New Stephen King Book

[Steffi]

That's a real surprise, I've never had that problem before. Maybe you're right and xmas has something to do with it....I'm really sorry.

What else did you order?

[HoopyFrood]

Ah well, I haven't really got time for reading at the moment...although seeing as Christmas break is coming up, it would've been a great chance to read them all. Argh!
I also bought NightWatch (not the Pratchett one, but the Russian one!) and Daywatch, because I loved the Nightwatch film. Um...Lisey's Story of course!...And Call of Cthulhu and other weird stories and the Thing on the doorstep and other weird stories by H.P Lovecraft.

[Steffi]

Good choices, I didn't realise you could get Nightwatch & Daywatch in book form...the film was brilliant

[Nesacat]

Have been seeing it in the stores but I think I'll have to wait until it's either remaindered or comes out in paperback before I actually get it. I blew my entire book budget for several months on the recent book sale.

[lou.mor432]

SK not coming to UK coz of the terrorism on planes. He was suppose to come last year too.

[SpaceShip]

Hm - for someone who writes such scary stuff - makes you wonder what the man is made of if he's worried about such things as maybe being blown to smithereens!

I mean - having an experience like that could be excellent material for one of his books!

[HoopyFrood]

Ah, I think having one near death experience (back in 1999) is enough for him, I'm sure! Still, it's such a shame he's not coming to the UK, even though I probably wouldn't have been able to go and see him anyway. He's got so many fans here, I'm sure they'd all love a visit from him.

[sanityassassin]

I think he's had enough 'book' experiences in his life quite a few of his stories are based on his real life events then he had that sort of Misery experience when he got run over

[HoopyFrood]

His life, and certainly the car accident, is very much entwined with the Dark Tower series. I love how he includes himself in that series, I don't judge him at all for doing it. It is his opus magus and I think he has every right to be in it. And it creates a very interesting storyline, giving it a very personal, SK style rather than a 'normal' fantasy.

[andrew.v.spencer]

Opus magus?

Deed magical?

[HoopyFrood]

Oh dear have I got the wrong thing? Let me google!
Here we go...I meant Magnum Opus. I do apologise.

[andrew.v.spencer]

Have you read the Magus by John Fowles? Jolly good.