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Stephen King is the undisputed master of horror literature.
His latest novel “Holly” is in the starting blocks and the author is warning about it on the Internet.
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Stephen King has written more than 70 books, short stories and screenplays in his career.
His latest horror novel “Holly” will be published in early September.
The author warns about the book on the Internet and his fans are up in arms.
The writer repeatedly receives a lot of feedback from his loyal readership for his comments on the short message service X, formerly Twitter.
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Stephen King warns his readers about new book
As a horror writer, Stephen King is anything but unknown.
Nevertheless, he recently warned on the short message service X about his book “Holly”, which will be published on September 5th.
The report from August 29th says that in the new novel, which will be released on September 5th.
appears, “some pretty gruesome scenes.”
Anyone who knows Stephen King's books knows what this warning means.
After all, there are a lot of scary characters from his books that many readers will remember.
Stephen King uses social media, especially the short message service X, almost daily.
Here he communicates with his followers and encourages interaction with many posts.
He thanked his fans online for his novel “Fairy Tale,” which is not a horror novel.
The post, which was viewed more than 1.1 million times, garnered almost 20,000 likes and attracted many comments from his followers.
Most people expect nothing less from the master of horror and have already pre-ordered it in large numbers.
“You don’t need to give us a warning.
Your name is enough.”
"I expect nothing less than exactly that. I'm very excited."
“Oh, good luck with the book.
Sounds like I shouldn’t read it to my elementary school kids.”
“Just a few scenes?
You’re failing, Stephen.”
“Stephen, you don’t need a warning.
You’re not a pack of cigarettes.”
Stephen King “Holly”: That’s what the book is about
Private investigator Holly Gibney is in a life crisis when she receives a call: “My daughter Bonnie disappeared three weeks ago and the police are doing nothing.” Her research leads Holly to a long-standing list of unsolved missing person cases.
All of them play in the environment of a now emeritus nutritionist with the nickname “Mr.
Meat.”
Holly has already faced cruel opponents, but here she encounters the worst of all monsters: man in his madness.
Blurb/Heyne
In Germany, the book, like its predecessors, will be published by Heyne Verlag on September 23rd, just two weeks after its premiere in America.
The new release is also expected to sell a few thousand copies in German-speaking countries.
With or without warning from the author.
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As a result, the first book database closed.
Stephen King “Holly”
Translated by Bernhard Kleinschmidt
2023 Heyne, ISBN-13 978-3-453-27433-4
from the end of September Price: Hardcover €28, 640 pages
Pre-order on Amazon
Stephen King
Born in Portland, Maine, in 1947, Stephen King is one of the most outstanding American writers.
His works have sold over 400 million copies worldwide in more than 50 languages.
He has been honored with numerous awards, including the National Book Foundation's Special Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. He received the prestigious crime fiction
Edgar Allan Poe Award
in 2015 for “Mr.
Mercedes".
President Barack Obama awarded him the
National Medal of Arts in 2015, while he received the
PEN America Literary Service Award
in 2018
for his commitment to opposing all forms of oppression and defending the high values of humanity.