Stephen King novel called 'his best in a decade' is being turned into a TV series from acclaimed filmmaker

Stephen King's recent publication, receiving glowing acclaim from his devotees, is set for a screen adaptation by 'Bourne' director Paul Greengrass.

The book 'Fairy Tale', marking an uncommon journey into the realm of fantasy for the author known for works like It and The Shining, hit the shelves in 2022 and swiftly sparked a fierce competition for its film rights.

Universal Pictures initially snatched the cinematic rights, but the depth and breadth of the 600-page narrative have shifted the adaptation to television, with A24, the studio behind Uncut Gems and Midsommar, now crafting it into a 10-part series.

This novel spins the tale of Charlie Reade, a 17-year-old who comes into possession of keys that unlock a doorway to a fantastical world menaced by malevolent forces.

King, famous for his prolific writing pace, producing at least one book annually with recent successes such as Holly and The Institute, reaped high praise for this particular 2022 saga, hailed as one of his most impressive works of late, reports the Mirror.

Described by Horror Geek Life as King's "best novel in the last decade", they praised it as "an absolute return to form in King's character development."

They continued: "For me, this probably ranks somewhere among his top 10 books," noting the remarkable achievement given King's age of 75 years old at the time and his over 30 titles on the New York Times Best-Sellers list.

Their recommendation: "Check this one out soon. You won't regret it. Long live the King."

Alison Flood from The Guardian was in agreement, branding the work as "vintage, timeless King, a transporting, terrifying treat born from multiple lockdowns."

Moreover, Slate lauded the book as "the best kind of page-turner", one that "will remind you how much fun reading can be."

They write: "You'll inhale Fairy Tale in big 100-page swaths without the slightest effort or strain, and you'll be grateful that there are 600-plus pages of it to remind you several times over how much fun that kind of reading experience is."

And the New York Times described it as a "multiverse-traversing, genre-hopping intertextual mash-up, with plenty of Easter eggs for regular King devotees.

"Thankfully, it's also a solid episodic adventure, a page-turner driven by memorably strange encounters and well-rendered, often thrilling action."

Fans of King, now 77, will certainly be on tenterhooks to find out if this latest reinterpretation of his vast oeuvre lives up to past adaptations like Carrie, Cujo, The Shawshank Redemption and numerous others.

Despite King's reputation for lengthy epics, readers still have ample opportunity to devour the 600 pages of Fairy Tale before Charlie's exploits transcend into the realm of television.

Details remain under wraps about which service will stream the A24 production, but the company's prior television projects have graced platforms such as HBO (Euphoria, The Idol), Paramount+ (The Curse) and Apple TV+ (Sunny).