The Langoliers
Stephen King's The Langoliers (1991) is a ghost story and horror novel. The story is set in Maine and California. Characters include Grateful Dead, King Tut and Led Zepplin. It deals with space and time, airplanes and cuentos de terror.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 67 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions across 3 languages.
At about 311 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.
About The Langoliers
A group of travelers on a red-eye flight from California to Maine wake up to discover that most of their fellow passengers have vanished mid-flight, along with the pilots and flight attendants.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Langoliers?
The Langoliers was written by Stephen King and first published in 1991.
What genre is The Langoliers?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.
How long is The Langoliers?
The median edition has 311 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Langoliers?
Readers who like it often enjoy Welcome to Dead House, The Haunting of Hill House and The Willows.
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