The Reploids
"The Reploids" | |||
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Night Visions 5 | |||
Publication type | Anthology | ||
Media type | Print (hardcover) | ||
Publication date | 1988 | ||
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"The Reploids" is a
Plot summary
The story takes place on 29 November 1989. A mysterious man named Edward Paladin shows up in place of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, but all is not what it seems. A subsequent investigation by detectives Richard Cheyney and Pete Jacoby finds strange items in his possession, hinting that he may not be from our reality. These include passes for the studio which are the wrong color and a bright blue one dollar bill with a picture of James Madison on it rather than one of George Washington, implying that Madison served as the first President of the United States instead of Washington in Paladin's universe.
Publication
"The Reploids" was published in the 1988 book
Reception
Rocky Wood describes "The Reploids" as "one of King's least satisfying short stories, mostly due to an unsatisfactory and inconclusive ending."[3][5] James Van Hise states that the story "reads like the first half of a story or the first chapter of a novel", describing it as "not very well developed".[6]
Relationship with other works
Aberrant United States currency — changes in color and presidents — is also described by
This can also be a reference to the multiverses seen in the novella Ur, where there have been different historical events for different timelines.
See also
References
- StephenKing.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-313-34573-9.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-892950-59-8.
- ISBN 978-0-3120-6005-3.
- ISBN 978-0-786485-46-8.
- ISBN 978-1-55698-253-8.