***** SPOILER ALERT FOR CELL ***** Have you read this book? What did you think? Would you recommend it? Please discuss and enjoy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Published by Scribner on January 24, 2006----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------THERES A REASON CELL RHYMES WITH HELL. On October 1, God is in His heaven, the stock market stands at 10,140, most of the planes are on time, and Clayton Riddell, an artist from Maine, is almost bouncing up Boylston Street in Boston. Hes just landed a comic book deal that might finally enable him to support his family by making art instead of teaching it. Hes already picked up a small (but expensive!) gift for his long-suffering wife, and he knows just what hell get for his boy Johnny. Why not a little treat for himself? Clays feeling good about the future. That changes in a hurry. The cause of the devastation is a phenomenon that will come to be known as The Pulse, and the delivery method is a cell phone. Everyones cell phone. Clay and the few desperate survivors who join him suddenly find themselves in the pitch-black night of civilizations darkest age, surrounded by chaos, carnage, and a human horde that has been reduced to its basest nature. . .and then begins to evolve. Theres really no escaping this nightmare. But for Clay, an arrow points home to Maine, and as he and his fellow refugees make their harrowing journey north they begin to see crude signs confirming their direction: KASHWAK=NO-FO. A promise, perhaps. Or a threat . . . --Fun Facts: -eBay auction: A role in the story was offered to the winner of a charity auction sponsored by eBay: One (and only one) character name in a novel called CELL, which is now in work and which will appear in either 2007 or 2008. Buyer should be aware that CELL is a violent piece of work, which comes complete with zombies set in motion by bad cell phone signals that destroy the brain. Like cheap whiskey, its very nasty and extremely satisfying. Character can be male or female, but a buyer who wants to die must in this case be female. In any case, Ill require physical description of auction winner, including any nickname (can be made up, I dont give a rip). Other authors like Peter Straub also participated in the online auction, selling roles in their upcoming books. The King auction ran between September 8 and 18, 2005 and the winner, a Ft. Lauderdale woman named Pam Alexander, paid over $25,000. Ms. Alexander gave the honor as a gift to her brother Ray Huizenga; his name was given to one of the zombie-slaughtering flock killers in the story, a construction worker who specializes in explosives, but then later commits suicide in the aid of the flock killers escape. -Reception:The book generally received good reviews from critics. Publishers Weekly described it as a glib, technophobic but compelling look at the end of civilization and full of jaunty and witty sociological observations. Stephen King scholar (and fellow SKLer) Bev Vincent said Its a dark, gritty, pessimistic novel in many ways and stands in stark contrast to the fundamental optimism of The Stand. -Film adaptation: On November 11, 2009, Stephen King announced at a book signing in Dundalk, Maryland that he had finished a screenplay. He stated that he had complaints with the ending of the book and it was redone for the screenplay. On October 31, 2012, it was announced that actor John Cusack will play the lead role of Clayton Riddell. On November 5, 2013, it was reported that Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to play Tom McCourt. Jackson and Cusack worked together previously on the successful Stephen King adaptation 1408.-------------------------------------------------------dedication: For Richard Matheson and George Romero Cover artist: Mark Stutzman
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