#35 in Short stories
Night Shift
- 384
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- Balrog Awards
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Our view
“Night Shift” shows how much range King had from the start: twenty short stories that move between very different kinds of horror. The storytelling is assured, and the pieces are brief enough to take one at a sitting, then another. As his first collection it is a natural choice for readers who like their dread in small doses.
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About the book
Night Shift is Stephen King's first collection of short stories, first published in 1978. In 1980, Night Shift won the Balrog Award for Best Collection, and in 1979 it was nominated as best collection for the Locus Award and the World Fantasy Award.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 383 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 72% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Short stories average of 7.8. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.7 | 27 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 356 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is Night Shift?
It has 384 pages — shorter than 52% of the ranked books in Short stories.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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