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The Stand
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#1 BESTSELLER - NOW A PARAMOUNT+ LIMITED SERIES - Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting--and eerily plausible--as when it was first published.
One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years! This edition includes all of the new and restored material first published in The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition.
A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world's population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge--Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious "Dark Man," who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them--and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.
"A master storyteller."--Los Angeles Times
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780307947307
EAN:
9780307947307
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
1200
Authors:
Stephen King
Publisher:
Vintage
Published Date: 2012-07-08
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I love it, but…it’s so heavy for a paperback. 1152 pages- I will need to find a way to prop it up! 🙂This time, the Kindle edition is a wise choice. I will get that, too, I guess!Love this novel! His very best❤️
It took a while to read, but it was worth seeing through to the end. I had to re-read a few places, to try and keep characters straight in my head. Every time I thought I could guess what happened next, I was surprised. I would recommend this book to all who enjoy reading a long suspense filled story.
Read the original version, and now the extended. Both are wonderful tales. This one, the extended, actually fills in information that was good to have. I feel I know the characters better. The Stand was always a favorite. Now, it is even more so. Kudos to Stephen King for publishing this the way he intended. Fabulous read and well worth purchasing a second copy of the book.
I won't go into the synopsis here because there are already a bunch of reviews with it. I will say that I read this book the first time when I was about 14 or 15. I started it on a Friday when I got home from school and I read all weekend long and finished it before I went to school on Monday. I have since read it at least once a year since then, i am now 45. I have also watched the 90s miniseries at least 10 times and watched the new miniseries as soon as it came out. This story never ceases to grab a hold of me and won't let go till I finish it. It is the best!
Good book!
