Lisey's Story
by Stephen King
Lisey's Story is a novel by Stephen King, first published by Scribner in the United States on 24 October 2006, and by Hodder & Stoughton in London that year. A novelist's widow faces a stalker and her late husband's hidden past; it won the 2006 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Scribner, 2006
- First published
- Scribner, 2006
- First UK edition
- Hodder & Stoughton, 2006
The first edition of Lisey's Story by Stephen King was published in New York, NY by Scribner in 2006. We track 2 editions.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Awards and honours
Adaptations
- Lisey's Story television series
- Lisey's Story film
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Maine
- Genre
- Gothic fiction, fantasy, horror fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 53 on Open Library, 25 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 20 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Lisey's Story?
The first edition of Lisey's Story by Stephen King was published in New York, NY by Scribner in 2006.
How many editions of Lisey's Story are there?
We track 2 editions of Lisey's Story, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Did Lisey's Story win any awards?
Yes: Lisey's Story won the Bram Stoker Award for Novel (2006), according to Wikidata.
Has Lisey's Story been adapted?
Yes, including Lisey's Story (television series), Lisey's Story (film), according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Lisey's Story, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Lisey's Story editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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