Also see SF specialty and independent bookstore links . Prices shown are list. The publication of Stephen King's new novel Bag of Bones has prompted critical reappraisal of the author's career. The first chapter is also available on CNN . A portion of the magazine's profile of King by Mark Singer is online .
Banks writes with rich tactile detail and dark suspense, borne upon an undercurrent of revulsion.
The revulsion issues from the corrupt voice of Abel, his narrator. More Stephen King Christopher Lehmann-Haupt reviews Bag of Bones in The New York Times , Monday Sept 21st, suggesting that the book doesn't quite live up to its potential. The article includes this exchange about King's peers. The Blue Place warps time as well as genre. Where the Information Highway Really Leads .