Stephen King

Summaries of books by Stephen King.

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The Green Mile

Stephen King · 1996

Guard Paul Edgecombe watches John Coffey show healing miracles on death row in 1932 Louisiana.

2,549-word summary · 11 min read

The Gunslinger

Stephen King · 1982

Roland chases the man in black across desert to the tower, losing Jake and learning ka is a wheel.

2,071-word summary · 9 min read

The Institute

Stephen King · 2019

A kidnapped prodigy wakes in a Maine facility where gifted kids earn tokens in Front Half and vanish from Back Half.

3,814-word summary · 17 min read

The Outsider

Stephen King · 2018

Coach Terry Maitland's DNA and witnesses point to an impossible murder, until Ralph Anderson and Holly Gibney trace it to El Cuco.

2,586-word summary · 11 min read

The Shining

Stephen King · 1977

The Shining retold: Jack winters at Overlook with Wendy and Danny, REDRUM, hedge maze chase.

2,011-word summary · 9 min read

The Stand

Stephen King · 1978

A superflu wipes out most people as good and evil gather in two towns.

1,959-word summary · 9 min read

Under the Dome

Stephen King · 2009

Chester's Mill is sealed under an invisible dome as cook Barbie and editor Julia face Big Jim Rennie's rule.

2,731-word summary · 12 min read