Elevation (novella)

Novella by Stephen King

Elevation

First edition cover

Author| Stephen King
Language| English
Genre| Literary fiction Drama
Published| October 30, 2018 (2018-10-30)
Publisher| Scribner
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardcover)
Pages| 144
ISBN| 978-1-982102-31-9

Elevation is a suspense novel by American author Stephen King, published on October 30, 2018, by Scribner. The book contains chapter-heading illustrations by Mark Edward Geyer, who previously illustrated King's first editions of Rose Madder and The Green Mile.[1][2]

## Plot summary

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In Castle Rock, Maine, Scott Carey faces a mysterious illness which causes bizarre effects on his body and makes him rapidly lose weight, even if he appears healthy on the outside. While battling this disease with his trusted doctor, he also tries fixing a dire situation involving a lesbian couple trying to open a restaurant surrounded by a disapproving public.[3][4][5][6]

## Publication

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King announced Elevation in an interview with Entertainment Weekly on December 22, 2017. While talking about his recent novella Gwendy's Button Box, King said, "I've written another novella called Elevation, which is also a Castle Rock story and, in some ways, it’s almost like a sequel to Gwendy. Sometimes you seed the ground, and you get a little fertilizer, and things turn out."[7] A small excerpt as well as the cover for the book were both unveiled by Entertainment Weekly on May 29, 2018. Despite King referring to Elevation as a novella, the book is billed on the cover as a novel.[8]

## Reception

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Kirkus Reviews called it "A touching fable with a couple of deft political jabs on the way to showing that it might just be possible for us all to get along."[9]

## Film adaptation

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In an interview with CinemaBlend, filmmaker Jack Bender said he is writing a film adaptation of Elevation.[10]

## References

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1. ^ Charles, Ron (2018-10-29). Stephen King's Halloween Book Is Shockingly ... Heartwarming?" The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
2. ^ Summary Bibliography: Mark Geyer. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
3. ^ Trombetta, Sadie (February 9, 2018). "Stephen King Has TWO New Books Coming Out This Year & They Sound Shocking AF". Bustle. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
4. ^ Saavedra, John (February 10, 2018). "Elevation Is Stephen King's Second Book of 2018". Den of Geek. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
5. ^ "StephenKing.com - Future Works". www.stephenking.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
6. ^ Kaye, Don (February 7, 2018). "Stephen King announces his second book of 2018". Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
7. ^ Breznican, Anthony (2017-12-22). "Stephen King Q&A: Pennywise's Creator on Scaring the Hell out of 2017." Entertainment Weekly (EW.com). Retrieved 2018-06-10.
8. ^ Canfield, David (2018-05-29). "First look: Stephen King Returns to Castle Rock in Uplifting Novella Elevation." Entertainment Weekly (EW.com). Retrieved 2018-06-10.
9. ^ "Elevation by Stephen King". Kirkus Reviews. October 15, 2018.
10. ^ Eisenberg, Eric (February 26, 2021). "Stephen King's Most Recent Castle Rock Book Is Being Adapted As A Movie". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

## External links

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* Elevation  at StephenKing.com
* Elevation title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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