{"product_id":"skeleton-crew-stories-paperback","title":"Skeleton Crew: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the stories \"Uncle Otto's Truck\" and \"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut\"--set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures \"The Mist\" now a TV series event on Spike\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and winner of the 1986 Locus Award for Best Collection, \u003ci\u003eSkeleton Crew\u003c\/i\u003e is \"Stephen King at his best\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e)--a terrifying, mesmerizing collection of stories from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wildly imaginative, delightfully diabolical...King once again proves to be the consummate storyteller\" (The Associated Press). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A supermarket becomes the place where humanity makes its last stand against destruction. A trip to the attic becomes a journey to hell. A woman driving a Jaguar finds a scary shortcut to paradise. An idyllic lake harbors a bottomless evil. And a desert island is the scene of the most terrifying struggle for survival ever waged. This \"wonderfully gruesome\" collection (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) includes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -\"The Mist\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Here There Be Tygers\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"The Monkey\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Cain Rose Up\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"The Jaunt\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"The Wedding Gig\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Paranoid: A Chant\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"The Raft\"- \"Word Processor of the Gods\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Beachworld\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"The Reaper's Image\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Nona\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"For Owen\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Survivor Type\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Uncle Otto's Truck\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Morning Deliveries (Milkman No. 1)\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Big Wheels: a Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman No. 2)\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"Gramma\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet\"\u003cbr\u003e -\"The Reach\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKing is best known for his iconic, immersive long novels, but he is also a master of the short story, and this is a magnificent collection.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale, Billy Summers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElevation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e was named a top ten book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller. His epic works \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePet Sematary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/i\u003e are the basis for major motion pictures, with \u003ci\u003eIt \u003c\/i\u003enow the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of 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 Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51997460726061,"sku":"9781501143502","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aUZUektJU2NnQjNQdEptT25OZ2UrZz09.webp?v=1776477037","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/skeleton-crew-stories-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}