New story: The Dune

[Bev Vincent]

Granta magazine's Fall/Winter issue, devoted to horror, will include a new Stephen King story titled "The Dune." The issue, available for sale on October 27, will also feature stories by Roberto Bolaño, Joy Williams, and Don DeLillo, among others.

[biomieg]

The Man is on a roll!! Thanks, Bev!

[mae]

Amazing! The new collection is fast approaching.

[Ari_Racing]

It's really nice to hear that more King works will be released before the end of the year. This year was, somehow, odd that only one novel is going to be published.

Now we can add:

- The Dune
- The little green God of Agony
- Mile 81

And for next year we're getting The Wind Through The Keyhole, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and, for sure, a new book before the end of the year.

[herbertwest]

The man is on a writing frenzy !

[you ever seen a ghost?]

It's really nice to hear that more King works will be released before the end of the year. This year was, somehow, odd that only one novel is going to be published.

Now we can add:

- The Dune
- The little green God of Agony
- Mile 81

And for next year we're getting The Wind Through The Keyhole, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County and, for sure, a new book before the end of the year.

Ari, is there another book confirmed for 2012?

haven't heard anything recently about the book/CD edition of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, but assuming that is still a go.

-justin

[jhanic]

Here's the Granta website:

http://www.granta.com/

John

[jhanic]

And here's the Amazon link to pre-order a copy:

http://www.amazon.com/Granta-117-Horror-Magazine-Writing/dp/1905881363/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312985441&sr=8-1

John

[biomieg]

Thank you, John!

[Ari_Racing]

Ari, is there another book confirmed for 2012?

Not that I know of, but considering only one has been announced, and for the first part of the year, I bet there'll be another one for November.

[Bev Vincent]

USA Today: Stephen King to headline horror story edition of literary mag 'Granta' (http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011-10-21/stephen-king-to-headline-horror-story-edition-of-literary-mag-granta/556407/1)

[mae]

USA Today: Stephen King to headline horror story edition of literary mag 'Granta' (http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011-10-21/stephen-king-to-headline-horror-story-edition-of-literary-mag-granta/556407/1)

Relevant, but spoilerish quote:


King's new 13-page story, "The Dune," is about a 90-year-old retired judge who harbors a big secret about a tiny no-name island off the coast of Florida. It will appear in Granta's 256-page fall issue, on sale Oct. 27 ($16.99).

"The Dune" features no monsters or violence. The horror is more psychological, as the judge -- his body "nothing but a sack filled with aches and indignities" -- tells a young lawyer a story he's never told before.

It involves his ability to read obituaries in advance, which, as the judge puts it, "gives a man an extraordinary sense of power. Perhaps you will find that unlovely. The truth often is."

The story is best read for the impact of its final word in its final sentence.

[costanza]

Rosebud?

[jhanic]

I've been able to read an advance copy of this story and it's definitely worth reading!

John

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Thanks for the link John, I pre-ordered a copy!

[herbertwest]

It's a good story!

[OchrisO]

Is there a Shai-Hulud in this story?

[Bev Vincent]

Ha! Nope -- no spice, either.

[CRinVA]

nor Fremen!

[gsvec]

I got my copy of Granta today, and I gotta tell you that "The Dune" is close to the top of my fave SK short story list. The ending is absolutely priceless - way to go Uncle Steve!

[CRinVA]

Dam it Amazon - ship my copy now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bev Vincent]

It's funny -- I ordered through Amazon. A copy of the book showed up a couple of weeks ago, so I thought it was that. Then Amazon notified me there was a problem with my credit card for the order (the expiration date had changed in the interim and I hadn't updated them). So I went back to the book and discovered it had been sent to me by the publicist! So I canceled my order at Amazon.

[Brice]

Such problems.. People sending king items and confusing them with ones you buy. I feel so bad for you.

[biomieg]

I got my copy of Granta today, and I gotta tell you that "The Dune" is close to the top of my fave SK short story list. The ending is absolutely priceless - way to go Uncle Steve!

I totally agree with you Gretchen, I absolutely LOVED it. I did not see that ending coming at all.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Anyone got a scan they can send me?

[jhanic]

I just got my copy of Granta. (UPS left it outside of my garage door. Luckily, my wife noticed a box there.)

John

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Anyone got a scan they can send me?

Thanks to all who responded.

You guys are brilliant. (You know who you are)

[mae]

A radio show about the Granta horror issue with the new King story:

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bookshow/horror--stories/3725674

Horror has a strong literary tradition. There's Mary Shelley, Henry James, and Edgar Allen Poe of course, and more recently Toni Morrison, Alice Sebold and Stephen King. We usually associate horror stories with spectral forces, cemeteries and bumps in the night. But the latest issue of Granta magazine contains tales beyond the supernatural, suggesting that horror is everywhere: in bright sunshine, in childhood memories, even on your birthday, in fact wherever imagination flowers. Granta is a literary journal based in London that includes fiction, essays, photojournalism and artworks. Its latest issue on horror includes essays from Will Self and Paul Auster and stories by Don DeLillo, Joy Williams, and Stephen King.

[Brian James Freeman]

The eBook edition of this issue featuring The Dune is currently just $1.79 on Amazon:

http://wp.me/p3icls-u8

Brian