Title: The Dark Half

Title: The Dark Half Title Record # 2167
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1989-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Castle Rock
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: An author whose crime-novel writing pseudonym has been exposed, finds that pseudonym materialized in the form of a psychopathic killer, and only one of the two can continue to exist.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1989^ⓘTranslated by Frank de Groot	Dutch	De duistere kant
1989^ⓘ Translated by Christel Wiemken Usually subtitled with the original English title: Stark: The Dark Half resp. Stark: "The Dark Half"	German	Stark
1990^ⓘTranslated by William Olivier Desmond.	French	La part des ténèbres^?La part des tenebres
1991	Portuguese	A Metade Negra
1991^ⓘTranslated by Ilkka Rekiaro	Finnish	Pimeä puoli^?Pimeae puoli Pimea puoli

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
2	1990 Locus	Best Horror Novel
Nomination ^ⓘnomination for William Olivier Desmond (as La part des ténèbres^?La part des tenebres )	1992 Imaginaire	Traduction

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
De duistere kant	1989-00-00	Stephen King	Luitingh-Sijthoff	90-245-1935-7		493	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Stark	1989-00-00	Stephen King	Hoffmann und Campe	3-455-03738-0	DM 39.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	475	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Stark	1989-00-00	Stephen King	Hoffmann und Campe	3-455-03738-0	DM 39.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	475	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Dark Half	1989-00-00	Stephen King	Viking	0-670-82982-X	$21.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	431	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Neil Stuart
The Dark Half	1989-10-00	Stephen King	Hodder & Stoughton	0-340-50911-2	£12.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	413	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Davies
The Dark Half	1990-00-00	Stephen King	New English Library	0-450-52468-X	£4.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	469	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Davies
The Dark Half	1990-07-00	Stephen King	Viking / BOMC	77-7662	$18.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	431	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Neil Stuart
The Dark Half	1990-10-00	Stephen King	New English Library	0-450-52468-X	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	469	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Dark Half	1990-10-00	Stephen King	Signet / New American Library	0-451-16731-7	$5.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	484	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Brautigam
The Dark Half	1990-10-00	Stephen King	Signet / New American Library	0-451-16731-7	C$7.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	484	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Brautigam
La part des ténèbres	1990-10-09	Stephen King	Albin Michel	2-226-04902-9	F140.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	461	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Don Brautigam
A Metade Negra	1991-00-00	Stephen King	Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #43)	85-265-0252-2		358	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Pimeä puoli	1991-00-00	Stephen King	Tammi	951-30-9434-0		475+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Heikki Kalliomaa
Stark	1991-00-00	Stephen King	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8269)	3-453-04880-6	DM 12.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	472	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Stark	1991-00-00	Stephen King	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8269)	3-453-04880-6	DM 12.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	472	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Don Brautigam
Stark	1991-00-00	Stephen King	Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs	05888 3		475	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Klaus Kröger^?Klaus Kroeger
The Stand / The Dark Half	1991-06-01	Stephen King	Signet / New American Library (Stephen King Print Series #8)	0-451-92509-2	$12.94^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Dark Half	1992-07-00	Stephen King	Signet / New American Library	0-451-17181-0	$5.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	484	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
La part des ténèbres	1992-12-00	Stephen King	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Terreur #9072)	2-266-04745-0		541	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Marc Demoulin
The Dark Half	1993-04-00	Stephen King	Signet / New American Library	0-451-17181-0	$5.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	467	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
De duistere kant	1996-00-00	Stephen King	Luitingh-Sijthoff (Poema Pocket)	90-245-2646-9		493	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Gerhard Jaeger
La part des ténèbres	1997-06-00	Stephen King	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Terreur #9072)	2-266-04745-0		543	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Marc Demoulin
Stark	2001-11-00	Stephen King	Ullstein	3-548-25272-9	DM 17.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	525	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Dark Half	2007-11-00	Stephen King	Hodder Paperbacks	0-340-95261-X	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	460	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Keenan
The Dark Half	2009-04-09	Stephen King	Paw Prints	978-1-4420-0617-1	$16.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Stark	2009-09-00	Stephen King	Heyne	978-3-453-43398-4	€9.95^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	522	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Dark Half	2010-03-10	Stephen King	Hodder	978-1-84894-090-1	£5.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Stark	2011-00-00	Stephen King	Heyne	978-3-453-43398-4	€9.95^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	522	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Hauptmann
The Dark Half	2011-11-10	Stephen King	Hodder Paperbacks	978-1-4447-0815-8	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	482	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Dark Half	2016-01-01	Stephen King	Scribner	978-1-5011-4114-0	$8.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Dark Half	2016-02-16	Stephen King	Gallery Books	978-1-5011-4419-6	$17.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	608	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Dark Half	2016-06-28	Stephen King	Pocket Books	978-1-5011-4377-9	$9.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	608	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Dark Half	2016-06-28	Stephen King	Turtleback Books	978-0-606-38931-0	$20.85^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	608	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
La part des ténèbres^?La part des tenebres	2018-05-00	Stephen King	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Stephen King #37078)	978-2-253-08364-1	€9.20^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	760	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Dark Half	2024-11-26	Stephen King	Pocket Books	978-1-6680-5272-3	$11.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	608	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Dark Half	date unknown	Stephen King	The Viking Press	0-670-82982-X	None	431	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Dark Half	date unknown	Stephen King	Signet	0-451-16866-6	$5.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	468	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Dark Half	date unknown	Stephen King	Signet / New American Library	0-451-17181-0	$5.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	467	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Dark Half	date unknown	Stephen King	Signet / New American Library	0-451-16731-7	$7.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[2]+ 468+ [10]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel

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Reviews

Review by Tom Whitmore (1989) in Locus, #344 September 1989
Review by Edward Bryant (1989) in Locus, #344 September 1989
Review by John Gilbert (1989) in Fear, November 1989
Review by Philip Nutman (1989) in Fangoria, December 1989
Review [German] by Klaus Erichsen (1990) in Fantasia 49/50
Review by Chris Hampshire (1990) in Interzone, March-April 1990
Review by John Newsinger (1990) in Vector 155
Review by Darrell Schweitzer (1990) in Aboriginal Science Fiction, May-June 1990
Review [German] by Michael Sullivan [as by Michael Vent] (1990) in Fantasia 55/56
Review by Edward Bryant (1990) in Iniquities, Autumn 1990
Review by Peter Coleborn (1990) in The British Fantasy Newsletter, Winter 1989-1990
Review by Colin Steele (1991) in SF Commentary, #69/70
Review by Martin R. Webb (1991) in Paperback Inferno, #88