The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. The original version was published in the 1980s, but the version. I think the stand is the only stephen king book ive read. Complete and uncut by stephen king in chm, doc, txt download ebook. I like all of them but i love a select few and the stand is at the top of the list.
The stand was epic in its original form, and this edition, with expanded story lines and restored cuts lives up to the original. Dont forget to subscribe and i hope to see you around lets be friends. Thoughts on the stand, by stephen king spoilers i had read so many good things about this and decided to make it the next book i read. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting. Ralph, glen, and larry are all killed by explosion of las vegas, and stu is the only one to make it out alive. In the aftermath, survivors choose between following an elderly black woman to boulder or the dark man, randall flagg, who. Why did king use strong religious themes in the stand. The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. I think his first thought was to end the world, based on reports of an accidental spill of toxins from an army post that but for the wind. Wolves of the calla, song of susannah, and the dark tower. Stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting and.
The stand by stephen king at the best online ebook storage. The stand, a book written by stephen king, is about people who are trying to survive in a postapocalyptic setting. Second, this is not a brandnew, entirely different version of the stand. Its definitely in my top favourite books of all time. Soon to be a television series a patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon.
The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since. 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, first published in 1978, was nominated for the world fantasy award in 1979. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. Dead rotting bodies are lying unburied everywhere and modern electrified society is dead. The stand by stephen king the stand by stephen king opens on a manmade apocalypse a designer flu has escaped from an american military laboratory. Soul survivors by king, stephen,aguirresacasa, roberto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story, night surf. This is yet another clear example of how in order to gain peace and freedom, sacrifice must be made.
The stand is a postapocalyptic fantasy novel by stephen king. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. As the title says, this is the stand complete and uncut editions preface copied verbatim for the sake. I just literally finished listening to the uncut version on audio, read it years ago, loved it then but im nothing but disappointed now. I always thought of king as a decent author but nothing special. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. With gary sinise, molly ringwald, jamey sheridan, laura san giacomo. The stand, book by stephen king mass market paperback. A couple of weeks ago, that day came and do i wish i had read it. King s fifth novel returns, 12 years after its first publication, with 230 of its original pages restored. There is also some new writing in the present 1,153 pages of what is now kings longest. Kings fifth novel returns, 12 years after its first publication, with 230 of its original pages restored. Oct 24, 2010 as i said, the character list in the stand is staggering.
The stand by stephen king is a novel which is based on imaginary characters that make the novel scary and thriller. Theyre attempting to survive after a very large sum of the population gets wiped out after a virus called the superflu infects them, but they soon find out theres more to it than just that. The task of turning stephen kings the stand into a featurelength movie has long been viewed as a difficult one at best a nearinsurmountable challenge at worst, for one. 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. If you are already a king fan and you havent read the stand, youll love this book. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story night surf and outlines the total breakdown of. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose. The stand is and will remain my favorite of his books. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. 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. The stand by stephen king meet your next favorite book. 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.
A patient escapes from a biological testing facility. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king. But some of stephen kings greatest creations are in this book. The outsider is a horror novel by american author stephen king, published on may 22, 2018, by scribner. But the plot is almost utterly the same, only with more incidents and details. The stand and here is the bleak new world of the day after. In flint city, oklahoma, police detective ralph anderson arrests popular teacher and. 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. Among the living is the only anthraxking joint that is absolutely essential to the bands legacy. I didnt really think much before reading the stand and didnt even expect that i will like it so much,but i did. Fantasy, science fiction, horror, action, adventure, drama plot.
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. 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. Definitely one of my favorite king books, only topped by the dark. There are so many glaring inconsistencies and plot holes that i. 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.
Apt pupil, misery and the gunslinger inspired a skeleton in the closet, misery loves company and lone justice respectively. The stand was a landmark book for stephen king, and not just because its the approximate size and weight of an actual landmark. Twin peaks tells the story behind the story of kings enduring opus. King is definitely one of my favorite authors, even though i havent read everything yet. Later on in the book, the four men start west to fight randall flagg and his followers. Set in a virusdecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. Thoughts on the stand, by stephen king spoilers reddit. Stephen king s most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an endof the world scenario. Ten songs inspired by stephen king decibel magazine. A couple of weeks ago, that day came and do i wish i had read it sooner, laws yes, moon that spells sooner. It was author stephen kings sixth work of fiction, a crossover of epic. 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. Fa the stand af stephen king som bog pa engelsk 9780385199575 boger rummer alle sider af livet.
The stand by stephen king a book about manmade apocalypse. Stephen kings the stand gets new book covering novels. It was the book that ended his contract with doubleday and landed. Nov 29, 2012 the stand was a landmark book for stephen king, and not just because its the approximate size and weight of an actual landmark. 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. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. I went out and bought the uncut edition and placed it onto my shelf. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture. All content included on our site, such as text, images. Download and read online for free the stand by stephen king.
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. In flint city, oklahoma, police detective ralph anderson arrests popular teacher and little league coach terry maitland in front of a crowd of baseball spectators, charging him with raping, mutilating and killing an 11yearold boy. 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 is a book that has sat on my bookshelf for years, untouched and waiting for that day when im ready to tackle it. You will not discover old characters behaving in new ways, nor will the course of the tale branch off at some point from the old narrative, taking you, constant reader, in an entirely different direction. All of stephen kings books are excellent, but this one is a parable for modern times of the ageold battle between good and evil. The stand by stephen king is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel which expands upon his previous short story night surf. 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. Fa the stand af stephen king som hardback bog pa engelsk. 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.
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