Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine
A “wondrously frightening” (Publishers Weekly) tale of terror and #1 national bestseller about a writer’s pseudonym that comes alive and destroys everyone on the path that leads to the man who created him.
Thad Beaumont is a writer, and for a dozen years he has secretly published violent bestsellers under the name of George Stark. But Thad is a healthier and happier man now, the father of infant twins, and starting to write as himself again. He no longer needs George Stark and so, with nationwide publicity, the pseudonym is retired. But George Stark won’t go willingly.
And now Thad would like to say he is innocent. He’d like to say he has nothing to do with the twisted imagination that produced his bestselling novels. He’d like to say he has nothing to do with the series of monstrous murders that keep coming closer to his home. But how can Thad deny the ultimate embodiment of evil that goes by the name he gave it—and signs its crimes with Thad’s bloody fingerprints?
The Dark Half is “a chiller” (The New York Times Book Review), so real and fascinating that you’ll find yourself squirming in Stephen King’s heart-stopping, blood-curdling grip—and loving every minute of it.
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"I mostly listen to Thrillers and Science Fiction. There are some great writers out there but every now and then I come back to the Master. His writing is somehow superior to them all. This story was so good I don't know why I hadn't heard of it before. If only his stories were transferred to the silver screen with greater care. I can definitely recommend this story. Brilliant idea."
— Chris Hunt (5 out of 5 stars)
“A chiller.”
— New York Times Book Review“AudioFile Golden Voice Grover Gardner makes the improbable terrifyingly real. As Beaumont begins to fall apart, Gardner remains coolly understated, allowing King’s artfully crafted story to unfold. First published in 1989, The Dark Half explores a writer’s relation to and responsibility for his fictional creations. Gardner’s performance is word perfect.”
— AudioFile“Scary.”
— Kirkus Reviews“A knockout thriller…brilliant, compelling…grips you by the throat.”
— Flint Journal" Stephen King is one of my favourite authors. I have read about 2/3 of his work. I had never read this one though. I don't know how I missed it!! This story is so good. I couldn't put it down. Grover Gardner is one of my favourite narrators as well. I always feel that he brings the characters to life so well in my imagination. I love the idea of this story as well. "
— April, 9/29/2017" My first experience with King was reading this book as a junior in high school. I loved it then, and have rated it based on that first reaction. Not as good as The Shining or Misery, but an interesting exploration of writerly madness. "
— Patty, 2/14/2014" This is the second Stephen King book I read after Bag of Bones, I enjoyed it but I didn't enjoy it as much as Bag of Bones. "
— Lixian, 2/7/2014" This is his best book ever written. I loved it immensely. "
— Carol, 2/6/2014" The premise is one of the better ones that King has ever come up with. A writer of literary fiction creates a pseudonym to write violent crime fiction, but when he decides to "kill" his alter ego he comes to life. The problem is that the novel takes this premise too literally. The book might be a hundred pages too long and if King had made the horror elements more subtle it would have been much better. This was one of those King novels I had a hard time getting through. "
— Christopher, 1/22/2014" Part of a phase Stephen King went through when he was absolutely obsessed with analyzing himself as a writer. He wrote nothing good during that phase. "
— Alex, 1/22/2014" Brooding novel. "
— Dianne, 1/22/2014" Standard fare Stephen King, though a little gorier than usual. Or maybe I'm just getting more squeamish as I get older? "
— Sarah, 1/20/2014" This book is about a writer writing book under a pen name and somehow that name is use when people start dieing in various ways. This book will keep you wonder how it happened. One guy get beaten up to death by his prosthetic arm. "
— Brook, 12/17/2013" una mitad que nadie quiere conocer..... admirable "
— Cintya, 12/8/2013" Not his best, but still pretty damn good. "
— Joe, 11/23/2013Stephen King has written more than sixty books, many hitting the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list. He has won the World Fantasy Award, several Bram Stoker Awards, and the O. Henry Award for his story “The Man in the Black Suit.” He is the 2003 recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007 he received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. His epic works The Dark Tower and It are the basis for major motion pictures.
Grover Gardner (a.k.a. Tom Parker) is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.