STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers, including the epic thrillers The Institute and Desperation. Some of King's recent bestsellers are Fairy Tale, Billy Summers and If It Bleeds.Many of his titles are the basis for major motion pictures, TV series and streamed events, including IT, Stand By Me (adapted from The Body) and The Shawshank Redemption, which is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time. King is the recipient of The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
There is a splendid climactic battle . . . King's delight in the
world he has created is infectious and there's much to revel in
here * Daily Telegraph *
With ogres and castles, maidens and pots of gold, this is a fairy
story through-and-through. Because it's Stephen King's, it's a
Once-Upon-A-Time tale like no other * Daily Mail *
Fairy Tale is a multiverse-traversing, genre-hopping
intertextual mash-up, with plenty of Easter eggs for regular King
devotees . . . allusions and homages abound . . . a page-turner
driven by memorably strange encounters and well-rendered, often
thrilling action * New York Times Book Review *
Fairy Tale is vintage, timeless King, a transporting,
terrifying treat born from multiple lockdowns which, in true King
style, puts its finger right on that tender point which is the
threshold between childhood and growing up * Guardian *
The latest addictive thriller from King * The List *
King's reputation precedes him, and his spellbinding new novel is
magnificent and terrifying * Living North Magazine *
The hailed King of masterful writing has pierced the page with
mighty words once again, releasing a whopping fantasy novel,
reminiscent of the haunting magnificence of those Brothers Grimms .
. . Fairy Tale soars, allowing you to bask happily ever
after in its unforgettable spell * Buzz Magazine *
A blazing flash of creativity . . . King's best book in over a
decade * Esquire *
A really enjoyable and enthralling read, both exciting and
enchanting, and yet another captivating tale from the pen of
Stephen King * The Afterword *
A fantasy gem . . . King tells this wonderfully fantastical tale
with such effortless skill that the reader cannot help but fully
invest in Charlie and all the characters, his evocation of late
20th-century small-town USA and its people pitch perfect, and his
descriptions of the parallel world of Empis . . . vividly
terrifying * Irish Independent *
Some brilliantly written escapism . . . featuring a loyal dog, a
grieving hero and childhood fears and dreams made real . . . King
at his finest * Evening Standard *
A spellbinding tale that bursts with imagination * Woman's Own
*
Stephen King is the world's greatest storyteller. Fairy Tale
had me enchanted from page one. I remain in total awe at his genius
* David Walliams *
Magnificent . . . a doorstop chronicle of small-town America, and
the battle between good and evil. Classic King, and clearly written
with joy . . . He is one of the best writers on childhood and
teenagers, which continues in Fairy Tale * Richard Osman,
The Sunday Times *
The master storyteller returns with a spellbinding story of
mysterious houses, parallel worlds and reluctant heroes as an
ordinary high school kid discovers a portal to a universe populated
by classic fairy tale archetypes * Waterstones *
If you've ever enjoyed classic King - coming-of-age stories
grounded as much in suburban neighbourhoods as in supernatural
fairylands - you will enjoy this * Literary Review *
A dark, dazzlingly inventive fantasy novel * Daily Mirror,
Best Books of 2022 *
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