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Duma Key

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: John Slattery
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Duma Key combines the appeal of Cell and Lisey's Story - two of Stephen King's most successful novels of all time - to take the legendary author to a whole new level. Read by John Slattery.

Duma Key is the engaging, fascinating story of a man who discovers an incredible talent for painting after a freak accident in which he loses an arm.

He moves to a "new life" in Duma Key, off Florida's West Coast - a deserted strip, part beach, part weed-tangled reef, owned by a patroness of the arts whose twin sisters went missing in the 1920s. Duma Key is where out-of-season hurricanes tear lives apart and a powerful undertow lures lost and tormented souls.

Here, Freemantle is inspired to paint the amazing sunsets. But soon the paintings become predictive, even dangerous. Freemantle knows the only way forward is to discover what happened to the twin sisters and uncover the secret of the strange old lady who holds the key.

The story is about friendship, about the bond between a father and his daughter, and about memory, truth and art. It is also is a metaphor for the life and inspiration of a writer, and an exploration of the nature, power, and influence of fiction.

Please note: this is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.

©2007 Stephen King (P)2007 Simon & Schuster
Fantasy Fiction Scary

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Critic reviews

"Written by the man who once memorably called himself 'the literary equivalent of a Big Mac with fries' - this is supreme, page-turning storytelling; the sort of popular fiction that comes along only rarely and only from a writer at the top of his game." (Daily Mail)

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Great story, a typically masterful character study by King. The horror, humor and description are all captivating. As usual, the language and story are spot on. The narration is perfect throughout. I read this in hardback when it came out in 2008, and really enjoyed re-reading via Audible and made me want to re-read more by King (it's a shame we don't get the same breadth of back-catalog as our American brethren, but maybe that will come in time).

Creepy and atmospheric

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Duma key isn't my favourite Stephen King novel by far but I very much enjoyed John Slattery's performance of it.

Well read!

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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Worth listening - a thought provoking book, very well written, as always, from Stephen King. Another usual concept with absorbing characters.

Any additional comments?

Unfortunately I listened to this book after 11.22.63 which was amazing, so I don't think I really gave it a fair try. I will listen to it again, and may review again.

Thought provoking

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Great book, kept me hooked till the end. It's a little slow but was worth the wait. Really liked the characters.

Classic King

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It's about time I got round to reading a Stephen King book. But I get the impression this wasn't one of his best. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad. I quite enjoyed a lot of it. I thought the characters were great and the setting was good, but, i found it quite long winded, especially the first half. It could have had a hundred or so pages taken out of it in my view.

This won't put me off reading any more Stephen King book. I just think I chose the wrong one to start reading out his collection.

My First Stephen King Book

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I think this is a less well known Stephen King book (I certainly had never hear of it) but thought I would give a try...at first, the dialogue was quite aggressive and it wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy it, but then it suddenly started to make sense and moved into top gear - it all started to make sense and put the rest of the story in context. This is a great book - probably one of my favourite Stephen King books - thoroughly recommend!

Best Stephen King so far...

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I really enjoyed this. I’ve had it some years and have listened multiple times. I like the relationship between Edgar and Wireman particularly, and the story works well. It’s beautifully performed, too.

Superb King, beautifully read.

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Steven King at his best a mystery in that will keep you up all night long

the susspence

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I've read this number of times, and the audio version did not disappoint. Totally transported to Duma.

Am enduring favourite

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A little too slow for me, definitely not scary, but still not bad. This story could have been a little shorter I think.

Good but not the best for me from S. King

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