The Wind Through the Keyhole
Published in 2012, The Wind Through the Keyhole is a shifter fiction novel by Stephen King. It deals with Shapeshifting, witnesses, gunfights and demoniac possession.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 12 ratings, and 122 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 32 editions across 5 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Combined Print And E-Book Fiction bestseller list in 2012.
It runs to roughly 344 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Wind Through the Keyhole
Sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape shifter, a "skin man," Roland Deschain takes charge of Bill Streeter, a brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast's most recent slaughter. Roland, himself only a teenager, calms the boy by reciting a story from the Magic Tales of the Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime, "The Wind through the Keyhole." (The novel can be placed between Dark Tower IV and Dark Tower V.)
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Combined Print And E-Book Fiction, 2012
Quick answers
Who wrote The Wind Through the Keyhole?
The Wind Through the Keyhole was written by Stephen King and first published in 2012.
What genre is The Wind Through the Keyhole?
It is usually shelved as Shapeshifter Fiction.
How long is The Wind Through the Keyhole?
The median edition has 344 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Wind Through the Keyhole?
Readers who like it often enjoy Spirit Animals, Moon Witch, Spider King and Written in Red.
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