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Book cover image of Complete Stephen King Universe: A Guide to the Worlds of Stephen King by Stanley Wiater

Authors: Stanley Wiater, Christopher Golden, Hank Wagner
ISBN-13: 9781615568659, ISBN-10: 1615568654
Format: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: May 2006
Edition: Bargain

Author Biography: Stanley Wiater

Stanley Wiater has been interviewing and writing about Stephen King for more than two decades. The award-winning author or editor of ten books, he is currently the writer and host of the television series Dark Dreamers, which showcases those who explore the dark side of the arts.

Christopher Golden is the award-winning, bestselling author of more than forty books, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide and Cut! Horror Writers on Horror Film. His novels include The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, and The Boys Are Back in Town.

Hank Wagner is a respected critic and journalist. Among the many publications in which his work regularly appears are Cemetery Dance and Mystery Scene.

Book Synopsis

The myriad worlds and universes King has created are, in reality, one world, one universe. Here is the guide to that universe.

The Complete Stephen King Universe is the only definitive reference work that examines all of Stephen King's novels, short stories, motion pictures, miniseries, and teleplays, and deciphers the threads that exist in all of his work. This ultimate resource includes in-depth story analyses, character breakdowns, little-known facts, and startling revelations on how the plots, themes, characters, and conflicts intertwine.

After discovering The Complete Stephen King Universe, you will never read Stephen King the same way again.

Publishers Weekly

The Complete Stephen King Universe: A Guide to the Worlds of Stephen King by Stanley Wiater, Christopher Golden and Hank Wagner charts the thematic links within King's oeuvre, from novels and short stories to movies and teleplays. This is an indispensable volume for serious King fans. (June) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: The Worlds of Stephen King
	Stephen King: A Chronology
Section 1	The Worlds of The Dark Tower and The Stand
1	The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger	9
2	The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three	15
3	The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands	22
4	The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass	29
5	The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla	36
6	The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah	43
7	The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower	49
8	The Eyes of the Dragon	58
9	The Talisman	63
10	Black House	69
11	Hearts in Atlantis	74
12	The Stand	84
13	Related Tales	93
	"Night Surf" (from Night Shift)	93
	The Little Sisters of Eluria (from Everything's Eventual)	93
	Everything's Eventual (from Everything's Eventual)	95
Section 2	The Prime Reality
Part I	Derry
14	It	105
15	Insomnia	114
16	Bag of Bones	122
17	Dreamcatcher	131
18	Related Tales	139
	"Autopsy Room Four" (from Six Stories)	139
	"The Road Virus Heads North" (from Everything's Eventual)	140
Section 3	The Prime Reality
Part II	Castle Rock
19	The Dead Zone	147
20	Cujo	153
21	The Dark Half	160
22	Needful Things	165
23	Related Tales	173
	The Body (from Different Seasons)	173
	"Nona" (from Skeleton Crew)	177
	"Uncle Otto's Truck" (from Skeleton Crew)	177
	"Gramma" (from Skeleton Crew)	178
	The Sun Dog (from Four Past Midnight)	178
	"It Grows on You" (from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)	180
	"The Man in the Black Suit" (from Six Stories)	182
Section 4	The Prime Reality
Part III	Jerusalem's Lot and King's Maine
24	Carrie	193
25	'Salem's Lot	200
26	Pet Sematary	210
27	Cycle of the Werewolf	216
28	Gerald's Game	220
29	Dolores Claiborne	224
30	Storm of the Century	230
31	The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon	237
32	Kingdom Hospital	242
33	Related Tales	248
	"Jerusalem's Lot" (from Night Shift)	248
	"Graveyard Shift" (from Night Shift)	249
	"One for the Road" (from Night Shift)	250
	Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (from Different Seasons)	251
	"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" (from Skeleton Crew)	254
	"The Reach" (from Skeleton Crew)	255
	Secret Window, Secret Garden (from Four Past Midnight)	255
	"Suffer the Little Children" (from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)	257
	"The Night Flier" (from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)	258
	"Popsy" (from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)	259
	"Rainy Season" (from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)	260
	"Riding the Bullet" (from Everything's Eventual)	260
Section 5	The Prime Reality
Part IV	Tales of The Shop
34	Firestarter	266
35	The Tommyknockers	274
36	Stephen King's Golden Years	281
37	Related Tales	286
	The Langoliers (from Four Past Midnight)	286
Section 6	Other Prime Reality Tales
38	The Shining	299
39	Night Shift	306
40	Creepshow	317
41	Different Seasons	324
42	Christine	332
43	Skeleton Crew	340
44	Cat's Eye	349
45	Misery	354
46	Four Past Midnight	361
47	Sleepwalkers	365
48	Nightmares & Dreamscapes	370
49	Rose Madder	380
50	The Green Mile	386
51	Six Stories	394
52	From a Buick 8	396
53	Rose Red	402
54	Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales	407
Section 7	The World of Richard Bachman
55	Rage	420
56	The Long Walk	425
57	Roadwork	431
58	The Running Man	436
59	Thinner	442
60	Desperation	448
61	The Regulators	455
62	Related Tales	464
	"The Fifth Quarter" (from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)	464
	"The Ledge" (from Night Shift)	465
	"Quitters, Inc." (from Night Shift)	466
	"Man With a Belly"	466
	"The Wedding Gig" (from Skeleton Crew)	467
	"My Pretty Pony" (from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)	468
	"Dolan's Cadillac" (from Nightmares and Dreamscapes)	468
	"The Death of Jack Hamilton" (from Everything's Eventual)	470
	"In the Death Room" (from Everything's Eventual)	471
Section 8	Tales From Beyond: Further Parallel Realities
63	Related Tales	475
	"Trucks" (from Night Shift)	476
	"The Jaunt" (from Different Seasons)	476
	The Mist (from Skeleton Crew)	477
	"Beachworld" (from Skeleton Crew)	479
	"The End of the Whole Mess" (from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)	480
	"Home Delivery" (from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)	480
	"The Doctor's Case" (from Nightmares & Dreamscapes)	481
Appendix A	Recommended Further Reading	483
Appendix B	Recommended Web Sites	489
Appendix C	The Fiction of Stephen King, in Order of Publication	493
	Index	495