The Plant by Stephen King

Because I’m having a Stephen King Weekend (this wasn’t planned, it just happened) and since most of you will be on holiday today (it’s Labour Day in Canada and the USA tomorrow, yay a holiday!) I figured I’d give you all something to read.

There are few unfinished works more talked about than The Plant, Stephen Kings only official unpublished novel. Started as a serial novel in 2000, The Plant was never finished. It tells the story of a person working as editor on a paperback publishing house.

One day he gets a manuscript from what seems like a crackpot. It's about magic, but it also contains photographs that seem very real. He writes a rejection slip about the book, but on grounds of the photographs, he also notifies the police where the author lives. This enrages the author who sends a mysterious plant to the editor's office….

The story is told in episilatory format, consisting entirely of letters, memos, and so on. It’s also one of Kings best works, even though it remains unfinished. The nice part is though that the six available parts finish off book one of what would have been a larger novel. It gives us a good beginning, middle and ending with promises of more to come.

It doesn’t look like King will finish The Plant any time soon. It also doesn’t look like he’ll publish The Plant in any kind of format and it’s incredibly hard to track down. Luckily, I found all six parts on the internet! (Special thanks to Taylors Book Page where I found The Plant)

The Plant Part One

The Plant Part Two

The Plant Part Three

The Plant Part Four

The Plant Part Five

The Plant Part Six

At any rate, enjoy The Plant. It’s one of Kings best works. Hopefully one day he will finish it.