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>AI Overview
>Yes, several authors have deeply regretted publishing works—sometimes due to poor reception, other times because of the quality of the writing, or later ethical objections—and have subsequently tried to take them out of circulation.

>Here are some of the most notable examples:
>1. Rage by Stephen King (Published under pseudonym Richard Bachman)
Following incidents in the 1980s and 90s where the book (which centers on a student who kills a teacher and takes his class hostage) was found in the possession of actual school shooters, King felt the novel was a "possible accelerant" to violence. He requested that his publisher let it go out of print, and it is no longer published.

>2. Survivor by Octavia E. Butler
Butler disliked her third novel so much that she refused to let it be reprinted, allowing it to remain out of print for the rest of her life. She reportedly described it as "really offensive garbage" and felt it relied on outdated, offensive sci-fi clichés.

>3. The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming
Fleming wrote this novel in a different style from his usual James Bond thrillers, aiming to show the character through a woman's eyes and make him less of a hero. When the book received overwhelmingly negative reviews, Fleming was distressed and attempted to keep the book out of print.

>4. The Wind from Nowhere by J.G. Ballard
Ballard dismissed his first novel as a "piece of hackwork" written quickly for money in a fortnight using standard science fiction clichés. He often pretended that his second novel The Drowned World, was his debut instead.

>5. The Haunted Storm by Philip Pullman
Pullman, famous for His Dark Materials, has largely disowned his first novel, which was published when he was 25. He has refused to discuss it and removed it from his entry in Who's Who.

>6. Fanshawe by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hawthorne was so embarrassed by his debut novel that he tried to buy back all the copies and burn them, going so far as to deny he had ever written it.

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