Product Description

"Desperation" is a deserted mining town in the Nevada desert. It's not a place to visit by choice, and the few unhappy travellers who are forced to stop there witness the familiar-looking town undergo a terrible transformation. In the struggle between good and evil, sacrifice may be the only answer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #121878 in Books
• Published on: 1997-07-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 736 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
A notice to those who feel that Stephen King has lost his magic touch: Desperation is the genuine goods. The ensemble cast of ordinary Americans thrown together by chance, including a disgruntled alcoholic writer and a child who is wise beyond his years, may be a bit too familiar. But the nearly deserted Nevada mining town with an enormous haunted mine pit and an abandoned movie theatre where the survivors hang out makes for a striking battleground, and the grisly action rarely flags. Best of all, though, are the characters of Tak, the ancient body-hopping evil who emerges from the mine, and of "God"--whom the New York Times describes as "the edgiest creation in Desperation. Remote, isolated, ironic, shrouded behind disguises, perhaps ‘another legendary shadow,' this deity forms a sly foil, and an icy mirror, to Tak."

Review
'Genuinely masterful' -- Daily Telegraph 'A massive volume of terror crafted creepily' -- Daily Mail 'King again proves himself the premier literary barometer of our cultural clime!The terror is relentless!deeply moving and enthralling masterpiece' -- Publishers Weekly

Daily Telegraph
'Genuinely masterful'

Customer Reviews

Brilliant!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was written in typical Stephen King style. It was released at the same time as The Regulators by King writing as Richard Bachman. I also read that book but I much prefer this one. They both have similar themes running through them and ultimately have the same 'baddie', but I found this one to be more of an unputdownable.

Tak is an ingenious creation and is wonderfully bad to the bone. The characters are brilliantly scripted and the settings are great. King describes everything in wonderful gory detail and it kept me turning the pages.

I recommend this title to anyone who likes a tale of good vs evil and likes a good amount of blood and guts!!!

BRILLIANT!
If you're looking for horror, then you're reading the wrong book. If you're looking for Sci-Fi and think you can keep up with the pace, then this is the book for you! This is a great read and it constantly keeps you guessing. King throws so many different things at you, you can't help but read on!

When you've finished this you have to read The Regulators, all of the characters that you've got to know so well are in it, or are they?

Scarily Good!!!!
Desperation is one of King's best books to date. Usually, I find that his books start off slowly and build up to the main action - Insomnia, The Regulators etc. However this book is gripping from the first page. With engaging characters, exciting plot-twists and a truly frightening character in Collie Entragian this book is a good read from start to finish. I would highly recommend it to both those who are regular King readers and novices who want to read something new and exciting.