Mile 81 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Stephen King (Author), Thomas Sadoski (Narrator), Edward Herrmann (Narrator),

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A Stephen King original short story featuring an excerpt from 11.22.63, his latest full-length novel.

With the heart of Stand by Me and the genius horror of Christine, Mile 81 is Stephen King unleashing his imagination as he drives past one of those road signs.... At Mile 81 on the Maine Turnpike is a boarded-up rest stop, a place where high-school kids drink and get into the kind of trouble high-school kids have always gotten into. It’s the place where Pete Simmons goes when his older brother heads off to the gravel pit to play ‘paratroopers over the side’. Pete, armed with only the magnifying glass he got for his 10th birthday, finds a discarded bottle of vodka in the boarded up burger shack and drinks enough to pass out. That’s why he doesn’t notice a freshly mud-spattered station wagon (which is strange because there hadn’t been any rain in New England for over a week), which veers into the Mile 81 rest area, ignoring the sign that reads ‘closed, no services’. The driver’s door opens but nobody gets out....

In the bonus story ‘The Dune’, originally published in Granta’s October 2011 horror issue, retired Florida Supreme Court Judge Harvey Beecher tells his lawyer about a mysterious sand dune on an unnamed island a short distance off the Gulf coastline of his family’s property. Harvey first visited the island at the age of 10 in 1932, after his grandfather, a scoundrel and land speculator who’d created the family fortune, told him Blackbeard’s treasure might be buried there. Travelling to the island became a daily addiction for Harvey… and now his lawyer is about to discover the shocking reason why.

Listening Length

2 hours and 29 minutes
Author

Stephen King
Narrator

Thomas Sadoski, see all
Audible release date

22 February 2012
Language

English
Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton
ASIN

B00NPBEO8A
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Listening Length	2 hours and 29 minutes
Author	Stephen King
Narrator	Thomas Sadoski, Edward Herrmann, Craig Wasson
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	22 February 2012
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NPBEO8A
Best Sellers Rank	92,402 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 10,306 in Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals) 12,758 in Military Fantasy (Books)

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Creepy Goodness by the King of Horror

Reviewed in Australia on 22 January 2022

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You can't lose on a Stephen King read, especially his magical short stories. One of the greatest storytellers of our time.

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Freaky car

Reviewed in Australia on 23 February 2021

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A kid is the hero, score 1 for boredom. Good story unusual and unexpected.

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Michael

Good read

Reviewed in Australia on 1 May 2020

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Good read

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Kaitken

Four Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 17 August 2014

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Excellent Short Story

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chris

Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 14 December 2015

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Had me from start to finish

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A CLASSIC FROM THE MASTER!!!

Reviewed in Australia on 15 March 2014

It is not until the very end of part one of this gruesome short story, written by the master of the macabre, that the reader finds himself looking behind his shoulder, and feeling the need to lock the doors and make sure the windows are shut before they settle down for the night. This is the effect Mr King has on your consciousness when he is in top form. And he is certainly back to his best in Mile 81.

To be honest, the story starts off slowly. A group of school aged boys head off to explore the local town boundaries as well as some metaphorical ones, leaving the younger brother of one exposed to the ills of isolation. Following his heart instead of his head, said boy finds himself breaking into a closed down restaurant, drinking some left over alcohol and falling asleep. The chills for the reader arrive when Mr King decides to play on your emotions as well as bring in some delightfully effective tools used in manipulating your brain cells.

Parts two and three of the story are less chilling but we witness the first visitation of hard core horror. We witness Mr King enjoying himself by killing off two (somewhat short lived) cast members in very gruesome and original ways and it is here that the reader begins to wonder how the story will end.

This is a great purchase. Like I have already mentioned, it is gruesome, chilling and only a little violent. Everything is handled in a very sophisticated and intelligent manner. Mr King has been known for decades as the master of the horror novel, and Mile 81 is a fine example at what he can do with the novella, as well.

Four stars from me, and of course highly recommended.

BFN Greggorio!

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Road Trip

Reviewed in Australia on 4 July 2014

You know an author is deeply embedded into popular culture when he references one of his own books in a subsequent effort (and gets away with it). In Mile 81, King returns to the road and car covering ground similar to Christine and From a Buick 8 (the latter which is standout for me). This short story moves with speed and entertains but is not iconic King. There is no deep thinking or message here with the exception that good samaritans are often not well rewarded. Still worth it though - it is the perfect length for a quick road trip ... as long as the reader is not behind the wheel.

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Rubyros

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2021

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This felt like a rush job from Stephen. There are short stories and there are drafts of short stories and sadly, I felt this fell into the latter. I felt quite affronted to then have another 'draft' be presented at the end of this short short story, begging for feedback but looking like a desperate attempt to give the buyer more pages for their money. Mile 81 was not a good story. This was a miss for me this time

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Tintagel

Passed a few hours nicely

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 December 2012

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Obviously you'd only buy this if you were looking for a Stephen King short story, right? That's what you pay for, that's what you are told you are going to get and - yes you've got it - that is precisely what you DO get. It's short, very easy to read and filled the gap that I wanted to fill brilliantly.

What is always amazing about Stephen King's writing - and this is no exception - is the way in which he draws the scene so vividly that you can imagine being there with the greatest of ease. Here the atmosphere of the Mile 81 rest area is clear and true.

It IS a short story in every sense, and so there isn't that much that can fit in. I suppose that there is a slight repetition to some of the - erm - incidents, but actually they really underline some interesting points about human nature! Even when there is obvious danger curiosity draws you in further. Even when there is clear information about the danger itself, doubts about information given by children is overridden - and curiosity once again lures people to their deaths.

In some ways I was disappointed with the outcome, but at the end of the day I quite like not being told absolutely everything. Don't expect to be told precisely why this is all happening, and you won't get too upset.

So here we have a simple story, simply told, with a simple ending. It'll take a few hours to read, but then that leaves time for some more. I went on to 'In the Long Grass' next, and that was altogether stranger.

At the price I'm not sure you are going to be too upset with this purchase.

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Philip57

Waste of time

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 May 2022

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Glad it was a short story or I don’t think I could of finished this nonsense. Found it all a bit silly from the annoying 10 year old to the man eating car, Stephen King is a great writer but why release something that is a start of a idea at best.

Chrissy me

Stephen King, brilliant as usual

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2021

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Not sure how I've missed this one, but I've read it now. Stephen King just draws you in and you have to keep reading!!!

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b roberts

classic king

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2014

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im new to ebooks but certainly not to sk and one of the main reasons for buying my new kindle was to ensure i dont miss a word the man writes! i love short stories and novellas as a break from full length novels and believe sk to be a master of the genre. those who complain this is too short . . . go and buy a novel! those who write a synopsis of every book they review . . . please dont! i want the writers strory, not your version of it! i understand some of the criticisms described in the reviews but am glad to hear they mostly go on to say they enjoyed the tale regardless and wholeheartedly agree. classic king, worth every penny long. may he reign

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