Chapter 1. The future artist as a young man ; Interlude : the poetry of Stephen King -- Chapter 2. The Doubleday years (1970s) ; Interlude: Stephen King as Richard Bachman ; Interlude: welcome to Castle Rock -- Chapter 3. Midas touch (1980s) ; Interlude: The dark tower ; Interlude: unseen King ; Interlude: welcome to Derry -- Chapter 4. Experimentation and change (1990s) ; Interlude: the accident -- Chapter 5. After the accident (2000s) ; Interlude: the Stephen King Universe -- Chapter 6. King of crime (2010 and beyond) -- Conclusion: the test of time

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