Stephen King's "Blaze" (as Bachman)
01-17-07 | 12:33 PM
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Stephen King's "Blaze" (as Bachman)
I have found a novel by the late Richard Bachman written in 1972/73, that I thought was lost. I found it—or rather, Ms. Mod found it—and I am hoping to publish it in 2007, with royalties going to The Haven Foundation. To whet your appetite, here are the first two chapters.
01-23-07 | 03:57 AM
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Originally Posted by auto
Awesome....thanks!! What a great "retirement" this as been. 
While it's true that King has had a fairly busy "retirement", this isn't exactly proof of it. Blaze is actually an unpublished novel he wrote in the 70's. He submitted to DoubleDay at the same time as Salem's Lot and they choose Salem's Lot and Blaze went on the shelf. There's some more backstory on it and a plot synopsis at this link http://charnelhouse.tripod.com/blaze.html
01-27-07 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by auto
Awesome....thanks!! What a great "retirement" this as been.
02-20-07 | 01:49 PM
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Update:
Scribner has announced that they will be publishing the first-written but last-recovered Richard Bachman novel titled BLAZE, on June 12, 2007.
Scribner has announced that they will be publishing the first-written but last-recovered Richard Bachman novel titled BLAZE, on June 12, 2007.
06-10-07 | 10:54 AM
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I read it a while back and enjoyed it. It's an entertaining, literary-lite noir novel. Certainly worth reading, if you like this kind of story. (I haven't read any of the other Bachman books, so I can't compare it to those.)
My full review should run next Sunday in the Chicago Sun-Times.
My full review should run next Sunday in the Chicago Sun-Times.
06-18-07 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by djmont
I read it a while back and enjoyed it. It's an entertaining, literary-lite noir novel. Certainly worth reading, if you like this kind of story. (I haven't read any of the other Bachman books, so I can't compare it to those.)
My full review should run next Sunday in the Chicago Sun-Times.
My full review should run next Sunday in the Chicago Sun-Times.
06-18-07 | 03:47 PM
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10-15-07 | 09:58 AM
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i'm enjoying this book. Picked it up to read on Saturday, and I'm already almost done with it on Monday. I'll be finished for sure by Wednesday (I know its not a race, but it is a testament of how good this is). This is the kind of stuff King should be writing about now, instead of what he's been writing lately. I know the book is old, and it shows. Its Classic King!
Bring on more "trunk novels," if you please, sir!
Bring on more "trunk novels," if you please, sir!
