderful (and some not so wonderful) stories and the hours spent enjoying them, then to wish him a long and happy retirement.
It'd come as a shock, of course, and there'd be a sadness, but...man, what a body of work!
 

doowopgirl

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Taking off from here, I pose this question to the Constant Readers out there: What if SK up and retired today? What would be your reaction? I for one would wish him well and while I would miss having a new book or two from him each year, I feel once the initial "shock" was over I would be fine. His body of work is so much more than I ever thought it would be back on that day in 1976 when I as a young man walked into the corner drugstore and picked up that paperback copy of Carrie and started on this long strange ride.
Well said.
 

Steffen

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If he retired, I would send him a handwritten letter (I got decent penmanship, what the heck) to say thank you. I would beg Ms. Mod to please make sure he reads it. I don't care if he throws it away after or gives it to Molly the Thing of Evil to rip to shreds. I just want him to know that back in the 80s a little kid from the Caribbean stole his older brother's copy of The Dead Zone and it lit a fire in that kid's imagination like nothing before or since. I would just want him to know that after all these years, I'm grateful that he shared his gift with me.
 

mal

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Taking off from here, I pose this question to the Constant Readers out there: What if SK up and retired today? What would be your reaction? I for one would wish him well and while I would miss having a new book or two from him each year, I feel once the initial "shock" was over I would be fine. His body of work is so much more than I ever thought it would be back on that day in 1976 when I as a young man walked into the corner drugstore and picked up that paperback copy of Carrie and started on this long strange ride.
I totally agree with you. 20 books would have been a huge, huge amount. We are very lucky to be following such a prolific and talented man. If it ended now I'd be sad, but satisfied.