It (novel)

It is a horror novel by Stephen King, published in 1986. It is one of his longest at 1138 pages. Like many of his earlier novels it was published by Viking. Considered one of King's most visceral and graphic works, It deals with themes which would eventually become King staples: the power of memory, the power of a unified group, childhood trauma and the ugliness lurking behind a happy, small-town façade.

The novel is a story of seven friends from the town of Derry, Maine, and the non-linear narrative alternates between two different time periods.