He worked as hard and productively in sobriety as he had in intoxication. King's fans have been uneasy on the point. The line which was put out by King in his communiques to his fans was that he would take a year's sabbatical after the accident and return to the fray, full time, in July 2000. That year is now up. King has gone to war against the book trade.
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The narrative can be downloaded and, unlike his previous Web novel, Riding the Bullet , which was read-only, The Plant can be printed out and passed on. Each instalment comprises some 5,000 words. There is no purchase price or charge. If you don't, the story folds. The initial response on the King Web site has been positive, but the crunch will be how many new subscribers are drawn in and whether they act honourably or not.