{"product_id":"jaunt-stephen-king","title":"The Jaunt by Stephen King","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003ePLEASE READ\u003c\/u\u003e: There is a strict order limit of one copy per household. Duplicate orders will have all orders cancelled and refunded without notice, less Shopify’s transaction fees which are not refunded to us on cancellation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Jaunt\u003cem\u003e is the tenth title in\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort Stops\u003c\/strong\u003e, a series from Conversation Tree Press dedicated to bringing exceptional shorter works of fiction to life through beautifully bound, letterpress-printed, limited editions that begin shipping immediately upon announcement. See the full announcement \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/conversationtreepress.com\/pages\/jaunt-stephen-king\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/conversationtreepress.com\/pages\/we-can-remember-wholesale-philip-k-dick\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Jaunt\u003c\/em\u003e, Stephen King delivers one of his most haunting short stories—a masterful blend of science fiction and horror that lingers long after the final line. Set in the early twenty-fourth century, when teleportation—known as “Jaunting”—has become an ordinary convenience of modern life, the story explores a future in which humanity has conquered distance, but not the space between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Zone Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e in 1981 and later collected in King’s 1985 collection \u003cem\u003eSkeleton Crew\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Jaunt\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a chilling examination of technological progress and its unseen risks. In a world reshaped by nearly instantaneous travel across the Solar System, King turns his focus not to spectacle, but to the quiet, creeping implications of discovery: what happens when innovation outruns understanding, and when curiosity presses against boundaries that perhaps were never meant to be crossed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith clinical precision and mounting dread, King transforms a commonplace act of travel into an existential terror. The story’s power lies not in elaborate machinery or distant planets, but in an exploration of time and the fragility of human consciousness. Spare, unsettling, and devastating in its restraint, \u003cem\u003eThe Jaunt\u003c\/em\u003e builds toward an ending that will stay with you for longer than you think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Jaunt \u003c\/em\u003eby Stephen King is a limited edition of 750 unnumbered copies, letterpress printed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.handandeye.co.uk\/\"\u003eHand \u0026amp; Eye Editions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ascensiuspress.com\/\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on mould-made Magnani Pescia 130gsm paper. It features three full-colour illustrations by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gracealdrichillustration.com\/\"\u003eGrace Aldrich\u003c\/a\u003e and the book is quarter-bound in pearlescent book cloth and hand-marbled papers by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.papiersprina.design\/\"\u003eDaniela Prina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jemmamarbling.com\/\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The endpapers are GF Smith Colorplan with a linen finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll copies are signed by the artist. It is \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e signed by Stephen King. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conversation Tree Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68085612183595,"sku":"ss-tj","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/9389\/7771\/files\/the-jaunt-stephen-king-1_f0e81dfd-8c62-4676-8f5d-a6711e3d1a3b.jpg?v=1793355758","url":"https:\/\/conversationtreepress.com\/products\/jaunt-stephen-king","provider":"Conversation Tree Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}