Even my least favourite had some stronger parts to it and I really enjoyed the other three. I loved the supernatural side of this one too.Īll in all I thought this was a great set of stories. I know I’m not supposed to like Ace but as a character I kind of do. I love stories set in Castle Rock and love seeing mentions of some of my favourite Castle Rock citizens, like Sherriff Pangborn and Ace Merrill.

This one I really liked and was a close second favourite behind “The Langoliers”. The mention of author Paul Sheldon was a nice touch.įinally we had “The Sun Dog”. I couldn’t seem to care about the protagonist, Sam Peebles, and found the story generally a little weak although it did improve towards the end.

“The Library Policeman” was my least favourite of the four stories. Probably my third favourite of the set I liked the plot and the supernatural element in this one but having read it immediately after “The Dark Half” I could see similarities in the end. This reminded me a lot of “The Dark Half” and had a couple of bits set in Derry, which was nice. I will put the film on my to watch list I think as it would be interesting to see how they’ve done it. “Secret Window, Secret Garden” was made into a film with Johnny Depp as the protagonist, Mort Rainey. I didn’t spot any links to other King books, although feel free to correct me in the comments if I missed one.

This is the most stand alone of the four novellas as well. I loved the characters, especially Dinah, and I loved the plot. Pilot, Brian Engle, is one of the passengers on board a flight to Boston that goes very awry. The first, “The Langoliers” is set aboard a plane. All four stories have a supernatural element to them. ' (from Wikipedia).“Four Past Midnight” is a collection of four novellas “The Langoliers”, “Secret Window, Secret Garden”, “The Library Policeman” and “The Sun Dog”. He has been described as the 'King of Horror'. In 2015, King was awarded with a National Medal of Arts from the United States National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature. He has also received awards for his contribution to literature for his entire oeuvre, such as the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (2004), and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America (2007). In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. 'King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. There one dip to the spine of the book due to the weight. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. Cover Art This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Neil Stuart & Rob Wood (illustrator).

Four past midnight by stephen king