Bag of Bones
Published in 1998, Bag of Bones is a ghost story and horror novel by Stephen King. Much of the action takes place in Maine and Sara Laughs. Characters include Mike Noonan, Joanna Noonan and Kyra Devore. Readers will find themes of trials, Genealogy, writer's block and summer houses.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 38 ratings, and 466 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 75 editions across 9 languages.
At about 608 pages, most readers finish it in 11–12 hours.
About Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones is a 1998 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. It focuses on an author who suffers severe writer's block and delusions at an isolated lake house four years after the death of his wife. It won the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel, the 1999 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the 1999 Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel. The book re-uses many basic plot elements of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, which is directly referenced several times in the book's opening pages; however, the relation of these elements (including a wife who is dead as the book opens, her posthumous effect on future romance, a drowning, and house haunted by the memories of previous inhabitants) to the plot and characters is markedly different. When the paperback edition of Bag of Bones was published by Pocket Books on June 1, 1999 (ISBN 978-0671024239).
Awards & lists
- 🏆Locus Awards 1999 — Best Horror Novel (winner)
- 🏆Bram Stoker Awards 1998 — Novel (winner)
- 🏆British Fantasy Awards 1999 — August Derleth Award (winner)
Quick answers
Who wrote Bag of Bones?
Bag of Bones was written by Stephen King and first published in 1998.
What genre is Bag of Bones?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.
How long is Bag of Bones?
The median edition has 608 pages, about 11–12 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
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