Stephen King is perhaps best known for his horror books -- but I don't like horror books. I like Stephen King for his paranormal and supernatural thrillers. The psychic powers of the mind -- or the presence from beyond -- mixed together with a not-too-obscure message of enlightenment and, best of all, pulled together by a master storyteller. Riding the Bullet holds true to the best of Stephen King's ability and is a stellar example of what may very well be the future of publishing.
             When Alan receives a phone call informing him his mother has just suffered a stroke, he immediately sets off on the trip from his college to be by his mother's side. As his car is in need of repair -- and he is a struggling college student -- Alan starts out on his journey with only his backpack, his thumb and a good dose of purposeful adrenalin.
             As the day wears on and the night begins to fall, rides become more scarce. Alan's initial burst of energy brought on by his need to be near his mother is beginning to fade, leaving in its wake exhaustion and an eery sense of impending doom. A strange ride with an even stranger man leaves him off at, what else, but a cemetary. And things just get stranger after that. This is a Stephen King story, after all.
             Riding the Bullet is the first story King wrote while recuperating from his near-fatal accident last fall. (In case you were living under a rock, Stephen King was accidentally struck by a car while walking on a road side near his home.) I'm sure the experience has some bearing on the storyline. Whether it was a healing experience for King to write this piece isn't the point. The point is what the piece brings to the reader -- and it brings the point home well, in true Stephen King fashion.
             As for the ebook aspect of this story, I didn't mind a bit. This is not the first ebook I've read but it is the first fiction I've read in this format. It was the perfect length for reading from a computer
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