Elevation (novella)
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| Author | Stephen King |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Published | October 30, 2018 |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 144 |
| ISBN | 978-1-982102-31-9 |
| Preceded by | The Outsider |
Elevation is an upcoming novel written by American author Stephen King, to be published on October 30, 2018, by Scribner.
Background information
King announced Elevation in an interview with Entertainment Weekly on December 22, 2017. While talking about his recent novella Gwendy's Button Box, King said, "I've written another novella called Elevation, which is also a Castle Rock story and, in some ways, it’s almost like a sequel to Gwendy. Sometimes you seed the ground, and you get a little fertilizer, and things turn out."[1] A small excerpt as well as the cover for the book were both unveiled by Entertainment Weekly on May 29, 2018. Despite King referring to Elevation as a novella, the book is billed on the cover as a novel.[2]
Plot details
The story takes place in the fictional town of Castle Rock. The main character, Scott Carey, faces a mysterious illness causing bizarre effects on his body and making him rapidly lose weight, even if he appears healthy on the outside. While battling this disease with his trusted doctor, he also tries fixing a dire situation involving a lesbian couple trying to open a restaurant surrounded by a disapproving public.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ Breznican, Anthony (2017-12-22). "Stephen King Q&A: Pennywise's Creator on Scaring the Hell out of 2017." Entertainment Weekly (EW.com). Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ Canfield, David (2018-05-29). "First look: Stephen King Returns to Castle Rock in Uplifting Novella Elevation." Entertainment Weekly (EW.com). Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ Trombetta, Sadie (2018-02-09). "Stephen King Has TWO New Books Coming Out This Year & They Sound Shocking AF". Bustle. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Saavedra, John (2018-02-10). "Elevation Is Stephen King's Second Book of 2018". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "StephenKing.com - Future Works". www.stephenking.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Kaye, Don (7 February 2018). "Stephen King announces his second book of 2018". Retrieved 15 April 2018.
