There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong, if time-rusted, iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside. Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her. There on a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat.
The Magic Cabinet Series
This series draws you into a world brimming with suspense and inexplicable phenomena. The central element is a mysterious box possessing the power to grant wishes, yet it harbors a dark secret. Prepare for a captivating narrative where reality intertwines with the supernatural, and every wish carries unforeseen consequences.
Recommended Reading Order
Gwendy's Magic Feather
- 333 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Set in Castle Rock, Maine, Gwendy's Magic Feather is a wonderful sequel to Gwendy's Button Box written by Richard Chizmar with a foreword by Stephen King.
Gwendy's Final Task
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
King and Chizmar join forces again with a powerful novel which is also the final chapter in the Gwendy trilogy.