Title: Fairy Tale: A Novel.

Author: Stephen King.

Publisher: Scribner; first Scribner hardcover edition published September 2022 in English, manufactured in the United States of America.

Format: Hardcover fiction book with original color-illustrated dust jacket, featuring a blue stone-spiral design with central eye motif and bold white titling on the front cover and spine.

Genre/Topic: Dark fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, and modern contemporary fantasy.

Overview: Follows teenager Charlie Reade, who befriends reclusive neighbor Mr. Bowditch and his dog Radar, then inherits the key to a locked shed that conceals a portal to a dangerous other world where he confronts ancient evil and undertakes a high-stakes quest.

Content highlights: Blends coming-of-age story, portal fantasy adventure, and classic fairy-tale elements with Stephen King's trademark suspense, moving between small-town America and a cursed alternate realm of monsters, magic, and fallen royalty.

Illustration and design details: Interior design by Kyle Kabel, with black-and-white illustrations throughout—Gabriel Rodríguez illustrating the odd-numbered chapters and epilogue, and Nicolas Delort illustrating the even-numbered chapters.

Intended audience: Adult readers and Stephen King fans seeking an epic standalone fantasy that mixes horror, supernatural adventure, and emotional character drama.

ISBN and identifiers: ISBN: 978-1-6680-0217-9 (hardcover). Additional ISBN (ebook): 978-1-6680-0218-6. EAN: 9781668002179. Printed cover price $32.50 U.S. / $39.99 Can.

Includes the single Fairy Tale hardcover book with its dust jacket only, as shown in the photos.