{"product_id":"ur-9781442303096","title":"Ur","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRST TIME ON AUDIO...\u003cbr\u003eAn Unabridged Novella Unavailable In Any Collection!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTapping into our primal fears of modern technology that made \u003ci\u003eCell \u003c\/i\u003ea #1 bestseller, Stephen King sets his sights on the latest high-tech gadget in \u003ci\u003eUR, \u003c\/i\u003e in which a mysterious e-book reader opens a disturbing window into other worlds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReeling from a painful break-up, English instructor and avid book lover Wesley Smith is haunted by his ex-girlfriend's parting shot: \"Why can't you just read off the computer like everyone else?\" He buys an e-book reader out of spite, but soon finds he can use the device to glimpse realities he had never before imagined, discovering literary riches beyond his wildest dreams...and all-too-human tragedies that surpass his most terrible nightmares. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom vintage cars (\u003ci\u003eChristine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrom a Buick 8\u003c\/i\u003e) to household appliances (\u003ci\u003eMaximum Overdrive\u003c\/i\u003e) to exercise equipment (\u003ci\u003eStationary Bike\u003c\/i\u003e), Stephen King has mesmerized us with tales of apparently ordinary machines that take on lives of their own. \u003ci\u003eUR\u003c\/i\u003e gives this classic theme an up-to-the-minute spin, resulting in a horror masterpiece for our time and for the ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection \u003ci\u003eYou Like It Darker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBilly Summers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElevation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e was named a top ten book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller. His epic works \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePet Sematary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFirestarter\u003c\/i\u003e are the basis for major motion pictures, with \u003ci\u003eIt \u003c\/i\u003enow the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656354042130,"sku":"9781442303096","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad45c41e-1a96-4113-9d8f-d8d05cb47829.jpg?v=1733386839","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ur-9781442303096","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}