''Full Dark, No Stars'', published in November 2010, is a collection of four novellas by American author Stephen King, all dealing with the theme of retribution. One of the novellas, ''

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...

'', is set in Hemingford Home, Nebraska, which is the home of Mother Abagail from King's epic novel ''

The Stand ''The Stand'' is a post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by American author Stephen King and first published in 1978 by Doubleday. The plot centers on a deadly pandemic of weaponized influenza and its aftermath, in which the few survivin ...

'' (1978), the town the adult

Ben Hanscom ''It'' is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. ''It'' was his 22nd book and his 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits t ...

moves to in '' It'' (1986), it is also where Alice and Billy stop for a while towards the end of the book Billy Summers, and the setting of the short story " The Last Rung on the Ladder" (1978). The collection won the 2011

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for Best Collection, and the 2011 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. Also, ''1922'' was nominated for the 2011 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella.

The four novellas are: * ''

'' * '' Big Driver'' * '' Fair Extension'' * ''

A Good Marriage ''A Good Marriage'' is a novella by American writer Stephen King, published in the collection ''Full Dark, No Stars'' (2010). Plot Darcy Anderson has been married to Bob, an accountant from Portland, Maine, for 27 years. They have a happy yet ...

Background information

The titles of the novellas and their synopses were announced on the author's official website on April 2, 2010. This is King's third collection of four novellas after ''

Different Seasons ''Different Seasons'' (1982) is a collection of four Stephen King novellas with a more dramatic bent, rather than the horror fiction for which King is famous. The four novellas are tied together via subtleties that relate to each of the four se ...

'' (1982) and ''

Four Past Midnight ''Four Past Midnight'' is a collection of novellas written by Stephen King in 1988 and 1989 and published in August 1990. It is his second book of this type, the first one being ''Different Seasons''. The collection won the Bram Stoker Award in 1 ...

'' (1990).

Release

Announced on King's official site on February 16, 2010, it was published on November 9, 2010.

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has released several limited edition iterations of the book: a

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d Gift Edition, a Signed Limited Edition, and a Lettered Edition shortly after the original hardcover edition. The paperback edition released on May 24, 2011 contains an additional new short story " Under the Weather" written in 2011 (), which was later collected in ''

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams ''The Bazaar of Bad Dreams'' is a short fiction collection by Stephen King, published on November 3, 2015. This is King's sixth collection of short stories and his tenth collection overall. One of the stories, "Obits", won the 2016 Edgar Award ...

'' in 2015.

Critical response

The book received generally positive reviews. The

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reported that 35% of critics gave the book a "rave" review, while 47% of the critics expressed "positive" impressions, based on a sample of 17 reviews. ''

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'', in its review of the book, called ''Full Dark, No Stars'' "satisfyingly bleak" and "a disturbing, fascinating book." Amazon placed the book at #25 out of 100 in its "Best Books of 2010" list.Omnivoracious.com
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In other media

Both ''

'' and '' Big Driver'' were adapted into films, with screenplays written by Stephen King and Richard Christian Matheson respectively. ''

'' was released theatrically in 2014, while '' Big Driver'' was released as a television film the same year. ''

'' was adapted as a Netflix original film and released October 2017. Actor

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portrayed the main role.

References

{{Stephen King 2010 short story collections American short story collections Charles Scribner's Sons books Short story collections by Stephen King

Contents

Background information

Release

Critical response

In other media

References