The new minister came to Harlow, Maine, when Jamie Morton was a boy doing battle with his toy army men on the front lawn. The young Reverend Charles Jacobs and his beautiful wife brought new life to the local church and captivated, their congregation. But with Jamie, he shares a secret obsession -a draw so powerful, it would have profound consequences five decades after the shattering tragedy that turned the preacher against God, and long after his final, scathing sermon. Now Jamie, a nomadic rock guitarist hooked on heroin, meets Charles Jacobs again. And when their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings. Stephen King's darkly electrifying novel of faith, fanaticism, and addiction races to an "ending [that] stuns like lightning" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). "Among king's best. . . . tender, moving, and terrifying." -New York Daily News "Every page is a treasure trove. . . . it's pure poetry." -The News & Observer