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  FIRST TIME ON AUDIO...An Unabridged Novella Unavailable In Any Collection! Tapping into our primal fears of modern technology that made Cell a #1 bestseller, Stephen King sets his sights on the latest high-tech gadget in UR, in which a mysterious e-book reader opens a disturbing window into other worlds. Reeling from a painful break-up, English instructor and avid book lover Wesley Smith is haunted by his ex-girlfriend's parting shot: "Why can't you just read off the computer like everyone else?" He buys an e-book reader out of spite, but soon finds he can use the device to glimpse realities he had never before imagined, discovering literary riches beyond his wildest dreams...and all-too-human tragedies that surpass his most terrible nightmares. From vintage cars (Christine and From a Buick 8) to household appliances (Maximum Overdrive) to exercise equipment (Stationary Bike), Stephen King has mesmerized us with tales of apparently ordinary machines that take on lives of their own. UR gives this classic theme an up-to-the-minute spin, resulting in a horror masterpiece for our time and for the ages.

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; Unabridged edition (February 16, 2010)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1442303093

ISBN-13: 978-1442303096

Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.7 x 7 inches

Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,307 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #74,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Books > Books on CD > Authors, A-Z > ( K ) > King, Stephen #3 in Books > Books on CD > Horror #8 in Books > Books on CD > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction

I guess this is as good a place to say HOORAY for the move by and Apple to make all the Kindle books also available on the iPhone.I just came back from a hospital visit where I was all set to start Steve's (King) "UR" novella, when I discovered that the juice had just run out on my Kindle. So I played a game instead on my always topped-up iPhone.Back at home my mail informed me that Steve (Jobs) had opened up the iPhone through a brand new app to permit reading of all the 240,000-plus Kindle books. Three minutes later I had "Ur" on the screen of my mobile phone.Now how incredibly cool is THAT!!?I will append a comment on "UR" itself later, but consider it totally apropos that this tale has something to do with the Kindle starting from the very first page.Thanks to both and Apple (as well as to both Steves and Jeff Bezos) for the perfect union of technologies and talents that made this modern-day Gutenberg feat possible!***"UR" -- which I surmise is slightly odd shorthand for "universe" -- is a delightful little gem that is King's welcome to E-books, with his own patented way of turning an object into a source of fantasy or terror. It's also his take on the parallel worlds idea that advances that there is an infinite number of universes. One version is that every action splits off THIS universe into the next one.To those who complained "UR" was too short, too Kindle-promotional, or too esoteric, consider this possibility:You invested/wasted $2.99 on about 4 hours of reading time. You did NOT invest/waste $5 on a movie at the theater. You did NOT get in your car. And therefore you were NOT killed in a fiery crash with a drunk.