The Tommyknockers

By Stephen King,

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ā€œStephen King never stops giving us his allā€ (Chicago Tribune) in this #1 national bestseller about the idyllic small town of Haven, Maine, and its encounter with a deadly evil out for a diabolical invasion of body, soulā€”and mind.

Something was happening in Bobbi Andersonā€™s idyllic small town of Haven,ā€¦

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1 author picked The Tommyknockers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

If you like your scary stories mixed with a dash of science fiction, Stephen Kingā€™s The Tommyknockers is highly recommended. Set in fictional Haven, ME, the book revolves around the discovery of a spaceship buried in the woods. As Bobbi Anderson, a local writer, uncovers the ship, both she and the rest of the townspeople are physically and mentally transformed by it. Not all of the changes are welcome ā€“ Bobbi loses interest in food and starts losing hair and teeth, but in turn becomes part of a shared consciousness that makes her capable of the most amazing inventions, including a telepathic typewriter. Onlyā€¦

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