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End of Watch
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Published January 1, 2018
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Stephen King
1,912 books886k followersStephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
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October 6, 2025
Disappointing turn in the series. Would have far preferred the books stay grounded in crime genre and not branch into this odd supernatural fiction. The ending absolutely sucks.
May 26, 2025
Took a very long time to get through this. Dragged.
What a bummer of a way to finish a strong trilogy.
The story mechanic by which the bad guy controlled his targets made me roll my eyes every time. Especially since the first two books are rooted in reality.
Skip this and just read Holly. Much better.
What a bummer of a way to finish a strong trilogy.
The story mechanic by which the bad guy controlled his targets made me roll my eyes every time. Especially since the first two books are rooted in reality.
Skip this and just read Holly. Much better.
July 30, 2025
This book needs a stamp on the front that say CW: Suicide ideation. If it’s ever been an issue, but this book down. Now. Seriously. This shit is fucked up.
Holy shit - one of the most disturbing books I’ve ever read and not in a fun horror way. In a “I want an excuse to use the n-word and imagine disturbing ways for depressed teenagers to kill themselves way”.
Holy shit - one of the most disturbing books I’ve ever read and not in a fun horror way. In a “I want an excuse to use the n-word and imagine disturbing ways for depressed teenagers to kill themselves way”.
May 5, 2025
Gosh, this book dragged on and on!! What could have been a really nice theme and idea was painfully extended to close to 500 pages! Not super impressed! Meh…
November 11, 2025
One of my favorites!
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