Dreamcatcher
Authors: Stephen King
PRAISE FOR STEPHEN KING AND
DREAMCATCHER
“Big, dynamic. . . . In this craftily phantasmagoric story about dreams, telepathy, and extraterrestrials, the emphasis is less on fear than on the shared will and capacity to survive. . . . [
DREAMCATCHER
is] a busy, vigorously told, increasingly trippy story . . . [with] some very neat tricks . . . [and written] with imaginative gusto. . . . King writes more fluently than ever, and at times with simple, unexpected grace.”
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The New York Times
“Engrossing . . . exquisitely detailed. . . . Don't start this one on a school night, kids. You'll be up till dawn.”
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People
“A horrifying thrill ride.”
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The Times Picayune
(New Orleans)
“A book that evokes King at his harrowing best. . . . [He] infuses a standard âaliens are among us' story line with his own brew of terror.”
â
Daily News
(New York)
“King knows how to weave a story. . . .
DREAMCATCHER
displays his talents and drive.”
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USA Today
“DREAMCATCHER
has a little something for everyone: aliens, scary dreams, boyhood friends . . . but most of all, it tells a compelling story. . . . [It] reaches into the reader's gut, grabs those deep-down hide-under-the-pillow fears and yanks them out into the open.”
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“A breathless race leading up to a denouement designed to induce nail-biting. . . . His plotting is as expert and enjoyable as ever.”
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Chicago Sun-Times
“King remains the master of fright. . . . Arguably, John le Carré does the best and truest spies; Anne Rice, the most spectacular vampires. But Stephen King owns the things that go bump in the night. . . . This novel is King at his storytelling best. . . . He's at the top of his really big-game game.”
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The Tampa Tribune
“There's a raw and authentic psychological underpinning to King's best novels. . . . [
DREAMCATCHER
has a] rough and authentic narrative power.”
âNational Public Radio
“King keeps the story moving on a kinetic level . . . [and] perfectly fleshes out [the] characters and their middle-age fatigue and confusion, making them real even as he subtly insinuates the supernatural.”
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“An eclectic tale . . .
DREAMCATCHER
pounds home the truth of our mortality.”
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The Tennessean
“King's characters are as wonderfully woven as ever. . . . The action grips the readers' attention to the full.”
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Birmingham Evening Mail
“You'll take a shining to Stephen King's
DREAMCATCHER.
. . . Enjoyably escapist. . . . An engrossing long-past-midnight page-turner. . . . King continues to scare up those goosebumps and take you by surprise.”
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
“Mr. King's writing is more self-assured, his main characters are solid creations, and his dry Maine humor is ever-present.”
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The Dallas Morning News
“King is still King.”
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The Sunday Gazette Mail
(Charleston, SC)
“A terrifying piece of fiction. King is a storyteller without literary peer. Every gruesome horror is illuminated in graphic detail, and just turning the pages evokes visceral reactions from palpitations to palm sweat. . . . King remains a wonderfully inventive wordsmith whose imagination continues to haunt us.”
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Dayton Daily News
(OH)
“DREAMCATCHER
marks his bracing return to all-out horror, complete with trademark grisly gross-outs, a panoramic cast of deftly drawn characters, and a climactic race against time.”
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The Miami Herald
“A fabulously spooky tale. . . . An ace read. . . . King's dialogue delights.
DREAMCATCHER
is a reassuring sign that more great fiction is on the way.”
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The Providence Journal-Bulletin
“King's writing is faultless. His characters and story line are complex and thoroughly intertwined. . . . [
DREAMCATCHER
is] definitely a good read.”
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The Evening Standard
(N.Z.)
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ONTENTS
Chapter Four: McCarthy Goes to the John
Chapter Five: Duddits, Part One
Chapter Six: Duddits, Part Two
Chapter Seven: Jonesy and the Beav
Chapter Ten: Kurtz and Underhill
Chapter Eleven: The Eggman's Journey
Chapter Twelve: Jonesy in the Hospital
Chapter Thirteen: At Gosselin's
Chapter Fifteen: Henry and Owen
Chapter Eighteen: The Chase Begins
Chapter Nineteen: The Chase Continues
Chapter Twenty: The Chase Ends
This is for Susan Moldow and Nan Graham.
IRST, THE
N
EWS
From the
East Oregonian,
June 25
th
, 1947
FIRE CONTROL OFFICER SPOTS
“FLYING SAUCERS”
Kenneth Arnold Reports 9 Disc-Shaped Objects
“Shiny, Silvery, Moved Incredibly Fast”
From the Roswell (N.M.)
Daily Record,
July 8
th
, 1947
AIR FORCE CAPTURES “FLYING SAUCER”
ON RANCH IN ROSWELL REGION
Intelligence Officers Recover Crashed Disc
From the Roswell (N.M.)
Daily Record,
July 9
th
, 1947
AIR FORCE DECLARES “SAUCER”
WEATHER BALLOON
From the Chicago
Daily Tribune,
August 1
st
, 1947
USAF SAYS “CANNOT EXPLAIN”
ARNOLD SIGHTING
850 Additional Sightings Since Original Report
From the Roswell (N.M.)
Daily Record,
October 19
th
, 1947
SO-CALLED SPACE WHEAT A HOAX,
ANGRY FARMER DECLARES
Andrew Hoxon Denies “Saucer Connection”
Red-Tinged Wheat “Nothing but a Prank,”
He Insists
From the (Ky.)
Courier Journal,
January 8
th
, 1948
AIR FORCE CAPTAIN KILLED
CHASING UFO
Mantell's Final Transmission:
“Metallic, Tremendous in Size”
Air Force Mum
From the Brazilian
Nacional,
March 8
th
, 1957
STRANGE RINGED CRAFT CRASHES
IN MATO GROSSO!
2 WOMEN MENACED NEAR
PONTO PORAN!
“We Heard Squealing Sounds from Within,”
They Declare
From the Brazilian
Nacional,
March 12
th
, 1957
MATO GROSSO HORROR!
Reports of Gray Men with Huge Black Eyes
Scientists Scoff! Reports Persist!
VILLAGES IN TERROR!
From the
Oklahoman,
May 12
th
, 1965
STATE POLICEMAN FIRES AT UFO
Claims Saucer Was 40 Feet Above Highway 9
Tinker AFB Radar Confirms Sightings
From the
Oklahoman,
June 2
nd
, 1965
“ALIEN GROWTH” A HOAX,
FARM BUREAU REP DECLARES
“Red Weeds” Said to Be Work
of Spray-Gun, Teenagers
From the Portland (Me.)
Press-Herald,
September 14
th
, 1965
NEW HAMPSHIRE UFO SIGHTINGS
MOUNT
Most Sightings in Exeter Area
Some Residents Express Fear of Alien Invasion
From the Manchester (N.H.)
Union-Leader,
September 19
th
, 1965
ENORMOUS OBJECT SIGHTED NEAR
EXETER WAS OPTICAL ILLUSION
Air Force Investigators Refute
State Police Sighting
Officer Cleland Adamant: “I Know What I Saw”
From the Manchester (N.H.)
Union-Leader,
September 30
th
, 1965
FOOD POISONING EPIDEMIC IN
PLAISTOW STILL UNEXPLAINED
Over 300 Affected, Most Recovering
FDA Officer Says May Have Been
Contaminated Wells
From the Michigan
Journal,
October 9
th
, 1965
GERALD FORD CALLS
FOR UFO INVESTIGATION
Republican House Leader Says “Michigan
Lights” May Be Extraterrestrial in Origin
From the
Los Angeles Times,
November 19
th
, 1978
CALTECH SCIENTISTS REPORT SIGHTING
HUGE DISC-SHAPED OBJECT IN MOJAVE
Tickman: “Was Surrounded by Small Bright
Lights”
Morales: “Saw Red Growth Like Angel Hair”
From the
Los Angeles Times,
November 24
th
, 1978
STATE POLICE, USAF INVESTIGATORS
FIND NO “ANGEL HAIR” AT MOJAVE SITE
Tickman and Morales Take, Pass, Lie Tests
Possibility of Hoax Discounted
From the
New York Times,
August 16
th
, 1980
“ALIEN ABDUCTEES” REMAIN CONVINCED
Psychologists Question Drawings of So-Called
Gray Men
From the
Wall Street Journal,
February 9
th
, 1985
CARL SAGAN: “NO, WE ARE NOT ALONE”
Prominent Scientist Reaffirms Belief in ETs
Says, “Odds of Intelligent Life Are Enormous”
From the Phoenix
Sun,
March 14
th
, 1997
HUGE UFO SIGHTED NEAR PRESCOTT
DOZENS DESCRIBE
“BOOMERANG-SHAPED” OBJECT
Switchboard at Luke AFB Deluged
with Reports
From the Phoenix
Sun,
March 20
th
, 1997
“PHOENIX LIGHTS” REMAIN
UNEXPLAINED
Photos Not Doctored, Expert Says
Air Force Investigators Mum
From the Paulden (Ariz.)
Weekly,
April 9
th
, 1997
FOOD POISONING OUTBREAK
UNEXPLAINED
REPORTS OF “RED GRASS” DISCOUNTED
AS HOAX
From the Derry (Me.)
Daily News,
May 15
th
, 2000
MYSTERY LIGHTS ONCE AGAIN
REPORTED IN JEFFERSON TRACT
Kineo Town Manager: “I Don't Know What
They Are, but They Keep Coming Back”