Desperation - Softcover

King, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340654287 ISBN 13: 9780340654286

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks, 1997

Synopsis

Desperation is a deserted mining town in the Nevada desert. It's not a place to visit by choice, and the few unhappy travellers who are forced to stop there witness the familiar-looking town undergo a terrible transformation. In the struggle between good and evil, sacrifice may be the only answer.

About this title

Product Description:

RO60106578. DESPERATION. 1997. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement pliée, Dos plié, Intérieur acceptable. 720 pages. Illustré de dessins en noir et blanc dans le texte. Dos très plié.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

Review:

A notice to those who feel that Stephen King has lost his magic touch: Desperation is the genuine goods. The ensemble cast of ordinary Americans thrown together by chance, including a disgruntled alcoholic writer and a child who is wise beyond his years, may be a bit too familiar. But the nearly deserted Nevada mining town with an enormous haunted mine pit and an abandoned movie theatre where the survivors hang out makes for a striking battleground, and the grisly action rarely flags. Best of all, though, are the characters of Tak, the ancient body-hopping evil who emerges from the mine, and of "God"--whom the New York Times describes as "the edgiest creation in Desperation. Remote, isolated, ironic, shrouded behind disguises, perhaps ‘another legendary shadow,' this deity forms a sly foil, and an icy mirror, to Tak."

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0340654287
• ISBN 13: 9780340654286
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 736