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Randall Flagg
03-31-2008, 09:24 PM
Scribner announced today they have acquired the rights to, and will publish Stephen King’s ‘Sword in the Darkness’. One of King’s earliest works, Sword in the Darkness was finished on April 30th, 1970 and has sat unpublished and only accessible by written permission from King himself, in the special collections archive in the University of Maine at Orono.
Harry M. Pitts from Scribner states: “At over 150,000 words and 485 pages, this work by King has been long sought after, and we are proud to publish it. Additionally plans are in place to produce a signed limited edition that we feel will eclipse any previous book production ever done for a King novel. The lettered edition will be bound in faux human skin with special ‘piercings’. We look forward with great anticipation to releasing the book one year from today-April 1, 2009”.
Book synopsis: Arnie's life is torn apart when his pregnant sister commits suicide, and his mother dies of a brain tumour. He eventually seeks a relationship with the saucy Kit Longtin after being rejected by Janet Cross. Marcus Slade, a black activist lawyer arrives in town, and after an incident at Harding High School where he is speaking, the riot erupts, and the town burns!
Fuelled by gangs like the Dock Street Socializers, the Markham Avenue Chieftains, and the Turner Street Trades, the riot shows the evil side of human nature.
Complete information can be found here: Scribner (http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/)

Daghain
03-31-2008, 09:28 PM
Hmm. I thought so. :lol:

Mr. Rabbit Trick
03-31-2008, 11:33 PM
Lirpa Loof.:lol:

I WOULD buy that!

jhanic
04-01-2008, 03:33 AM
YESSSS!!!!!

John

I just clicked on your link.

STINKER!
John

mae
04-01-2008, 04:58 AM
I'm so gullible, I first thought Holy crap! Then I realized it was April 1...

Brice
04-01-2008, 05:00 AM
This is just cruel. :cry:




....but very funny Jerome! :lol:

Storyslinger
04-01-2008, 05:01 AM
:lol: Should have seen that coming.

goheat
04-01-2008, 05:25 AM
Darn, and I was looking forward to the lottery for the 'faux human skin' edition! :unsure:

mia/susannah
04-01-2008, 05:43 AM
Very good, Randall Flagg

ladysai
04-01-2008, 09:23 AM
Heh...
Harry Pitts?
Good one, Randall Flagg.
:lol:

Nerak
04-01-2008, 09:35 AM
meanie!!

All I could think of is that Grant usually does the limiteds for Scribner King and we didn't get an offer

herbertwest
04-01-2008, 01:32 PM
hmmm!

jayson
04-01-2008, 01:38 PM
RF, brilliant! you had me until the human skin covers. :clap:

Brice
04-01-2008, 01:38 PM
It'd be funny if King stumbled across this.

He'd be all :beat: WTF???

jayson
04-01-2008, 01:38 PM
It'd be funny if King stumbled across this.

He'd be all :beat: WTF???

and then maybe he'd actually write it. that'd be cool.

Brice
04-01-2008, 01:46 PM
It'd be funny if King stumbled across this.

He'd be all :beat: WTF???

and then maybe he'd actually write it. that'd be cool.

Oh, the book is already written. That's what makes the joke great to me.

Randall Flagg
04-01-2008, 02:40 PM
It is based upon reality, as the manuscript truly does reside at the Folger Library, at the University of Maine Orono, and is accessible only by written permission from King himself.
The Faux human skin was just a whim-I added the 'piercings' to it as recent news mentioned a lady who had to use pliars to remove her nipple rings to pass through security at an airport.
All seemed like fun. I will clear the thread out soon.

Bev Vincent
04-01-2008, 03:13 PM
Have you checked out King's message board today. It's been translated into Swedish chef-ese

jhanic
04-01-2008, 03:16 PM
:rofl:

John