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    Default Mention of Straub's Floating Dragon?

    I seem to recall that, somewhere in King's writing, one of his fictional characters mentioned Peter Straub's novel Floating Dragon, but I can't recall what book this was or what was said about it. I believe it was around 15 - 20 years ago, as I saw this (King's mention) before ever having read FD, which I first did over 10 years ago.

    Of course it's no good googling this...

    Does anyone recall this?
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    Tommyknockers. Bobby thinks of the book when she uncovers the spaceship


    But I’m not sure that’s what’s going on at all, you know. There’s a novel by a man named Peter Straub called Floating Dragon—have you read it?”
    Gardener had shaken his head.
    “Well, it postulates something similar to your Agent Orange from Space or Paraquat of the Gods or whatever you called it.”
    Gardener smiled.
    "A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King

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    Good job finding the quote, stroppy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stroppygoblin View Post
    Tommyknockers. Bobby thinks of the book when she uncovers the spaceship


    But I’m not sure that’s what’s going on at all, you know. There’s a novel by a man named Peter Straub called Floating Dragon—have you read it?”
    Gardener had shaken his head.
    “Well, it postulates something similar to your Agent Orange from Space or Paraquat of the Gods or whatever you called it.”
    Gardener smiled.

    Wow... that takes me back to my 4th favorite King book. Thanks Stroppy!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by stroppygoblin View Post
    Tommyknockers. Bobby thinks of the book when she uncovers the spaceship


    But I’m not sure that’s what’s going on at all, you know. There’s a novel by a man named Peter Straub called Floating Dragon—have you read it?”
    Gardener had shaken his head.
    “Well, it postulates something similar to your Agent Orange from Space or Paraquat of the Gods or whatever you called it.”
    Gardener smiled.

    Wow... that takes me back to my 4th favorite King book. Thanks Stroppy!!
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