Fairy Tale
- 856
- Pages
- about 16 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 17 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
King is at his best here before the magic starts: the opening stretch, built on a teenager’s bonds with the people and the dog around him, is what some like best about “Fairy Tale”. Once Charlie crosses into the other world, readers split; some enjoy discovering it at his side, others find the middle slow and the length hard to justify. It suits patient readers who value character over pace.
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About the book
Fairy Tale is a dark fantasy novel by American author Stephen King, published on September 6, 2022, by Scribner. The novel follows Charlie Reade, a 17-year-old who inherits keys to a hidden, otherworldly realm, and finds himself leading the battle between forces of good and evil.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 922 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% of the weight and the score stays at 7.9 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 23 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 899 | 98% |
Frequently asked
How long is Fairy Tale?
It has 856 pages — longer than 87% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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