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Full Dark, No Stars

  • 2010 first published
  • 448 pages
  • β˜… 4.0 (46 ratings)
  • 41 editions

Full Dark, No Stars is a 2010 demon fiction and horror novel by Stephen King. The story is set in Portland and Maine, in 1930. It features Darcy Anderson, Bob Anderson and Brian Delahanty. Readers will find themes of chevrolet Suburbans, crime, detectives and Sex.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 46 ratings, and 524 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 41 editions across 8 languages.

It runs to roughly 448 pages β€” 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Full Dark, No Stars

Full Dark, No Stars, published in November 2010, is a collection of four novellas by American author Stephen King, all dealing with the theme of retribution. One of the novellas, 1922, is set in Hemingford Home, Nebraska, which is the home of Mother Abagail from King's epic novel The Stand (1978), the town the adult Ben Hanscom moves to in It (1986), and the setting of the short story "The Last Rung on the Ladder" (1978). The collection won the 2011 Bram Stoker Award for Best Collection, and the 2011 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. Also, 1922 was nominated for the 2011 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella. Contains: - [1922](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19781625W/1922) - [A Good Marriage](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19781665W/A_Good_Marriage) - [Big Driver](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19781688W/Big_Driver) - Fair Execution
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1930
  • 1922

Characters

  • Darcy Anderson
  • Bob Anderson
  • Brian Delahanty
  • Marjorie Duvall
  • Holt Ramsey
  • Tess
  • Ramona Norville
  • Betsy
  • Big Driver
  • Little Driver

Subjects

  • Chevrolet Suburbans
  • Crime
  • Detectives
  • Sex
  • School shootings
  • Alter egos
  • Insanity
  • Sadism
  • Mail order
  • Rare coins
  • Pornography
  • Sadomasochism
  • Serial killers
  • Novellas
  • Suspense fiction
  • Horror fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Full Dark, No Stars?

Full Dark, No Stars was written by Stephen King and first published in 2010.

What genre is Full Dark, No Stars?

It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils and Horror.

How long is Full Dark, No Stars?

The median edition has 448 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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