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See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Blockade billy the new novella from stephen king and. Fans of stephen king s doorstopsized novels last years under the dome clocked in at 1,100 pages will find his new book a walk in the park the ballpark. The first 10,000 copies of stephen king s baseball novella include a reproduction of the only known baseball card of billy blakely, the storys hero. The baseball story stephen king fans have been waiting for, this neverbeforepublished novella tells the story of one of the games best kept secrets. Blockade billy, a novella, out today, is a nod to kings love affair with americas favorite pastime. Blockade billy by king, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Blockade billy by king, stephen, 1947publication date 2010 topics murder publisher. Blockade billy by stephen king at the best online ebook storage. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read blockade billy. Blockade billy was probably the greatest player there was in baseball, but nobody knows his story, it is not around in any of the books, and george grantham is telling what he remembers of the 1957 season when blockade billy came to play with the nj titans. First copies of the book included william blakelys baseball card.
Blockade billy was a great player, perhaps one of the best catchers of all time, but his existence has been wiped out of the record books because tragically billy wasnt what he seemed to be. This original, neverbeforepublished novella represents stephen king at his very best. Blockade billy idaho falls public library overdrive. Among his most recent are full dark no stars, blockade billy, under the dome, just after sunset, the dark tower novels, cell, from a buick 8, everythings eventual, hearts in atlantis, the girl who loved tom gordon, liseys story and bag of bones. It is kings story of blockade billy blakely who played a month for the fictional newark titans in 1957. Blockade billy by stephen king hardcover january 1, 2010 by authorauthor 4. The story is told in reminiscing by third base coach george granny grantham to king in blockade billy by stephen king is kings novella which first appeared in bazaar of bad dreams. Blockade billy harris county public library overdrive. Trade hardcover deluxe signed limited first edition release date.
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