Stephen King's lighting up the sky with his latest short story, "Drunken Fireworks." Narrated by Tim Sample, "Drunken Fireworks" is now available as an audiobook from Simon & Schuster, and we've been provided with two copies to give away.
Synopsis: "#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King presents a brand-new, never-before-published audio-only story, just in time for summer fireworks! In this new tour-de-force—unavailable in print or any other format—a salt-of-the-earth Maine native recounts how a friendly annual summer fireworks show rivalry with his neighbor across the lake gradually spirals out of control…with explosive results!
Alden McCausland and his mother are what they call “accident rich”; thanks to an unexpected life-insurance policy payout and a winning Big Maine Millions scratcher, Alden and his Ma are able to spend their summers down by Lake Abenaki, idly drinking their days away in a three-room cabin with an old dock and a lick of a beach.
Across the lake, they can see what “real rich” looks like: the Massimo family’s Twelve Pines Camp, the big white mansion with guest house and tennis court that Alden’s Ma says is paid for by “ill-gotten gains” courtesy of Massimo Construction. When Alden’s holiday-weekend sparklers and firecrackers set off what over the next few years comes to be known as the 4th of July Arms Race, he learns how far he and the Massimos will go to win an annual neighborly rivalry – one that lands Alden in the Castle County jail.
Read by beloved Down East storyteller Tim Sample – praised by Stephen King for his “wit and talent and good-heartedness” – Drunken Fireworks makes for explosive audio listening."
To get a tease of the humor and escalating rivalry within "Drunken Fireworks", you can listen to an excerpt of Sample's narration here:
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Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive (1) audiobook copy of Stephen King's "Drunken Fireworks."
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Drunken Fireworks Contest.” Be sure to include your name and mailing address.
Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am EST on July 12th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.
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