Desperation

by Stephen King

mass market paperback, 706 pages

English language

Published Nov. 10, 2007 by Hodder.

ISBN:: 978-0-340-95265-8
OCLC Number:: 796240165

Once a thriving copper mining town in the middle of the Nevada desert, Desperation is now eerily abandoned. It's the last place that travellers like the Carver family bound for vacation and writer Johnny Marinville astride his Harley would expect to be stopped and charged. But Desperation still has a local cop —a unique regulator who patrols the wilderness highway.

The secrets buried in Desperation are as terrifying as the forces summoned to encounter them. A terrifying transformation is taking place and the travellers will soon discover the true meaning of desperation..

--back cover

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boysmithers reviewed Stephen King ''Desperation'' Signed LE by Stephen King

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5 stars

Amazing book, this was the second King book I read, back in 1998. I "remember" reading a lot of it after coming back from the pub, so it makes a lot more sense now, also being steeped in King lore helps. Collie Entragian is one of the worst villains. The Regulators is next...