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You Like It Darker

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Stephen King, Will Patton
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 WINNER OF THE 2025 AUDIO PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION AUDIE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION

'You like it darker? Fine, so do I', writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel 'the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind', and in You Like it Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.

'Two Talented Bastids' explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In 'Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream', a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny's most catastrophically. In 'Rattlesnakes', a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance - with major strings attached. In 'The Dreamers', a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. 'The Answer Man' asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.

King's ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.

'As classic as King's novels are, his shorter fiction has been just as gripping over the years' - USA Today

'One of the great storytellers of our time' - Guardian©2024 Stephen King (P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Fiction Horror Short Stories Exciting
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Best short story I read in ages in here, the rest of the stories are solid if a little slow in one

Better than average mix

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Really enjoyable.
Great ideas wonderfully explored.
It was like reading different seasons all
Over again.
Thank you

Thank you for some great original stories

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I enjoyed the kingism magic his ability to keep you wanting more and believing the tales real

the narrator drawing you in and opening my imagination

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Fantastic collection. Stand outs for me were fifth step, Danny coughlins bad dream , rattlesnakes & the slide inn road. Well worth a credit .

Still the KING

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Really well paced stories I got lost in each one quickly and enjoyed the variety. Great performances reading each story.

Some great stories in this one, Great to hear that voice again! As a big king fan I really enjoyed this set.

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Compelling , masterful story teller Stephen King knows how to draw the listener in . Characters, moods and setting is drawn creepily well, just made me need to know what happens next.

Warning : potentialBinge listening

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Excellent collection of short stories - great mix of themes and all well read and well worth listening to

I liked it darker!

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some of the best short stories I've ever heard. bring on may for his next book. can never get enough of this man's writing

amazing as always

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I've read most of Stephen Kings books and although I've loved some more than others it's always been worth it. This collection of stories showed what an incredible imagination the author has and how astute he is at observing human behaviour. It felt incredibly intimate and cosy, and I felt an abrupt return to reality as soon as the book had finished. I know I will be listening to this book again with its incredible narration because a good story is worth retelling.

Speechless ... almost

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Loved it. Especially the first one. Stephen King is the King and master of his craft.

Darker it is

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