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Title: The Last Rung on the Ladder Title Record # 40733
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1978-02-17
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A man remembers an incident from his childhood when something happens to his sister.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1980Translated by Lorris Murail and Natalie Zimmermann.
French Le dernier barreau de l'échelle
1982Translated by Luiz Horácio da Matta
Portuguese O último degrau da escada
1984Translated by Thor Dag Halvorsen
Norwegian (Bokmal) Det siste trinnet på stigen
1984Translated by Barbara Heidkamp
German Die letzte Sprosse
1987Translated by F. J. Bruning
Dutch De laatste laddersport
1989Translated by Reijo Kalvas
Finnish Viimeinen puola
2001Translated by Gregorio Vlastelica and Eduardo Goligorsky
Spanish El último peldaño de la escalera
2013Translated by Adriana Lisboa
Portuguese O último degrau da escada

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Night Shift 1978-02-17 Stephen King Doubleday 0-385-12991-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
xxii+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Fred Marcellino Checkmark
Night Shift 1978-09-00 Stephen King Doubleday / BCE 2228
$6.25?$: US dollar
xxii+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Fred Marcellino Checkmark
Night Shift 1979-02-00 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-08510-8 / E8510
$2.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
327
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.
coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Night Shift 1980-02-00 Stephen King Doubleday / SFBC 2228
$3.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Fred Marcellino  
Danse macabre 1981-00-00 Stephen King Alta     349
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.
coll Marc Demoulin  
The Shining / 'Salem's Lot / Night Shift / Carrie 1981-00-00 Stephen King Octopus / Heinemann 0-905712-60-9   991
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Sombras da noite 1982-00-00 Stephen King Francisco Alves (Mestres do horror e da fantasia #6)     380
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.
coll  
Danse macabre 1982-08-00 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1355) 2-277-21355-1   413
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.
coll Frazetta  
Nattmennesker 1984-00-00 Stephen King Hjemmet (
Casino grøsser?Casino grosser
#39)
82-7315-302-9
nkr 26.50?nkr: Norwegian krone
318+
[1]
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.
coll Svein Solem Checkmark
Nachtschicht 1984-01-00 Stephen King
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Paperback?Bastei Luebbe Paperback
#28114)
3-404-28114-4
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
415
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.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift 1984-03-00 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-13131-2
$3.95?$: US dollar
x+
326
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.
coll  
Nachtschicht 1985-00-00 Stephen King
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Paperback?Bastei Luebbe Paperback
#28114)
3-404-28114-4
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
415
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.
coll  
Danse macabre 1985-02-00 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1355) 2-277-21355-1   411
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.
coll Frazetta  
Nachtschicht 1987-00-00 Stephen King Lingen     424
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Nachtschicht 1987-00-00 Stephen King
Lübbe?Luebbe
3-7857-0467-4   414
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Trucks 1987-00-00 Stephen King Luitingh 90-245-1773-7
ƒ10.00?ƒ: Dutch guilder
188
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.
coll Billy Leliveld  
Nachtschicht 1988-09-00 Stephen King
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Allgemeine Reihe?Bastei Luebbe Allgemeine Reihe
#13160)
3-404-13160-6
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
448
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.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift 1989-00-00 Stephen King New English Library 0-450-04268-5
£3.99?£: UK pound
409
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.
coll Checkmark
Shining / Salem / Danse macabre 1989-00-00 Stephen King
J.-C. Lattès?J.-C. Lattes
2-7096-0812-X   1181
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.
omni  
Yön äänet 1989-00-00 Stephen King Viihdeviikarit / Book Studio 951-611-270-6 FIM 36.00 285
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.
coll Antero Kröger Checkmark
Danse macabre 1989-06-15 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Épouvante #1355) 2-277-21355-1   411
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.
coll Frazetta Checkmark
Nachtschicht 1990-00-00 Stephen King Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs 06023 6   414
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll
Klaus Kröger?Klaus Kroeger
Checkmark
Night Shift 1992-00-00 Stephen King New English Library 0-450-04268-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
409
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.
coll Checkmark
Danse macabre 1993-00-00 Stephen King
J.-C. Lattès?J.-C. Lattes
(Suspense & Cie)
2-7096-1331-X
F119.00?F: French frank
350
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.
coll  
Night Shift 1993-00-00 Stephen King New English Library 0-450-04268-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
409
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.
coll Davies Checkmark
Night Shift 1993-00-00 Stephen King Doubleday 0-385-12991-2
$25.00?$: US dollar
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Thomas Holdorf Checkmark
Danse macabre 1994-00-00 Stephen King France Loisirs 2-7242-7840-2   407
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Yves Thos  
Danse macabre 1994-04-00 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #1355) 2-277-21355-1   411
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.
coll
Jean-Yves Kervévan?Jean-Yves Kervevan
 
Nachtschicht 1994-04-00 Stephen King
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Allgemeine Reihe?Bastei Luebbe Allgemeine Reihe
#13160)
3-404-13160-6
DM 9.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
447
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.
coll Checkmark
Graveyard Shift and Other Stories from Night Shift 1994-06-01 Stephen King Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio 0-553-47245-3
$22.00?$: US dollar
 
audio cassette?Cassette tape
coll  
Graveyard Shift and Other Stories From Night Shift 1994-06-01 Stephen King Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio  
$15.93?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift 1994-12-01 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-17011-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
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.
coll  
Satans kinderen 1996-00-00 Stephen King Luitingh-Sijthoff (Poema Pocket) 90-245-2676-0   365
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.
coll  
Danse macabre 1996-02-12 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #1355) 2-277-21355-1   411
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.
coll
Jean-Yves Kervévan?Jean-Yves Kervevan
Checkmark
Danse macabre 1997-04-01 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #1355) 2-277-21355-1   411
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.
coll
Jean-Yves Kervévan?Jean-Yves Kervevan
Checkmark
Night Shift 1999-02-00 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-17011-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
326
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.
coll  
The Stephen King Value Collection: Lawnmower Man, Gray Matter, and Graveyard Shift (Value Collections) 2000-05-02 Stephen King Random House Audio 0-553-52740-1
$34.95?$: US dollar
 
audio cassette?Cassette tape
coll  
Danse macabre 2000-09-00 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #1355) 2-290-30841-2   411
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.
coll
Éric Scala?Eric Scala
 
El umbral de la noche 2001-09-04 Stephen King Plaza & Janés 0-609-81088-X
$9.50?$: US dollar
416
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.
coll  
Danse macabre 2002-00-00 Stephen King Éditions de la Seine (Succès du livre) 2-7382-1665-X   349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Stephen King Collection: Stories from Night Shift 2005-02-01 Stephen King Books on Tape 1-4159-1565-2
$72.00?$: US dollar
 
audio cassette?Cassette tape
coll  
The Stephen King Collection: Stories from Night Shift 2005-02-08 Stephen King Random House Audio 0-7393-1736-9
$34.95?$: US dollar
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
Night Shift 2006-09-00 Stephen King Doubleday / SFBC 1072916
$13.99?$: US dollar
xxii+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Night Shift 2006-09-00 Stephen King Doubleday 978-0-385-52884-9
$13.95?$: US dollar
1061
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift 2007-12-00 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 0-340-95267-9
£7.99?£: UK pound
488
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.
coll Keenan  
Night Shift 2008-12-11 Stephen King Hodder & Stoughton 978-1-84894-082-6
£5.49?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Night Shift 2009-04-09 Stephen King Paw Prints 978-1-4395-7435-5
$16.99?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Danse macabre 2010-09-00 Stephen King Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Stephen King #31933) 978-2-253-08983-4
€7.50?€: Euro
537
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.
coll  
Night Shift 2011-07-26 Stephen King Anchor Books 978-0-307-74364-0
$7.99?$: US dollar
xxxiii+
506
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.
coll  
Night Shift 2011-07-26 Stephen King Turtleback Books 978-0-606-35180-5
$18.40?$: US dollar
544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Night Shift 2012-06-07 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-1-4447-2319-9
£7.99?£: UK pound
496
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.
coll  
Night Shift 2012-08-07 Stephen King Anchor Books 978-0-307-94729-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
384
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.
coll  
Sombras da noite 2013-04-12 Stephen King Suma de Letras 978-85-8105-041-6
R$82.90?R$: Brazilian real
416
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.
coll  
Chiral Mad 3 2016-03-28 ed. Michael Bailey Written Backwards / Dark Regions Press 978-0-9961493-5-8
$21.95?$: US dollar
400
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.
anth Michael Bailey  
Night Shift 2017-03-00 Stephen King PS Publishing 978-1-78636-073-1
£65?£: UK pound
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Dave McKean Checkmark
Nachtschicht 2019-00-00 Stephen King
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Allgemeine Reihe?Bastei Luebbe Allgemeine Reihe
#13160)
978-3-404-13160-0
€11.00?€: Euro
447
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.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift 2020-12-09 Stephen King Cemetery Dance Publications (The Stephen King Doubleday Years #4) 978-1-58767-567-6
$95.00?$: US dollar
443
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mark Stutzman Checkmark
Night Shift 2021-11-00 Stephen King Doubleday 978-0-525-61686-3
$24.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-12656-4
$3.50?$: US dollar
x+
326
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.
coll  
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Doubleday 0-385-12991-2 None 336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Fred Marcellino Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet 0-451-08510-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
x+
326
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.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet 0-451-09435-2
$2.75?$: US dollar
x+
326
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.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-09931-1
$3.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
326
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.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-09931-1
$3.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
326
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.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-1-4447-2319-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
488
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.
coll Derek James Seaward Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet 0-451-09435-2
$2.75?$: US dollar
x+
327
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.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-08510-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
327
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.
coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
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