title: The Dark Man: An Illustrated Poem
author:  Stephen King 
description: King first conceived of his most famous villain, Randall Flagg, as a college student in the poem featured here. Faceless and ominous, this man is brought to life by illustrator Glenn Chadbourne in this edition of the poem. While Chadbourne's illustrations take center stage&mdash;eerie pencil drawings evoke a decrepit world of spiders, gravestones, and abandoned buildings&mdash;what is most remarkable about this book is King's poem itself. While famous for his prose, King demonstrates his talent as a writer here in his incredible use of language. Especially considering the young age at which the poem was written, the originality of description, rhythm, and word choice are impressive. The poem, even without the illustrations, is sure to send shivers up your spine, and serves as a wonderfully creepy edition to King's oeuvre. (Aug.)
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  Copyright
  
  
  
  
  
  Dark King is a work of fiction. All names, characters, locations, and
  incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or
  dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  DARK KING: A NOVEL
  
  
  Copyright © 2021 by Leigh Allen
  
  
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