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Over the last 47 years, Stephen King has authored or co-authored 63 novels, 12 short story/novella collections, and five non-fiction volumes, but everything started with
Carrie. First developed as a potential magazine submission and rescued from a fate in a wastepaper basket by Kingâs wife Tabitha after she recognized its promise, it was the first book that the writer got published, and while it wasnât initially a success when it hit shelves in 1974, it eventually became a success in paperback. It was the work that kickstarted Kingâs remarkable legacy in print â but, of course, thatâs not all. It was also the work that led to what has become a remarkable relationship between the Master of Horror and Hollywood.