Stephen King has been described by the Guardian as 'one of the greatest storytellers of our time', by the Mirror as a 'genius' and by The Sunday Times as 'one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel.' In 2003, he was given the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, for most of the year in Maine, USA.
A writer of excellence . . . King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel - Sunday Times Accomplished . . . unputdownable . . . his mesmerising best - Observer Splendid entertainment . . . Stephen King is one of those natural storytellers . . . getting hooked is easy - Express An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing is so fluid you often forget that you're reading - Guardian