Revival

A spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music
and what might exist on the other side of life.

In a small New England town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a small boy
playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man,
the new minister, Charles Jacobs. Soon they forge a deep bond, based on their
fascination with simple experiments in electricity.

Decades later, Jamie is living a nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll.
Now an addict, he sees Jacobs again - a showman on stage, creating dazzling
'portraits in lightning' - and their meeting has profound consequences for
both men. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, and
Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings.

This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most
terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. It's a masterpiece from
King, in the great American tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan
Poe.