Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for horror novels. King's extremely popular books are among the best-selling books ever.

Other writers

Due to their immense popularity, King is often compared to Dean Koontz, and some fans often state their wishes for them to jointly write a book.

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Both writers have declared the impossibility of this, and it primarily had to do with King's habit of making life miserable for his characters, and Koontz's habit of always creating a vague but happy ending.

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King has written two connected novels with acclaimed horror novelist Peter Straub, The Talisman and Black House. King has indicated he and Straub will likely write the third and concluding book in this series, the tale of Jack Sawyer, but has set no timeline for its completion.

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King also wrote the non-fiction book, Faithful with novelist, and fellow Red Sox fanatic, Stewart O'Nan.

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