Under the Dome

[chrismart83]

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[Brice]

That's strange! He must have restarted with the idea entirely. He's written in the past that both The Cannibals and Under The Dome had been lost.

[Randall Flagg]

Very very interesting. Thanks for the post.

[mae]

This is great news. I have the Book TV episode recorded on my DVR but didn't get a chance to watch it yet. Knowing he read from Under the Dome, I'll watch it as soon as possible!

[herbertwest]

hmmm interesting!


it would be nice to see that documentary..

apparently, a re-schedule is planned for : Saturday, May 17, at 8:00 AM
(according to the TV channel website...)

if anyone find an online version, please let me know, ta

[Bev Vincent]

Here (http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=204835-1) is the C-SPAN 2 show online and for purchase on DVD.

[herbertwest]

thanks a lot!


If Steve is re-writting some unfinished works, we could imagine that The PLant will may be worked again on...

[mae]

Could anyone transcribe the four pages that Stephen read? Or is a transcript available somewhere?

[Bev Vincent]

Look up a couple of messages to my previous post. You can see it online.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

From SKMB Mod

He doesn't know when Under the Dome will be finished. It's already "very long" and he doesn't see an end in sight. When it will be published hasn't been discussed but chances are it won't be next year as obviously the first draft has to be completed before editing and production work can begin.

[mae]

From SKMB Mod

He doesn't know when Under the Dome will be finished. It's already "very long" and he doesn't see an end in sight. When it will be published hasn't been discussed but chances are it won't be next year as obviously the first draft has to be completed before editing and production work can begin.

:panic: I can't wait until 2010 for a new King book! I hope there will be something in the interim, like the separate release of "Throttle" and maybe another surprise book or two.

I wrote just about this subject before, actually:


A very long book akin to The Stand or It is very welcome, but Duma Key wasn't a chapbook either. So I'm very glad for Stephen and his prolific output year after year, with no signs of slowing down. We now have two books in 2008, and perhaps this Stand/It book will come out in 2009, and, knowing King, perhaps another little surprise in between. Has there ever been a year with no book by Stephen King since 1974? Let's see... Only three: 1976, 1988, 2000. If you count non-fiction, then 1988 and 2000 are out. What did King do in 1976, take a sabbatical? :)

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

What did King do in 1976, take a sabbatical? :)

Wrote 'The Shining', published 3 short stories in 3 different magazines, and released a film of 'Carrie'.

Slow year for him :)

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Under the Dome is getting longer.... from SKMB.

Steve has wanted to keep details to himself until the novel is closer to publication. He's still working on it and it's now well over 1,100 manuscript pages long; he's thinking it will probably be at least 1,800 before he's done but that's as much as I am at liberty to tell you.

[Brice]

:D

[mae]

What does that translate to in printed pages of a regular hardcover?

[Bev Vincent]

The final three books of the Dark Tower series were 2500 pages in manuscript in total. A lot depends on the design and layout of the final book, but that should give you a ballpark idea of what to expect.

[Wuducynn]

Under the Dome is getting longer.... from SKMB.

Steve has wanted to keep details to himself until the novel is closer to publication. He's still working on it and it's now well over 1,100 manuscript pages long; he's thinking it will probably be at least 1,800 before he's done but that's as much as I am at liberty to tell you.

Wicked awesome. :harrier:

[Wuducynn]

Of course, its obvious what King is doing....yeah, thats right. He's doing a sequel to the best movie ever made -
http://www.dvd-online.be/images/Bio-Dome_DVD_2D_PACKSHOT.jpg

[mae]

So are we looking at a multi-volume novel here?

[Heather19]

Under the Dome is getting longer.... from SKMB.

Steve has wanted to keep details to himself until the novel is closer to publication. He's still working on it and it's now well over 1,100 manuscript pages long; he's thinking it will probably be at least 1,800 before he's done but that's as much as I am at liberty to tell you.

Sounds good!

[bluelph24]

just some quick math on the subject of length given to us by lilja. if we take the ratio of 2500 (total pages of final three DT volume's manuscripts)/ 1999 (edited pages of trade paperback editions [1999? niiiiice]) to 1100 Under the dome pages over x, we get about 864 trade paperback ed pgs for UtD (which is very close to the number of pages in the hardcover). if we use 1800/x, the number is about 1440. either way, the lookin's good.


ps, i'm the old drunkenpriest from .net it's good to be back

[Matt]

Hey drunkenpriest, great to see you again. That was some great info, thanks for posting it.

[mae]

So, the longest book by King, looks like, even longer that the uncut Stand.

[Matt]

Ms. Mod is reporting that Under the Dome is finished and headed to the editor. :excited:

No release date yet but that's still pretty cool. She posted a weight for the document but I can't seem to find it now. It was BIG :lol:

[Brice]

Awesome! Another big King book. :clap::clap::clap:

[jhanic]

That's GREAT!!

John

[Randall Flagg]

New fiction is always good. New LONG fiction is great!

[jhanic]

I found the reference. Ms. Mod says it weighs 16 pounds! WOW!!

John

[herbertwest]

16 pounds... about 7kgs, for a manuscript?
Lets take of half of it, cause probably aint printed both sides of a paper...

a book of 3.5 kg? my gosh!
CANT WAIT :-)

[jhanic]

According to Bev Vincent (on his webpage), 16 pounds comes to about 1600 manuscript pages. He said the last three volumes of The Dark Tower series came to about 2500 manuscript pages. So Under The Dome could be about 2/3 the size of those three books combined. A massive book!

John

[Bev Vincent]

16 lbs, which is probably about 1600 pages.

[mae]

So a regular printed hardcover would be approximately how many pages then?

[jhanic]

According to Bev Vincent, the last three DT books worked out to about 2500 manuscript pages, which amounted to about 2000 pages in the trade editions. So that's probably about 1280 pages for Under the Dome (4/5ths).

John

[mae]

Holy crap.

And we still don't know the plot. :panic:

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Holy crap.

And we still don't know the plot. :panic:

Cannibals. People trapped in an apartment building who start eating each other. (That's what it was originally about)

[DanishCollector]

That "dome" (a forcefield?) must be mysterious. Seems like King expanded the tale, so there must be many other things. Probably supernatural.

[Matt]

I think "dome" might refer to a sanctuary type situation in a natural disaster a la "superdome"

[bluelph24]

Did anyone listen to Sk's reading of the first chapter at that CSPAN "The Three Kings" Him, Tabby, and Owen? It was good, but the "dome" sounded like maybe someone (or something, perhaps....) (or maybe it just happened) lowered a dome around a small town, cutting a woodchuck (poor lil guy, if he was just a few feet in either direction...) in half and making a plane crash.

[Matt]

Hmmm...I went to Three Kings and he read us Duma Key, thanks for the info, that sounds even cooler. :lol:

[bluelph24]

maybe it wasn't the three kings event. But those three were there, at the library of congress (i believe) there was a q&a and they each read a little something. King read the woodchuck bit. The video's on cspan. i'll find a link.


[EDIT] Found it http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=204835-1 Just push the big red button on the right side of the screen. should start playing. Also, the chapter starts about 44 min 20 sec into it.

[mae]

Holy crap.

And we still don't know the plot. :panic:

Cannibals. People trapped in an apartment building who start eating each other. (That's what it was originally about)

Yes, I recall that. In fact, it was originally entitled simply The Cannibals. But surely most of the plot has changed. I can't see such a long novel being set in just an apartment building.

[jhanic]

I think the scope of the book will cover more than an apartment building, especially with 1200+ pages!

John

[Bev Vincent]

From the Library of Congress reading, it seems that a dome-shaped forcefield of some sort is isolating a small town in Western Maine from the rest of the world.

[lophophoras]

Very exciting! Can't wait to get lost in that one.

:drool:

[mae]

From the Library of Congress reading, it seems that a dome-shaped forcefield of some sort is isolating a small town in Western Maine from the rest of the world.

The Simpsons did it! :cyclops:

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Update from the Mod at SKMB:

It was sent to the publisher and his editor right after he finished it the middle of August. I haven't seen any feedback from them yet but that isn't unusual. They may have sent it directly to him. He hasn't mentioned working on the edits based on their suggestions, though. The last thing he'd mentioned to me about writing was that he had been working on the rewrite of The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and another project that I can't give details about at this time.

[mae]

I wonder if The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County could be published somehow?

[ladysai]

The Simpsons did it! :cyclops:

Epa! Epa!
:P

[gsvec]

Update from the Mod at SKMB:

. . . The last thing he'd mentioned to me about writing was that he had been working on the rewrite of The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and another project that I can't give details about at this time.

Ok, I'll fess up. SK is coming to my house for Thanksgiving dinner. He's staying for the weekend and doing a full book signing of every edition my friends and I own. I'll be sending out invitations to all my TDT.com friends!



LOL I WISH!! :P

[Bev Vincent]

In the new Salon interview, King says, "it deals with some of the same issues that The Stand does, but in a more allegorical way."

[mae]

I think we should see Under the Dome published in the fall of 2009.

[nt07077]

It better be published now! Ill personally help him edit the book and stuff....:shoot:

[jhanic]

I think we should see Under the Dome published in the fall of 2009.

Given the size, it wouldn't surprise me too much if weren't published until 2010 or even later. I don't know how "finished" the manuscript that was given to the editor really is. I have BOMC manuscript proofs of Misery and Tommyknockers that have a number of corrections on the pages.

John

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

From SKMB

The official word from Scribner is that it will be released Fall 2009

[mae]

From SKMB

The official word from Scribner is that it will be released Fall 2009

YESSSS!! :panic:

[jhanic]

Wonderful! I needed some good news today!

John

[Nerak]

OO OO New arc to look for! HE HE HE

[jhanic]

Karen, you took the words right out of my mouth!

John

[LostAlivE]

From the Library of Congress reading, it seems that a dome-shaped forcefield of some sort is isolating a small town in Western Maine from the rest of the world.

Wasn't there a forcefield used in "Tommyknockers"?

[CRinVA]

In the recent Borders interview King said that he submtted this as 1,500 pages. I am sure that converts to a final book of somethign less but still mega long in the same vein of IT or The C&E Stand! I can't wait as I much prefer the longer stories. WooHoo! :-)

[mae]

Some more info from Ms. Mod over at the official forum:


I asked Steve if he would give me a synopsis to post but he says he's not ready to release any information just yet. I mentioned the Simpsons episode but he hasn't seen that so can't say if it's anything like his book, but also mentioned that the seed of the idea for his story was planted a long time ago--long before the Simpsons episode. He said to compare different pieces of work to snowflakes--they may all be snowflakes, but they're each unique.

The manuscript is 1500 pages--that's single-sided, double-spaced, so the finished volume will be closer to 1000 or so depending upon font size/style and how much editing is done. Still a very long book but don't be expecting 1500 pages in the final print version.

[jhanic]

According to Lilja's site, Under the Dome has been scheduled for November 2009.

John

[Randall Flagg]

Wow. Breaking news. Thanks John.!!!

[Jon]

I cannot wait. I have had to pacify myself with Clive Cussler.

[Brice]

:dance:

[Jon]

From the Library of Congress reading, it seems that a dome-shaped forcefield of some sort is isolating a small town in Western Maine from the rest of the world.

Wasn't there a forcefield used in "Tommyknockers"?

I rather liked Tommyknockers. I don't recall such a large forcefield.

[Heather19]

Great news. I can't wait for this one to come out.

[mae]

In his new EW column (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20253149,00.html), King writes:


I'll have a book coming out in the fall, and since it's over a thousand pages long, I sure hope people like it.

[Chap]

when I read earlier in this thread that he was 1000 pages (manuscript) in and with no end in sight, I kinda hoped he would make another series out of the project :P
I mean, he has to connect the post-DT books to something, somehow, right? :ninja:

[Bev Vincent]

From USA Weekend


Stephen King has gone multimedia. "N.," one of the tales in the best-selling author's latest short story collection, "Just After Sunset," was turned into an original Web video series in conjunction with Marvel Comics. The collaboration has inspired King, 61; he's thinking about doing a YouTube video for his novel "Under the Dome," out later this year. Such projects are definitely fun, King says. "But with all these multimedia things, the story is the story still, the book is the book, and that's the source material. As J.R.R. Tolkien might say, 'That's the one ring.' It rules the other one."

He was probably also inspired by his friend Michael Connelly, who released a dramatization of the first two chapters of his most recent novel to help promote it.

[herbertwest]

Very interesting, thanks Bev!

[Jon]

From USA Weekend


Stephen King has gone multimedia. "N.," one of the tales in the best-selling author's latest short story collection, "Just After Sunset," was turned into an original Web video series in conjunction with Marvel Comics. The collaboration has inspired King, 61; he's thinking about doing a YouTube video for his novel "Under the Dome," out later this year. Such projects are definitely fun, King says. "But with all these multimedia things, the story is the story still, the book is the book, and that's the source material. As J.R.R. Tolkien might say, 'That's the one ring.' It rules the other one." He was probably also inspired by his friend Michael Connelly, who released a dramatization of the first two chapters of his most recent novel to help promote it.


This makes me what to post some of my sheep conquests on youtube!!


(ok I am joking)

[gsvec]

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa87/kattofix/smilies/sheepsmile.gif

[mae]

Seems the Brits may be getting UTD slightly earlier. Amazon has a date for an audiobook version by H&S and it's scheduled for October 15: http://www.amazon.com/dp/184894201X/

[William50]

SK's latest novel is going to be a long one. According to Wikipedia, it is going to be around 1,500 pages!

Anyone else have info on it?

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Is it called "Under the Dome"?

[William50]

Yup :orely:

[Bev Vincent]

It's going to be about 1040 pages -- the 1500 number comes from the manuscript, not the finalized book.

[mae]

1038 pages in fact :)

[gsvec]

William, there's already a thread about it - Here's a link for ya! (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=2816&highlight=under+the+dome)

[William50]

Oh ok. I wasnt sure. :P

[gsvec]

Update from the Mod at SKMB:

It was sent to the publisher and his editor right after he finished it the middle of August. I haven't seen any feedback from them yet but that isn't unusual. They may have sent it directly to him. He hasn't mentioned working on the edits based on their suggestions, though. The last thing he'd mentioned to me about writing was that he had been working on the rewrite of The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and another project that I can't give details about at this time.
I wonder if it was UR . . . :orely:

[jhanic]

Or maybe is was that new story, Mortality, that's upcoming in Esquire this July.

John

[mae]

Amazon's taking preorders!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1439148503/

[jhanic]

That's a good price, too!

John

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Mod at SKMB

I've just received word that the official on-sale date for Under the Dome is to be November 10, 2009 for both the U.S. and the U.K.

[jhanic]

Simon and Schuster has upped the page count from 1038 to 1120.

http://books.simonandschuster.com/Under-the-Dome/Stephen-King/9781439148501

John

[mae]

That's very close to the Uncut Stand pagecount, which is 1153.

[Jon]

A sweet price, as John said!

[mae]

I've already preordered mine. :rock:

[Matt]

Ms. Mod on the SKMB just gave me permission to post this here.


Latest News
More News (http://www.stephenking.com/news.html)
http://www.stephenking.com/images/page_elements/news_dotline.gif
Plot Synopsis for Under the Dome

Posted on: March 20th, 2009 1:44:21 pm
We've received permission to release the official copy from Simon & Schuster for the plot synopsis for Under the Dome. Here's your first peek at the story line:
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mills, Maine, the town is
inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible
force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a
gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running
errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars
explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came
from, and when—or if—it will go away.

Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with
a few intrepid citizens—town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s
assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them
stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing—even murder—to
hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark
pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just
short. It’s running out.

[BillyxRansom]

Just came.
















Did I just type that out loud?



edit: ... RIP This thread?
haha seriously, did i just become thread killer here? inadvertently?

[mae]

COUNTDOWN TO UNDER THE DOME! (http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/fullscreen.html?mode=m&year=2009&month=11&day=10&hour=12AM&p0=179)

Only 5555 hours to go...

[mae]

As per Lilja:

http://www.liljas-library.com/img/other/underthedome_us_pre.jpghttp://www.liljas-library.com/img/other/underthedome_us_pre2.jpg

If that is indeed the cover (I'd obviously also expect it to have the author and the title, perhaps is the same subdued way as SCRIBNER FALL 2009 is written), this will instantly become my new favorite King cover! I knew they'd go low-key.

[Jon]

The colors are beautiful!

[jcf817]

That is seriously sweet! I am SOOOOOOOO looking forward to this book.

[Brice]

I love the design of that picture. :)

[smithnb42]

I agree. Very nice use of colors. classy image.

[mae]

I really really hope that's the final image, and the author and title will just replace SCRIBNER FALL 2009, and they won't paste a huge STEPHEN KING UNDER THE DOME in simple block letters as they did with Duma Key.

I think it makes the novel seem like a sci-fi novel, so maybe there'll be a sci-fi element as well, a sort of cross-breed of The Tommyknockers and The Stand, maybe.

[Bev Vincent]

It's NOT the cover that is being considered.

[mae]

:(

So what is this image for then? Looks like a cover to me.

[smithnb42]

Yeah, the mod at StephenKing.com message boards just said this was NOT the cover. Possibly just a promotional thing for now?

[Matt]

And here is the quote


I went to Lilja's site and it appears he's taken this from the fall sales catalog but this is not the cover which Scribner is putting on the book. I checked with Scribner yesterday and they are still not ready to have the cover art made public yet.

[mae]

Shoot. I love this image already...

[smithnb42]

me too. Its too bad its not the cover. That would have looked great. oh well, maybe its something even better

[lophophoras]

Possibly the cover for the limited then??

:orely:

[Matt]

I wish they would use it, I really love how it looks.

[smithnb42]

me too. It looks so nice. I wonder if it is a variation of this cover maybe?

[Bev Vincent]

No, it's just conceptual art that they used for the catalog since they hadn't decided on the finalized art. I expect the "collector's edition" will have artwork very similar to the trade edition, as with Just After Sunset.

[herbertwest]

this "conceptual art" is SO different from the previous cover...

[mae]

Amazon has this:


http://z2-ec2.images-amazon.com/R/1/a=1439148503+d=_SCR(3,0,0)_+o=01+s=RMTILE+va=MAIN+ ve=244397655+e=.jpghttp://z2-ec2.images-amazon.com/R/1/a=1439148503+d=_SCR(3,1,0)_+o=01+s=RMTILE+va=MAIN+ ve=244397655+e=.jpg
http://z2-ec2.images-amazon.com/R/1/a=1439148503+d=_SCR(3,0,1)_+o=01+s=RMTILE+va=MAIN+ ve=244397655+e=.jpghttp://z2-ec2.images-amazon.com/R/1/a=1439148503+d=_SCR(3,1,1)_+o=01+s=RMTILE+va=MAIN+ ve=244397655+e=.jpg
http://z2-ec2.images-amazon.com/R/1/a=1439148503+d=_SCR(3,0,2)_+o=01+s=RMTILE+va=MAIN+ ve=244397655+e=.jpghttp://z2-ec2.images-amazon.com/R/1/a=1439148503+d=_SCR(3,1,2)_+o=01+s=RMTILE+va=MAIN+ ve=244397655+e=.jpg

Despite the disclaimer, if that isn't the final cover I'd be very surprised.

[smithnb42]

It looks so nice. Im crossing my fingers. please dont put a cover on like Just After Sunset.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Amazon has this:
Despite the disclaimer, if that isn't the final cover I'd be very surprised.

This is nothing like the cover. Confirmed by Stephen King's PA today.

[mia/susannah]

I have my copy preordered. I can't wait.

[smithnb42]

it would be too bad if it isnt. this image is being used alot. why put this image up and not an entire disclaimer?

[mae]

Amazon's cover is now slightly different (font color is no longer orange but white).

[jhanic]

I think I like the orange better. It's still orange on the Simon & Schuster site for the collector's edition.

http://www.simonandschuster.net/content/book.cfm?tab=1&pid=657203&er=9781439156971

John

[Sam]

It may just be me, but JAS had a boring cover. It fit the title, but was boring overall. The pic for Under the Dome just doesn't look like a King cover. It reminds me more of the paperback cover art for James Morrow's books instead.

[mae]

Via Lilja.

Dan Simmons comments on Under the Dome:


Re: King’s UNDER THE DOME, it’s probably unprofessional of me even to mention that I’m reading it (it was just a pure gift from Steve) and it would be totally unprofessional of me to mention any details, but I can say today as I near the end some 1400 pages of manuscript, with almost no fear of being disagreed with in November (except perhaps by a few NYTimes sparrowfart reviewers with a big chip on their shoulders), that King readers and fans—and readers new to Stephen King—WILL LOVE THIS BOOK.

What’s amazing to me is that UNDER THE DOME is the kind of huge, generous, sprawling, infinitely energetic novel that we (or at least I) associate with gifted young novelists in their 20’s—all energy and enthusiasm, the young author having not yet learned a long-distance novelist’s greedy trick of holding back characters or plot or techniques for future novels—and yet here with a master’s total control of the telling, myriad of characters, tone, and effects.

You have reason to be jealous, Sarah. It was a delight getting a gift sneak peek at this absolutely enjoyable and impressive novel.


http://forum.readerville.com/viewthread/104/P30/


I finished the 1400-page (in manuscript) behemoth late last night and most definitely was not disappointed. Few writers pull out all stops near the end of a novel the way King does. I suspect that everyone who’s ever enjoyed THE STAND will love UNDER THE DOME.

And that’s the last I’ll say about that book as long as grass grows and water flows.


http://forum.readerville.com/viewthread/104/P60/

[mia/susannah]

Thank you Pablo for sharing that information. I am so looking forward to recieving this book

[Brice]

Hey, Stephen didn't send me a manuscript. :cry:

[Erin]

This is the most excited i've been about a new Stephen King book in awhile. :excited:

[Jon]

I suspect that everyone who’s ever enjoyed THE STAND will love UNDER THE DOME.




Oh boy...I may have to break into...a place... to get the book early.
The Stand is my Fav.

[Nerak]

:( I want to read it now now now now now

[lophophoras]

:rock:

[jhanic]

I figure the ARC/proof should be out the end of August, the beginning of September. As soon as I get one, I'll be reading it for sure!

John

[amcbride]

I am looking forward to this book, Ive heard nothing but great things and I cant wait to get my copy!

[Matt]

From Ms. Mod on the SKMB :rock:


I just checked with Scribner to see if I could at least post the cities and got the okay. We're still working on the details of dates and venues but should be able to get that to you in the next couple of months. This is also the most likely order for the events.

New York
Baltimore or D.C. (not yet determined which one)
Atlanta
Sarasota
Minneapolis
Toronto
New England city (not yet determined which one)

[turtlex]

Sa-weet!

( hee - New England City )

[Matt]

Looks like we may be going back to DC. But if the New England one is close to Bangor, I may combine that with going there.

[Ricky]

Greatest piece of news since...well, last April. I'm definitely going to this one. Just need to make sure that I secure tickets though. :cool:

[sleeplessdwarf]

Atlanta here I come. Only 5 hour drive so this is far better than I could have hoped for.:excited:

Ricky, how do you get tickets? Do they sale them on his official site or something?

[Matt]

As soon as we know, you guys will know. It's towards the end of the year so it may be a while but I would check a lot.

When it happens, they go very quick. :clap:

[Heather19]

:lol: New England city, lets hope it's close to me. I really want to go.
Do they typically go on sale the second they're announced, or do they give you a few days notice. When I went to the King & Russo talk last year they let us know when they were going on sale. Is it the same for his book tour?

[Ricky]

Ricky, how do you get tickets? Do they sale them on his official site or something?

I don't have tickets, as they aren't up for sale yet. Just didn't want to give the impression that tickets were, in fact, for sale.



When it happens, they go very quick. :clap:

Don't start clapping until you've got a couple of them. :lol:

[Matt]

I'm sure I will be able to secure a couple. :cool:

[Ricky]

Oh, I was just commenting on your post that they'll go fast.

Nevermind, now I'm confused.

[divemaster]

I've never been to a King signing. I'm in the DC area and would love to go. I'm counting on this site to keep me updated! And perhaps provide insights on how to get an admission. (Considering I have no idea how to go about it...)

[Matt]

We will make sure you have all the info you need and possibly shake hands at the signing divemaster.

Keep an eye out for info right here in this forum.

[Sam]

HELL YEAH!!! Atlanta BABY!!!:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

[mae]

I'm close to New York City. :dance:

[Nerak]

David, up for another one? Barry..you buy and I fly again? Course New England is last :( Matt, I hope you come here, would be nice to meet you and the Mrs.

[what]

WOW... I'll definitely be hitting Atlanta, may drive down to Sarasota (only 7 hrs)... IF i could talk the wife into it, i could even make the new england signing and visit family while were at it!

[Brice]

Really I just wanna' quit my job and hit every city like I used to hit dead tour. :lol:

[turtlex]

Brice - We'll go together and sell grilled cheese sandwiches in the parking lot to support ourselves!

[Brice]

Right on! :couple:

[Gris]

woohoo!

Gotta decide whether to go to DC or New York... Or Maybe "New Egland City if it's not that far north!

[Matt]

David, up for another one? Barry..you buy and I fly again? Course New England is last :( Matt, I hope you come here, would be nice to meet you and the Mrs.

I'd love to do New England because we have been to DC already. :rock:

[Randall Flagg]

Nothing West of Minneapolis?:pullhair:

[Sam]

Matt, if you're going to travel I also recommend Toronto. It's a beautiful city.

[Matt]

Oh yeah, I have to travel no matter what. :lol:

But it's a great chance to go somewhere we have never been before.

[Ari_Racing]

Well....I guess "I want to be a part of it...again" :)

I'm flying to New York again! :excited::excited:

Which are the states of the other cities? Since I'm probably going with a friend, I might go to Bangor again and I read that New England is near, so I might attend 2 signings. :)

[mae]

Which are the states of the other cities?

Well... Atlanta's in Georgia, for one :)

[turtlex]

Ari - here you go :

New York --- Doesn't say if it's New York State somewhere or NYC.

Baltimore or D.C. (not yet determined which one) - Baltimore is in Maryland. DC is Washington, DC.

Atlanta - is in Georgia.

Sarasota - Is in Florida.

Minneapolis - Is in Minnesota.

Toronto - is Eastern Canada.

New England city (not yet determined which one) - Again, this could be anywhere, but Logan International is in Boston, Massachusetts and is the biggest NE airport.

[mia/susannah]

I am 2 hours away from New York City!!!! I hope to be able to go!!!!

[Matt]

I am going to try and figure out a way to coordinate this site and the SKMB on these locations so people can be sure to meet up.

Look for more information on that coming soon you guys. At least we have till the fall. :rock:

[EXPLORER]

Well, I'll definately make the Sarasota one.. just up the road and where I have run into Mr King before. Atlanta is not out of range either as we like to plug an audio book in and make that drive....and may have to make a visit to the brother in NY as time comes around..... Hey while up there a trip in New England is nice that time of year. Will keep my eyes open for dates and try to plan accordingly. ALSO: I currently have a spare home 1hr south of Sarasota..could be available to collector friends if available at the time. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE

[shnnrc01]

yep karen lets roll! check the tyres and the oil.

[Erin]

FINALLY! He's coming somewhere remotely near me! Atlanta is only a 5 hour drive straight down I-75 for me and my dad lives there, so free room and board!

I'm so there. :nana::nana:

[Sam]

We should get a caravan of who's going to Atlanta and get everyone together.

[Erin]

Heck yeah. As it gets closer and we get more information, that's a fabulous idea.

[Lily-sai]

Brice - We'll go together and sell grilled cheese sandwiches in the parking lot to support ourselves!

Send me an imaginary flight ticket and count me in, too!

*sigh*

I want to stalk Sai King. Oh, how much I want to. :P

[Sam]

I understand Liisa. I really, really do.

[Darkthoughts]

*waits for the UK to be added to the list* :D

[Lily-sai]

*waits with Lisa - so I can immediately fly over there!* :D

[Ari_Racing]

Thank you very much, Turtlex!

Well..New York is for sure, so I'm hoping to meet many there! :)

Washington and Baltimore may be part of it. I'm probably heading south from NY to meet Mark Stutzman.

And if NE is in Boston, I'm attending that one too, except the date is far away from the first signing.

But New York is for sure! :)

[Nerak]

Ari, Boston is in New England. New England is made up of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Boston is the capital of Mass. And that is where the big airport is.

I am sooo psyched! Barry, I shall have the tires and oil checked!

David, you hitting up NY as well as NE (where ever it may be)?

Matt, yeah, do NE! PWEASE!

The wait is going to drive me INSANE!!!

[sleeplessdwarf]

Just informed the wife where she will be going at the end of the year, if I am able to obtain tickets ofc. She had no complaints so I am super :excited::excited:. Also looing forward to meeting you guys that end up in Atlanta as well.

[turtlex]

Ari - No problem, happy to help out.

Sounds like a lot of cool meet-ups in store !!!!

[Brice]

Brice - We'll go together and sell grilled cheese sandwiches in the parking lot to support ourselves!

Send me an imaginary flight ticket and count me in, too!

*sigh*

I want to stalk Sai King. Oh, how much I want to. :P

If he knew what's up...he'd be stalking you. :D

[Lily-sai]

I wouldn't mind at all if Sai King himself was stalking me. Not at all.

*leaves a track of breadcrumbs for him to follow - or rather, I'll send a bunch of psychopomps to guide him*

[CRinVA]

DC or Baltimore -I'm shooting for DC of course! Between threee in college and one getting married there is no way I can travel this Fall!!!!

[mia/susannah]

I hope to meet some of you who can make it to the New York signing. If that is I can go.

[Rahfa]

You guys are so funny...there are no dates, no rules, no venues, no official word whatsoever, and you've already scheduling everything! Haha....gotta love the exictement, though!

I hope the NE appearance is in Boston or points north, as opposed to SW Conn. If he's going to NYC, hopefully he makes it a true NE appearnace, not an adjunct to New York...

[Nerak]

Points North would be lovely, Nathan! Then we won't have to drive far. Make everyone else drive for once.

I vote for Exeter!!! :) Or Portsmouth!

[gsvec]

Sounds like I'm travelling late in the year! And I will NOT be hung over in a bar t-shirt this time . . . :borg:

[Nerak]

DAmmit. Gretchen, I was looking forward to that!!!

[gsvec]

OMG . . . I've never posted the pics of SK and I anywhere. :lol:

so sad

[lophophoras]

Looks like I 'll be heading to Atlanta later this year.

:thumbsup:

[Hannah]

This may have been posted elsewhere and I missed it, but what is the time frame on this?

[Matt]

I believe the tickets will go on sale this fall Hannah, the list of cities is all we have so far.

We should all go together. :rock:

[mia/susannah]

Good idea matt

[e_taylor]

Anybody wanna hit up Toronto?

Its going to depend on the type of signing for me. If its an event that copst $150 and we can only get the new one signed.... I might pass. But if I can bring my remarqued Gunslinger for sai King to sign..... well then we'll have to talk!

[dogbert]

dammit I wish he would come to the UK for a signing :)

or more specifically - my local bookstore :D

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Lubbock, TX to Atlanta, GA.

Estimated Time: 17 hours 17 minutes Estimated Distance: 1128.17 miles

:cry:

[Bev Vincent]

This may have been posted elsewhere and I missed it, but what is the time frame on this?

I believe the first event will be on or about publication day, November 10.

[Matt]

We are probably New England or DC for sure. I do hope it's like Three Kings and you can bring Under the Dome plus something else.

For me, it would be the first I got of Drawing of the Three. :drool:

[Sam]

Lubbock, TX to Atlanta, GA.

Estimated Time: 17 hours 17 minutes Estimated Distance: 1128.17 miles

:cry:

Dude, you can do it. I have faith in you. I drove from SC to Mass. for a King signing (my first and only so far) and it's just a little farther plus I had to drive through New York City during rush hour.

I hope to see you there.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

we'll see if I can talk the wife into it.

[Sam]

If you can, I recommend making a vacation out of it. That's what my wife and I did, but we have more free time due to both of us having retired from the work force.

[sleeplessdwarf]

Yeah, too bad it will likely be end of the fall. I'm due for a Six Flags fix. I just really hope I am able to secure tickets once everything is announced. I have learned in the last few days of my ebay adventures not to think something will come easy. :angry:

[Sam]

Never been to Six Flags. Don't see myself going this time around either, but you have fun.

[sleeplessdwarf]

Not sure if they are up and running late fall. I went 3 times as a teen, and 2 years ago we took the kids. If you like roller coasters and such, it is a pretty good place and much closer for me than Disney land. It's really fun if you have a teenage son who thinks he is tough and brave. Then you get to watch him nearly piss himself on some of the rides that he only rode to prove how brave he is. :wtf: I doubt I will go this time since it will just be me and the wife.

[BillyxRansom]

Wow this is going to be an insane novel.

[jhanic]

I just noticed this entry in Justin Brooks' Primary Bibliography:


H10: The Cannibals--

Original Title: Under the Dome

Completed novel, started in 1977 and finished in 1982 during the filming of Creepshow. The manuscript (471 pages) is held at King's office.

Interesting!

John

[Bev Vincent]

Yes, King took two stabs at this book in the distant past, but the new book reportedly doesn't make any use of the original material. I'm also not sure that the second version is complete.

[Matt]

This may sound really gross but I'm jazzed as hell to read King on cannibalism. :rock:

"I'll take the butt meat, but I won't like it" :lol:

[Bev Vincent]

I'm reasonably sure there's not going to be any cannibalism in this version.

[Matt]

Dang! :lol:

[mae]

Really? I too was looking forward to that. King only tackled that issue once, didn't he, with "Survivor Type"?

[Gris]

Ms. Mod says NYC is Nov 10. still no word on when tickets will go on sale or how much.

[mae]

Yup. I'm definitely going to NYC.

[wizardsrainbow]

David, up for another one? Barry..you buy and I fly again? Course New England is last :( Matt, I hope you come here, would be nice to meet you and the Mrs.

Ok Karen...THAT may qualify as a stupid question! (see your sig HA)

[Hannah]

I believe the tickets will go on sale this fall Hannah, the list of cities is all we have so far.

We should all go together. :rock:

This is a good idea. November is an easy time for me to get off too.

[Nerak]

David, up for another one? Barry..you buy and I fly again? Course New England is last :( Matt, I hope you come here, would be nice to meet you and the Mrs.

Ok Karen...THAT may qualify as a stupid question! (see your sig HA)


That I am! :P

[Bev Vincent]

Watch for an excerpt from Under the Dome in Entertainment Weekly.

[herbertwest]

when?

[Bev Vincent]

Sometime this summer

[nt07077]

If I off from school I Might have to take a 20 min drive to Sarasota and get some goodies for my Euro buddy...........

[Bev Vincent]

NY event listed here (http://nytimes.whsites.net/talk/index.php)

[Ari_Racing]

Got my tickets! :)

[turtlex]

NY event listed here (http://nytimes.whsites.net/talk/index.php)

Gee... looking at all those other featured on this thread... does that mean Sai King will be starring on the the Food Network soon! ( looks like their entire line-up is going to be doing that series )

Wow, this looks like a cool venue!

[Gris]

Doesn't mention anything about a signing. Think there will be one?

[Patrick19]

Of course. I move to Atlanta and live here for over two years. And just as I start to make plans back to the NE, I hear that King will be here in only a few months!
Just my luck!!!! ARRRRRRGGGGHH!!!! :cry:

[mae]

Here is a better link: http://www.nytimes.whsites.net/timescenter/events.php?month=11&year=2009&day=10 (sorry Bev :))

[Matt]

From Ms. Mod


Things could change but at this point, there is no book signing planned for the Times Talk event. What might be a possibility (but this is not set in stone yet) is that Steve will pre-sign a number of books (usually about 200-250) that would be sold at the event. Again, don't count on that yet, though.

[Bev Vincent]

Here is a better link: http://www.nytimes.whsites.net/timescenter/events.php?month=11&year=2009&day=10 (sorry Bev :))

Drat it -- outlinked again. :cool:

[jhanic]

Interesting that the event is on November 10, while the official publication date is (at least as far as I know) November 20.

John

[Bev Vincent]

No, the announced date was November 10 (also what is shown on Amazon)

[wizardsrainbow]

I bought my two tickets! <Plans party with Ari behind the scenes!>

[Matt]

I'm hoping you guys see the update in the marquee and posted here.

[jhanic]

Chalk it up to another senior moment! I KNOW I should check these things out BEFORE I post!

John

[Gris]

My wife and I purchased 2 tickets to the event in NYC on Nov 10th. I know others did as well.

Do we have a threat going coordinate some kind of meeting for TDT members that are attending?

If not, let's start one! I think I just did.

[Matt]

From Ms. Mod. :rock:


I've heard back from Scribner regarding the TimesTalk appearance. There will be a total of 350 tickets available but they have already sold over 200 so if you're considering this event, you may want to act quickly. They are on a first come, first served basis but they feel that all seats have excellent sight lines and that the theater is small enough to give an intimate feel.

The ticket price is not including the purchase of a book and nothing has been set in stone yet about there being signed copies available at this event.

[Nerak]

Craig, I think you just did...he he

I am going to where ever in New England..who wants to join me there??

[Matt]

I think Ari and Wiz are going to the NY one Gris, hopefully they will see this. :thumbsup:

[CRinVA]

I'll be going to the Washington, DC one for sure!

[mae]

http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=10909


Shock: What is it exactly about Stephen King's material that keeps attracting you?

Darabont: Stephen King's writing. He's such a great storyteller. Oh, by the way, his next book just landed on my desk today. The xeroxed manuscript of this book he's been writing for the last year. It's called "Under the Dome." I'm like four chapters into it, it's awesome. It's really, really good. It's a thrill to get early looks at Steve's work like that. I always feel honored.

[Ben Mears]

I'm hoping there are no authors among the 100 characters featured in UTD.

[Patrick]

I'm envious of you East Coasters!

Perhaps this thread should be merged into the one with the pre-existing discussion on the same topic up in The Oracle forum (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=8274)? I think that would be the proper forum anyway.

[Jaztastic]

I'm suprised no one has asked/discussed this yet: Will this book be connected to Dark Tower in any way?

[jhanic]

I don't think, at this point, there is any way of answering this. From the preliminary plot descriptions so far, it doesn't sound like it will be connected, but who knows?

John

[dyetye]

if he is going to be doing signings in Minneapolis, I am going to try to make the drive up from KC. Either take a vacation day and head up, or grab the wife to go with me to get another book signed. I wish I knew when it was going to be and how to get tickets, etc. Never been to any book signing before...

[Randall Flagg]

My wife and I purchased 2 tickets to the event in NYC on Nov 10th. I know others did as well.

Do we have a threat going coordinate some kind of meeting for TDT members that are attending?

If not, let's start one! I think I just did.
Congratulations. I wish I could go.
There is a thread in The Oracle about the signing tour.
I am going to merge this into it.

[wizardsrainbow]

Yes, I am going to the NYC show with my son. DC is a possibility as well (I did it once, why not again) and will await announcement of other East Coast venues.

[Patrick]

Still holding out hope for a California tour stop announcement later.

[mae]

Amazon has a new page count: 1088.

[SkippyD023]

if he is going to be doing signings in Minneapolis, I am going to try to make the drive up from KC. Either take a vacation day and head up, or grab the wife to go with me to get another book signed. I wish I knew when it was going to be and how to get tickets, etc. Never been to any book signing before...

I too am hoping to make the drive up to Minneapolis (from Milwaukee) if he is doing a signing. Just waiting for the information to come out so I can make my travel plans.

[mae]

I dawdled and of course now the NYC event is sold out. If anyone might have an extra ticket, especially as the event nears, I would appreciate some good old fashioned sharing (with reimbursement, of course).

[gsvec]

And with my move and all, I've decided I can't do the NYC trip, but I WILL be driving to Minneapolis! All of us going to that one need to meet up! :couple:

[Venom09]

Can't wait for more information about the Sarasota date. Thats only 30 mins from my house. I could always go knock on his door when hes down here at his second home but that may end with me behind bars. :D

[Bev Vincent]

The latest info:

November 10 - NYC (this event is already sold out)
November 11 - still being decided whether D.C. or Baltimore
November 13 - Atlanta (yes, we know it's a Friday )
November 16 - Sarasota
November 18 - Minneapolis
November 19 - Toronto
December 1 - Portsmouth, NH
December 2 - Manchester, VT

[Ari_Racing]

:) Great! Thanks Bev!

I already have my ticket for the NY event and I'm attending the Washington/Baltimore one for sure.
Don't know yet about Atlanta and Sarasota. It'll depend on a lot of things.

[turtlex]

Bev - Has NYC been announced as a signing stop now?!? Or just the Times event ( interview format ).

[Bev Vincent]

I know that at the one in Portsmouth they are offering pre-signed books for sale, so that might be a trend throughout the trip.

[turtlex]

Thank you!!

[johnsmith87]

Portsmouth, New Hampshire:
http://themusichall.org/aboutus/press_detail.asp?NewsID=252

:rock:

[Heather19]

Thanks for the dates Bev. I'll be hitting up one of the New England ones. I checked the Portsmouth one, and there's a pre-sale for tickets starting July 25, but they don't go on sale to the public till aug 8th. How quickly do you guys think tickets will go? Will it be a problem getting them to that venue?

[johnsmith87]

Thanks for the dates Bev. I'll be hitting up one of the New England ones. I checked the Portsmouth one, and there's a pre-sale for tickets starting July 25, but they don't go on sale to the public till aug 8th. How quickly do you guys think tickets will go? Will it be a problem getting them to that venue?

If you're worried about getting a ticket to that venue why not become a Music Hall member ($40 according to the website) sometime before the 25th? That way you can guarantee getting a ticket 2 weeks before they go on sale to the public. If you can afford it that seems like the best way to get a ticket before they sell out.

[Rahfa]

The Dan Brown event they had there in 2005 sold out immediately to the members, and there was never a public onsale, but that was the height of DaVinci Code hysteria...but other writers events take a long time to sell out, if they even do...it's a tough call whether King will instantly sell out, or take some time - but he'll absolutely sell out.

If you become a member and don't get tix to the event, you would probably be able to get a book voucher anyway.