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Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished
Stephen Uncollected, Unpublished by Rocky Wood is the most comprehensive review of the Stephen King works you've never read, including coverage of nearly one hundred unpublished and uncollected works of fiction--novels, short stories, screenplays, and poems!Best of all, this eBook features the complete text of two lost works written by King, including an entire chapter from King's unpublished 1970 novel Sword in the Darkness that has never been published anywhere in the world!Stephen Uncollected, Unpublished also gives in-depth coverage to the nearly one hundred variations and versions of King's published stories--edits, updates, and changes King made between reprintings of his work.Details about the two works written by Stephen King that are printed in this first and only publication of a very long chapter from King's unpublished 1970 novel Sword in the Darkness--one of the lost Stephen King novels that only a handful of people in the world have ever read! This novel will never be published, and this is your only chance to catch a glimpse of a young Stephen King developing his craft. The raw power that would eventually make him the bestselling horror author in the world is definitely evident in this very long excerpt!-The first book publication of the obscure King poem "Dino"--previously only published in a small literary magazine and just recently discovered at the E.S. Bird Library of Syracuse University in New York!In addition, the author has discovered and taken detailed notes about a work previously unknown by the King community -- "Molly," which was King's original screenplay submitted for The X-Files. It is a completely different story from what was later produced for the series as "Chinga" and the authors give in-depth coverage to the differences!Here are some other examples of what you'll find in Stephen Uncollected, -Over one hundred entries detailing all of King's uncollected and unpublished works, many of which have never been available for public discussion-In-depth descriptions and discussions of several unpublished King novels such as Sword in the Darkness and incomplete novels such as George D X McArdle-Detailed overviews of dozens of King screenplays that were never produced, including his own adaptations of Cujo, Children of the Corn, The Dead Zone, Desperation, Dolan's Cadillac, Night Shift, The Stand, and his adaptations of other classic novels such as Something Wicked This Way Comes-Essays covering two dozen of King's lost and hidden works that are not available anywhere in the world, such as "An Evening at God's" and the infamous "Squad D"-Details of eight new and previously unheard of King stories discovered in the Stephen King papers at the University of Maine-Details of two King stories published in his high school newspaper and other stories King wrote as a child and teenager-A complete Stephen King bibliography covering nearly four hundred works of fiction and non-fiction-Instructions on finding the original appearances of King's lost works that appeared in obscure publications, and suggestions on how you can add these rare works to your collection.
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First published January 1, 2005
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July 13, 2015
I wish I could give 4, or even 5 stars, because so much work obviously went into this book. I absolutely loved finding the few titles I had not only not read, but never even knew existed. I was excited, but also a little upset. I had no idea I had missed so many! How is that possible?! I digress...
Much like the author! Wood goes on and on about every title, which would be okay with me, the ultimate Kingstalker fan, but then he goes on to repeat. And repeat. And repeat. It's as if Wood thought we would read only a chapter here and there, not the book cover to cover. I don't need a re-cap every time a piece of work is mentioned. The re-caps felt a lot like "Last week on..." that you fast forward through when you are binge watching on Netflix.
Five stars for research, one star for the obvious lack of editing and re-writing, for an average of three.
Much like the author! Wood goes on and on about every title, which would be okay with me, the ultimate King
Five stars for research, one star for the obvious lack of editing and re-writing, for an average of three.
January 29, 2022
Più per gli studiosi di King che per chi voglia godersi le opere del Re.
March 22, 2014
This is an amazing and exhaustive non-fiction guide to the works by Stephen King which have not been collected, and those known pieces that have not been published. There are a LOT! This book is almost 500 pages. Stephen King has so many well-known books and short stories that it is kind of a shock how many released stories that have never been featured in his collections exist, and still more how many stories, novels, and screenplays have been finished but never released or never finished. This was really well researched, with minimal editorializing. Sometimes, I didn't agree with the author's opinions on some of the work, but that was fine because those kind of opinions were kept to a scholarly minimum.
A fine resource for those curious about the uncollected or unreleased work of Stephen King, ranging from his high school newspaper days (and even before!) to about 2010. Highly recommended.
A fine resource for those curious about the uncollected or unreleased work of Stephen King, ranging from his high school newspaper days (and even before!) to about 2010. Highly recommended.
July 29, 2015
Repetitive, and for the most part boring. I skimmed through most of it.
September 16, 2020
Disappointed that it only describes the missing lost works..thought it actually had the stories but it’s more like a companion book.
October 6, 2013
I am quite torn about this book.
It is clear that Rocky Wood is a master of Stephen King. He knows more about the published work and the connection between them than probably anyone else.
My issue here is that this book doesn't know what it wants to be. It is presented a narrative description of each of the unpublished or uncollected works of King. Each chapter covers one work detailing where it is available, and what is is about. These descriptions of the plot are difficult to read. I could never place a finger on it, but the descriptions are boring and confusing. Information is repeated frequently and the text does not flow. For instance, ever time a tale is part of the Castle Rock mythos, Wood list all the other works that are in the mythos...every time. That means that that paragraph is in the book probably twenty times. I feel the material would have been better presented in a format similar to the "Stephen King Encyclopia" using entries for People and Places along with brief plot descriptions.
The chapter from "Sword in the Darkness" is a highlight but that is also one of the most confusing summaries of the book.
The other flaw with this book is Cemetery Dance's ebook. They should pull this ebook and try again. Words are misspelled, sections are repeated, chapters are repeated it is a mess.
Woods research is impressive and evident, too bad his writing style and the eBook translation ruined it.
It is clear that Rocky Wood is a master of Stephen King. He knows more about the published work and the connection between them than probably anyone else.
My issue here is that this book doesn't know what it wants to be. It is presented a narrative description of each of the unpublished or uncollected works of King. Each chapter covers one work detailing where it is available, and what is is about. These descriptions of the plot are difficult to read. I could never place a finger on it, but the descriptions are boring and confusing. Information is repeated frequently and the text does not flow. For instance, ever time a tale is part of the Castle Rock mythos, Wood list all the other works that are in the mythos...every time. That means that that paragraph is in the book probably twenty times. I feel the material would have been better presented in a format similar to the "Stephen King Encyclopia" using entries for People and Places along with brief plot descriptions.
The chapter from "Sword in the Darkness" is a highlight but that is also one of the most confusing summaries of the book.
The other flaw with this book is Cemetery Dance's ebook. They should pull this ebook and try again. Words are misspelled, sections are repeated, chapters are repeated it is a mess.
Woods research is impressive and evident, too bad his writing style and the eBook translation ruined it.
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July 18, 2008Outstanding collection. I only wish the stories it talks about were more available.
March 21, 2013
Content-wise, this might have been a four, but the presentation/formatting drops it by a star - entire chapters are duplicated!
January 26, 2020
Un ottimo testo da consultazione secondo me, ma non da leggere come un vero e proprio libro. Gli elenchi e le liste molto lunghe a lungo andare smorzano il ritmo e l'entusiasmo per la lettura. E' comunque un libro particolare, ricco di dettagli su ogni cosa che King abbia mai scritto, e vengono trattate soprattutto quelle opere conosciute solo a chi gli è più vicino.
Sconsiglio la lettura a chi non abbia letto tutti i libri dello Zio, in quanto ci sono molti spoiler, soprattutto sulla fine di molti dei suoi personaggi più amati. Penso che lo utilizzerò di più affiancandolo ai testi citati ogni volta che ne avrò l'occasione.
Sconsiglio la lettura a chi non abbia letto tutti i libri dello Zio, in quanto ci sono molti spoiler, soprattutto sulla fine di molti dei suoi personaggi più amati. Penso che lo utilizzerò di più affiancandolo ai testi citati ogni volta che ne avrò l'occasione.
July 25, 2020
If small interest.
Has interesting information, but is very redundant in places. At least one part of the book is riddled with typos. Maybe the updated version is cleaner.
Has interesting information, but is very redundant in places. At least one part of the book is riddled with typos. Maybe the updated version is cleaner.
November 23, 2024
An exhaustive and interesting accounting King’s work. Wood seems to know more than anyone, other than King, about his work. This had duplicate and repetitive chapters which was annoying.
September 10, 2014
Fans of Stephen King know that his story collections (Night Shift, Skeleton Crew, etc.) aren't comprehensive and a number of his shorter works have never been published outside of magazines or anthologies. This is certainly a topic that deserves some coverage. Unfortunately the amount of coverage it deserves is a Wikipedia page, not a full blown book. Roughly half the entries in here aren't stories but rather screenplays, and while a few of those (King's adaptation of Something Wicked This Way Comes, frex) have never been produced, most of them have and can easily be purchased on DVD or Blu-ray. Do the screenplays for Creepshow or The Stand really deserve a place here? Or what about "stories" that were excerpts from soon-to-be-published novels? Sure, some of the tweaks King later made are interesting, but I don't see much point in knowing that one chapter of IT appeared in a magazine as a promotion for the novel.
Overall this is a book for OCD King fans and Wikipedia editors searching for reliable sources.
Overall this is a book for OCD King fans and Wikipedia editors searching for reliable sources.
March 3, 2017
A treasure trove of material written at various times in King's life. His Constant Readers will recognize some short stories which have been changed or made into novels. There are pieces he wrote while only a teen. A must for any SK fan.
January 9, 2015
Video Recensione: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Ri1...
August 29, 2015
more of a reference, and not really a collection of stories, but fairly thorough.
(...why did i buy this again?)
(...why did i buy this again?)
November 21, 2025
Very inciteful and full of interesting information. I'm a big fan of Stephen King's fiction.
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