Publishers and literary award societies typically consider a novella s word count to be between 15,000 and 40,000 words, although definitions vary. Claiborne, and the first three and a half novels in the dark tower saga which i gave up on during wizard and glass. The shawshank redemption audiobook listen instantly. Audio books online download, free unabridged audiobook. Striking a far less hysterical tone than in the shining, king has written his most sweeping horror novel in the stand, though it may lack the spinal jingles of salems lot.
The body is a novella by american writer stephen king, originally published in his 1982 collection different seasons and adapted into the 1986 film stand by me. Most young adult novels fall between 55,000 and 70,000 words. Wikipedia states that anything over 40k is novel length. According to amazons great text stats feature, the median length for all books is about 64,000 words. The stand by stephen king audiobook length description on. The novel opens with tim jamieson, an excop he was forced to resign from the sarasota, fla. The institute might be stephen kings scariest novel yet. Stephen king word count 112263 274,672 bag of bones 203,3 black house 252,270 blockade billy 15,917 carrie. This collection of my outlander and lord john storiesseven stones to stand or fallwas released on june 27, 2017 in the u. Stephen kings the stand 1994 apocalyptic horror hd. Synonyms example sentences learn more about novella. Though stephen king has written it far back in the 70s now its uncut entire version has come on the.
Where the stand starts to fall apart is when more focus is put on good vs evil. Download the stephen king audiobook collection torrent or any other torrent from audio audio books direct download via magnet link. Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by grover gardner. Listendownload the great turkey walk audiobook by kathleen karr listendownload haroun and the sea of stories audiobook by salman rushdie listendownload unlimited power audiobook. After a deadly plague devastates the worlds population, remaining survivors band together into warring factions with good pitted against evil. Virtually every book i try to shop by a debut author thats any longer than. This sequel to stephen kings popular novel the shining is practically a novella. Right now, when it comes to novel length word count, its all about 90,000 words. The stand audiobook length archives audio books lab. His first crime thriller featuring bill hodges, mr mercedes, won the edgar award for best novel and was shortlisted. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978. Listen to the stand audiobook by stephen king, narrated by grover gardner. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. The longest is the order of the phoenix with a word count of 257,000 words.
Tobias winter has been assigned to the abteilung kda the department for complex and. A list of stephen kings audiobooks, organized alphabetically. If you look around on the internet, it wont be hard to come up with some solid advice for how long your book should be depending on which genre and market you. The author presents a collection of seven short stories set in the outlander universe. His first novel becomes a bestseller and a successful film. Listen to and download pet sematary audiobook by stephen king without annoying advertising. Download unabridged audiobook for free or share your audio books, safe, fast and high quality. Misery is a much more manageable length than, say, the entire dark tower series. If thats not a possibility, then you can simply look for the few agents out there who do represent things such as novellas and short story collections, then try them. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. I actually prefer 4080k novels, for both reading and writing. Amazon description says the length of the audiobook is 47hs but in the answers section it says its 146hs.
The novella was first released as an audiobook by audible. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Generally speaking, i have been nonplussed by stephen kings popularity over the years, but the stand, because of its widely held reputation as the best of kings gargantuan output, has been on my to read list for some time. The stand is the archetypal postapocalypse story, writ through with a im afraid, rather heavyhanded religious message. Word count for novels and books is something i dont think about too often until i travel to a writers conference, and then someone asks a simple, innocent question. Seven stones to stand or fall audiobook listen instantly. Perfect for entrepreneurs and anyone seeking the most out of life each audiobook. In the stand, a superflu decimates the us population, leaving a small amount of the overall population alive. Though stephen king has written it far back in the 70s now its uncut entire version has come on the market to unveil the real and complete story behind this apocalyptic story plot. Winter is basically stephen king audiobook season, so lets get into the. The english word novella derives from the italian novella. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. I have the kid as you call it on ebook but never read it yet. Safe to get and share audio book here and downloading speed is great on audiobook bay abb.
But i had read and loved the passage and ive been told that the two novels were in the same vein, so i decided to give. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. A brandnew standalone novella in the rivers of london series. Hulus critically acclaimed adaptation of the handmaids tale, a novel about subjugated women in a patriarchal society, has catapulted margaret atwoods classic dystopian novel to the top of. Novella definition is a story with a compact and pointed plot.
The stand audiobook the complete and uncut audiobook now available. The shawshank redemption audiobook, by stephen king. The scenes are truly horrifying and the world of spirits makes us remember stories like the outsider, the stand in which the writer has successfully told us about creatures that live among the human but are. The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. How much longer does it take to listen to an audiobook. Keep in mind that any length of writing can be further divided into subgenres such as full length novels such as the horror writing of stephen king and novellas. Again, like novel length, chapter length is dictated by what is happening in the story, not by the law of averages and applied mathematics. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. Download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your mp3 player or computer. A novella is a work of narrative prose fiction, longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. If you want to make some choices based on length, it can be helpful to know how these books are categorized. Concerning how to pitch it, gene, my first advice is to expand it into a novel length work at least 80,000 words.
The stand is a postapocalyptic science fiction novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. Seven stones to stand or fall audiobook, by diana gabaldon. Many books have 40, 50 or sometimes 60 chapters, all varying in length. Listen to pet sematary audiobook streaming online free.
Stephen kings short story rita hayworth and the shawshank redemptionfrom the collection different seasonsis now available as an encore stand. Stephen king audio books, best sellers, author bio. Clocking in at 47 hours and 52 minutes, the stand will keep you. The stand is a wholly absorbing story and i had to read the last 400 pages or so in one frantic late night sitting and i can think of quite a few frantic, late night activities. I claim no rights to this audio book or image used therein i do not make money. The stand by stephen king audiobook length description on amazon is wrong. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut. It really all goes down hill around the two hour mark. The stand is a long book its the uncut edition and it took me a while to get into it, but i loved it, i didnt want it to finish, both the story and the characters are so good.
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