Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. I just literally finished listening to the uncut version on audio, read it years ago, loved it then but im nothing but disappointed now. The stand by stephen king meet your next favorite book. King s fifth novel returns, 12 years after its first publication, with 230 of its original pages restored. The original version was published in the 1980s, but the version i will being discussing is the complete and uncut edition, published in the 1990s. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sidesor are chosen. The stand is a postapocalyptic fantasy novel by stephen king. Sep 04, 2006 i was reading the last section of the bookwhere flagg is on this island with all these natives. Soul survivors by king, stephen,aguirresacasa, roberto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. What does the end of the stand by stephen king mean. Ten songs inspired by stephen king decibel magazine.
Tonight the regulars were there, sitting by the cash register drinking beer, talking idly, watching the bugs fly into the big lighted sign. Finding songs that reference his work presents little challenge. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. The stand and here is the bleak new world of the day after. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture.
After a deadly plague kills most of the worlds population, the remaining survivors split into two groups one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being to face each other in a final battle between good and evil. But what i do not understand are the dates at the end which is the last thing you read. 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. Jun 28, 2018 the stand pdf summary by stephen king is a great novel that tells the whole story about worlds craziness regarding the production of biological weapons. Hapscombs texaco sat on number 93 just north of arnette, a pissant fourstreet burg about 110 miles from houston.
When i think about stephen kings the stand, which i have done with some frequency since i first read it in 1994, theres one passage that. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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 novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings. Of course i understand he is going to try to get them to do his deeds. 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. The stand pdf summary by stephen king is a great novel that tells the whole story about worlds craziness regarding the production of biological weapons. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978. Twin peaks tells the story behind the story of kings enduring opus. Wolves of the calla, song of susannah, and the dark tower. Stephen king can only write a good ending to a book by chance. Stephen king helpfully posts the stand chapter that explains.
It falls into the categories of postapocalyptic science fiction and horror fantasy. That said, the first 95% of his books is generally so good that i can forgive the ending. At first i thought this was what happens to flagg after he disappeared at vegas wich. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. Stephen kings most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an endoftheworld scenario. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. Sep 30, 2017 stephen king was born in portland, maine usa on 21 september 1947. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy, end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. The stand by stephen king is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel which expands upon his previous short story night surf.
Stephen king tweeted on sunday that the coronavirus was not. Buy a cheap copy of the stand, part i book by stephen king. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide. Every other man, woman, and child on earth has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for nevilles blood. Oct 24, 2010 as i said, the character list in the stand is staggering. Set in a virusdecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. Soon to be a television series a patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a. Kings fifth novel returns, 12 years after its first publication, with 230 of its original pages restored. The best king film ever, stephen king and the stars up there, the stephen king phenomenon, and much more. 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. Stephen king was born in portland, maine usa on 21 september 1947. In 1978, doubleday released the original edition of the stand, a book that was 823 pages.
Many of the best stephen king metal tracks come from european power metal bands, as opposed to death metal and doom groups. Accelerate the way you evolve boost your life and career with the best book summaries. I was reading the last section of the bookwhere flagg is on this island with all these natives. 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. This is a truly great villain, and anyone who has read kings dark tower series knows that he is not quite done with humanity at the end of this book. The stand by stephen king, harry potter reread sixth time, the way of kings by the illustrious brandon sanderson, 1984, and the very hungry caterpillar will probably read it to my son. King is definitely one of my favorite authors, even though i havent read everything yet. A couple of weeks ago, that day came and do i wish i had read it sooner, laws yes, moon that spells sooner. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Stephen kings the stand gets new book covering novels. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest.
Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. A patient escapes from a biological testing facility. Stephen king s most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an endof the world scenario. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. After a deadly plague kills most of the worlds population, the remaining survivors split into two groups one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being to face each other in a. But some of stephen kings greatest creations are in this book. Were living an apocalyptic stephen king novel in reverse the. The stand was the last book he owed doubleday on his contract, and immediately after it came out he hired an agent, kirby mccauley, and demanded a. The publishing house believed that kings original 1168 page manuscript was too long and intimidating for readers, so they cut out nearly a third. Stephen king is sorry if you feel like youre living in the stand right.
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. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story, night surf. Books similar to the stand meet your next favorite book. 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. Soon to be a television series a patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon. The master of horror, 72, also said that a pandemic like the novel coronavirus was bound to happen eventually. Even though his monumental pandemic novel the stand was first published over 40 years ago in 1978, the horror maestro has offered up an. May 12, 2011 stephen king s apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by virus and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published. He woke up the next morning with a thunderous hangover. The stand is a book that has sat on my bookshelf for years, untouched and waiting for that day when im ready to tackle it. In the aftermath, survivors choose between following an elderly black woman to boulder or the dark man, randall flagg, who. Full black morocco, title in gilt on spine with raised bands, decorative red title on front cover. To ask other readers questions about the stand, please sign up.
One of the things i like best about kings writing is the way he breathes life into characters and every day settings. You either love it or hate it, but you cant ignore it. But the plot is almost utterly the same, only with more incidents and details. I didnt really think much before reading the stand and didnt even expect that i will like it so much,but i did. Whenever i dont know what to read, i pick up a stephen king book and it never disappoints. 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. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. Dont forget to subscribe and i hope to see you around lets be friends. Just try running a fever, going through a box of tissues and guzzling the better part of a bottle of nyquil while stephen king describes the grisly deaths. At first i thought this was what happens to flagg after he disappeared at vegas wich would. Fantasy, science fiction, horror, action, adventure, drama plot. Complete and uncut by stephen king in chm, doc, txt download ebook. Set in a virusdecimated us, kings thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic.
The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. Neuware 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. So please understand that i take no joy in saying this. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by virus and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and eerily plausible as when it was first published. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. Browse our fine collection of stephen king signed first edition books. The stand by stephen king july 10, 2019 after twentyfive years and a guarantee from mick garris that itll never happen, stephen kings 1994 the stand is finally coming to bluray this september. As i said, the character list in the stand is staggering. A list of stephen kings novels, organized oldest to newest. Ignatius perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. With gary sinise, molly ringwald, jamey sheridan, laura san giacomo.
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