The Jaunt

The Jaunt

2009 • 95 pages

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"The Jaunt" is a horror short story by Stephen King first published in The Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981, and collected in King's 1985 collection Skeleton Crew.

The story takes place early in the 24th century, when the technology for teleportation, referred to as "Jaunting", is commonplace, allowing for instantaneous transportation across enormous distances, even to other planets in the Solar System.


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- [Skeleton Crew](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149161W/Skeleton_Crew)

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If you're struggling with a book slump or are wanting to get further in your reading challenge then this is a good read for you

November 28, 2022

Really enjoyable Twilight Zone type story.

November 30, 2023

A great science fiction/horror short story. Loved it!

July 17, 2021