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The Tommyknockers

Stephen King

In the small town of Haven, Maine, writer Bobbi Anderson discovers the hull of an alien spacecraft buried in the woods. As the townspeople begin to excavate it, they are transformed by its malevolent influence.

Did You Know?

  • King has called this novel one of his weakest, saying he was 'coked out of my mind' while writing it
  • Three King novels were published in 1987: Misery, The Tommyknockers, and The Eyes of the Dragon
  • The novel was adapted into a 1993 TV miniseries
  • King moved from Viking to Putnam with this title

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