Reading Storm of the Century

[mr.jingles120]

isnt there a novel yet
all i can find is the screen play

[Moderator]

No, there is (and will not) be a novel for this. It was written just for the mini-series.

[GNTLGNT]

It takes a little getting used to-but soon you don't even notice the "direction", you just get "swept away"(pun intended)by the story-course, years of reading ole Bill Shakespeare helped with that...

[JellybeanJay]

Does this come as a regular novel? I only have the screenplay as well.

[Moderator]

No, it was only written as a screenplay--or more accurately, teleplay as it was for television.

[BlunkLaura]

I read this,checking it out at the library, even before I saw the tv show and I was blown away.
This is defiently my favorte SK book (if I may call it that...couldn't find it under the Novel or Story Collections here on sk.com) and I read it twice in sucession I loved it so muchc.
L. is so creepy andand SK did such a good job characterizing him...I was simply blown away.

[Christiane17]

I'm currently reading the teleplay, and I love it. I have the french version of the book ( hard cover and all ), and I'm so thrilled to own it. I got it in a Rotary Club used book sale, almost brand new for $4.). I have never read a screen or tele play before, and I must say, it's another kind of reading, but so far I can picture every moment of the ABC presentation of Storm of the Centurey. I adore Colm Feore, a great actor and he speaks great french. Fantastic story and great cast. Scenario is amazing of course!!! It's super to read this in winter.

[Autumn Gust]

I read this book in French and really enjoyed it. I liked the fact that it was a screenplay and not a novel-- I figured whoever eventually made it into a movie couldn't change the story around too much because Sai King had given such clear directions on how it should all be played out. It's definitely a great book to read in winter!

[gjnr7522]

Screenplay writing, and reading, is certainly a different genre to be sure. I've written two screenplays myself and it's the preferred method of writing for me. One does get used to its truncated cadence although the more expressive nature of fiction writing shows better writing command, in my opinion. It's one of the reasons why Stephen King is Stephen King.