The Stand - by Stephen King (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An accident occurs in an Army lab causing a horrific disaster and a plague virus sweeps the U.S. leaving only a handful of survivors.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting</b>--<b>eerily plausible</b>--<b>as when it was first published. <i>The New York Times </i>called it<i> </i>the book that has everything. Adventure. Romance. Prophecy. Allegory. Satire. Fantasy. Realism. Apocalypse. Great!<br></b><br><b>Now a limited series on CBS All Access</b><br><i> </i><br>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. <p/>(This edition includes all of the new and restored material first published in <i>The Stand</i> <i>The Complete And Uncut Edition</i>.)<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A master storyteller.<br> --<i>Los Angeles Times</i> <p/>[<i>The Stand</i>] has everything. Adventure. Romance. Prophecy. Allegory. Satire. Fantasy. Realism. Apocalypse. Great!<br> --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>As brilliant a dark dream as has ever been dreamed in this century.<br> --<i>Palm Beach Post <p/></i>"An undisputed master of suspense and terror."<br><i> --The Washington Post <p/></i>"King is one of the most powerful storytellers we have. His work satisfies on first reading and is even better the second time around."<br><i> --Chicago Tribune<br></i> <br>"Crackling . . . with explosive climaxes." <br><i> --The Boston Globe<br></i> <br>"[For] those who like their horror on a humongous scale."<br><i> --Los Angeles Times<br></i> <br>"Peerless imagination."<br><i> --The Observer (London)<br></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Among his most recent are <i>11/22/63</i>; <i>Full Dark, No Stars</i>;<i> Under the Dome</i>; <i>Just After Sunset;</i> <i>Duma Key</i>;<i> Lisey's Story</i>; <i>Cell</i>; and the concluding novels in<i> </i>the Dark Tower saga: <i>Wolves of the Calla</i>, <i> Song of Susannah</i>, <i> </i>and <i>The Dark Tower.</i> His acclaimed nonfiction book, <i>On Writing</i>, is also a bestseller. He was the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007, he received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Maine with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. <p/>www.stephenking.com</p>
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