Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental. If you are already a king fan and you havent read the stand, youll love this book. This is the setting for stephen kings epic the stand. Apr 28, 2020 even stephen king thinks were living in a stephen king book i feel like jack torrance, for gods sakes, says the lockeddown author, whose new story collection is if it bleeds. Stephen king has written another new ending to the stand but do. Stephen king took to twitter sunday to reassure his 5. Stephen king, the stand he was a clot looking for a place to happen, a splinter of bone hunting a soft organ to puncture, a lonely lunatic cell looking for a mate they would set up housekeeping and raise themselves a cozy little malignant tumor. The stand by stephen king meet your next favorite book.
The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. The stand by stephen king is by far my favorite book of all time. New edition, book club, of the stand, features a considerable amount of previously unpublished material which was originally cut from the first edition of the book. For that reason i hope ive caught you early hopefully standing there by the k section of new fiction, with your other purchases tucked under your arm and. It falls into the categories of postapocalyptic science fiction and horror fantasy. The epic scope of all those pages wraps the reader in a secure blanket. Some changes were made to the plot of the film, including changing the setting year from 1960 to 1959 and the location of castle rock from maine to oregon. Everything we know about stephen kings new the stand. There were many evenings when i found myself continuing the book once id got home from work.
This issue of the stand now comes much closer to the authors original intention. There are a couple of things you need to know about this version of the stand right away, even before you leave the bookstore. Mar 29, 2020 it has been four decades since stephen king wrote the stand, his acclaimed novel about a deadly influenza pandemic wiping out most of human civilization. The stand, stephen kings apocalyptic novel that mixes science fiction with horror think of it as a realistic merging of the andromeda strain and the final conflict, was a runaway bestseller when it first hit bookstores in the late 1970s and is still regarded as one of kings best works, at least by his millions of fans. Mar 09, 2020 stephen king is denouncing comparisons between his 1978 novel the stand and the coronavirus social media users have drawn comparisons between the two due to the novels premise.
For my first guest post, jay agreed to write up his thoughts after finishing stephen kings epic novel, the stand. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story night surf and outlines the total breakdown of society after the accidental release of a strain of influenza that had been modified for biological warfare causes an apocalyptic pandemic, which kills off. Stephen kings most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an endofthe world scenario. Mar 06, 2020 the stand by stephen king is a novel which is based on imaginary characters that make the novel scary and thriller. Mar 10, 2020 stephen king took to twitter sunday to reassure his 5. Aug 29, 2019 the stand brings us to the future that will eat all our happiness within a second. One man escapes from a biological weapon facility after an accident, carrying with him the deadly virus known as captain tripps, a rapidly mutating flu that in the ensuing weeks wipes out most of the worlds population.
Stephen king is denouncing comparisons between his 1978 novel the stand and the coronavirus social media users have drawn comparisons between the two due to. The stand, stephen kings apocalyptic novel that mixes science fiction with horror think of it as a realistic merging of the andromeda strain and the final conflict, was a runaway bestseller when it first hit bookstores in the late 1970s and is still regarded as one of kings best works, at. Book discussion the stand by stephen king never enough novels. Stephen king fan james smythe has reached the stand in his survey of the horror master, and finds this novel isnt just about good versus evil. Even stephen king thinks were living in a stephen king book. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture.
Nov 27, 2019 that, in a nutshell, is the gist of stephen kings fourth novel, the stand. A longer edition of the novel was later released in may of 1990. Stephen king helpfully posts the stand chapter that explains. This book will terrify, it will raise your hopes, it will force you to shed a tear and reexamine our world. The stand by stephen king is a novel which is based on imaginary characters that make the novel scary and thriller. Stephen kings the stand tells the story of a world that is ravaged by a deadly disease, and the dystopian battle between good and evil that erupts. Wolves of the calla, song of susannah, and the dark tower. The stand by stephen king 1990, hardcover for sale online.
Read on for his views on the book and add yours in the comments. Stephen kings new the stand tv series set to debut late 2020. Even though his monumental pandemic novel the stand was first published over 40 years ago in 1978, the horror maestro has offered up an. Though that is an option, its probably not your best choice. Soon to be a television series a patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978. His acclaimed nonfiction book on writing is also a bestseller.
The stand brings us to the future that will eat all our happiness within a second. The stand by stephen king 1990, hardcover for sale. The stand is stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. This version of the stand is an expansion of the novel which has been in print since 1979 or so. Dark dreams that warn of the coming of the dark man. Though stephen king has written it far back in the 70s now its uncut entire version has come on the market to unveil the real and complete story behind this apocalyptic story plot.
But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. Many fans say stephen king about what the novels the stand. In the aftermath, survivors choose between following an elderly black woman to boulder or the dark man, randall flagg, who. The stand is the fourth and longest novel by bestselling author stephen king, who has written over 60 books to date, including such wellknown titles as carrie 1974, the shining 1977, pet sematary 1983, misery 1987, and the green mile 1996. Striking a far less hysterical tone than in the shining, king has written his most sweeping horror novel in the stand, though it may lack the spinal jingles of salems lot. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. It has been four decades since stephen king wrote the stand, his acclaimed novel about a deadly influenza pandemic wiping out most of human civilization. The stand by stephen king about the author stephen king is an american author with over 50 novels to his name. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. The stand is and will remain my favorite of his books. Definitely one of my favorite king books, only topped by the dark tower series and maybe the shining. Stephen king decries comparisons between coronavirus and. Many fans say stephen king about what the novels the stand and the shining is one of the best and scariest works of stephen king.
The stand by stephen king first come the days of the plague. Stephen king comes to the monster of technology this time as he wants to convey an important message to us i. Stephen king decries comparisons between coronavirus and the. Originaltitel the stand ist ein buch des amerikanischen autors stephen king aus dem jahr 1978.
Mar 24, 2020 stephen kings the stand tells the story of a world that is ravaged by a deadly disease, and the dystopian battle between good and evil that erupts thereafter. Its like he really commits to 95% of the book and then gives up for the. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. The body is a novella by american writer stephen king, originally published in his 1982 collection different seasons and adapted into the 1986 film stand by me. The novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings earlier short story, night surf. Dead rotting bodies are lying unburied everywhere and modern electrified society is.
Some changes were made to the plot of the film, including changing the setting year from 1960 to 1959 and the location of castle rock from maine to oregon the story takes place during the summer of 1960 in the fictional town of castle. Stephen king shares coronavirusrelated chapter from his. There is one exclusively stephen king membership club, the stephen king library. You have a couple choices for joining a discount online stephen king book membership club. Stephen king releases a free audio excerpt from his 1978 horror novel the stand in. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story night surf and outlines the total breakdown of society after the accidental release of a strain of influenza that had been modified for biological warfare causes an apocalyptic pandemic, which kills off the majority of the worlds human population. The stand by stephen king a book about manmade apocalypse. Complete and uncut by stephen king in chm, doc, txt download ebook. Even stephen king thinks were living in a stephen king book i feel like jack torrance, for gods sakes, says the lockeddown author, whose new story collection is if it bleeds.
Stephen kings 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. The stand was originally published over ten years ago. I started the book after reading 112263 and the shining and, i thought the stand was so much better than the other king books and short stories ive read this year. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978 the novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings earlier short story, night surf. Stephen king tweeted on sunday that his postapocalyptic novel the stand was not like the novel coronavirus, which has killed more than 3,800 people and spread to more than 100 countries. The book is about a number of things, and there is a wide cast of characters an ensemble cast, you might say but the story mainly revolves around one thing. The stand by stephen king opens on a manmade apocalypse a designer flu has escaped from an american military laboratory. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. The novel is a little bit frightening and totally incredible and people to amuse themselves by reading that novel and they admit and admire the work of the author for that book. If you hold misapprehensions on that score, let them be dispelled right here and right now, while you are still a safe distance from the cash register which will take money out of your pocket and put it in mine. A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon. Oct 20, 2017 the book is about a number of things, and there is a wide cast of characters an ensemble cast, you might say but the story mainly revolves around one thing. The stand audiobook by stephen king full audiobooks online.
The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. The stand is one of the finest and highest level masterpieces written by stephen king. June 28th 2011 by anchor books first published october 1978. I think the stand is the only stephen king book ive read. The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. As ive said, you wont find old characters behaving in strange new ways, but you will discover that almost all of the characters were, in the book s original form, doing more things, and if i didnt think some of those things were interesting. The stand very popular book in the world, authored by stephen king. I love stephen king books but i do wish he could write better endings. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily.
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