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Desperation

by Stephen King · 1996

Horror · ranked #15 in category

Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. Miners at the China

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Category
Horror
First published
1996 · 1990s
Author
Stephen King
Standing
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