A spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music, and what might exist on the other side of life. In a small town in New England, in the early 1960s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up and sees an impressive man, the new minister, Charles Jacobs. They soon develop a deep bond, based on their fascination with simple experiments in electricity.
Decades later, Jamie lives a nomadic lifestyle in bars, playing rock and roll. Now as an addict, he sees Jacobs again - a showman on stage, creating dazzling "lightning panels" - and their meeting has profound consequences for both. Their bond becomes a pact beyond the designs of the Devil, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings.
This rich and chilling novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. It is a masterpiece by King, in the great American tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.