Synopsis
'The Stand is a masterpiece' -The Guardian
Set in a plague-decimated US, King's thrilling American fantasy epic, is a Classic.
First come the days of the plague. Then come the dreams.
Dark dreams that warn of the coming of the dark man. The apostate of death, his worn-down boot heels tramping the night roads. The warlord of the charnel house and Prince of Evil.
His time is at hand. His empire grows in the west and the Apocalypse looms.
When a man crashes his car into a petrol station, he brings with him the foul corpses of his wife and daughter. He dies and it doesn't take long for the plague which killed him to spread across America and the world.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781444720730
- Number of pages: 1232
- Dimensions: 196 x 132 x 62 mm
- Weight: 833g
- Languages: English
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Apocalyptic!
Although I have this in hardback I bought the paperback edition for holiday reading. This is the most amazing book, with a vast canvas of mindblowing event... READ MORE
Perfect, well written book!
Damn, this is good.
This is a brilliant horror novel. It's lengthy but the words fly across the page, pulled along by the gripping narrative. I can only wonder at the dark d... READ MORE
Stand...up & take a bow Mr King
Excellent book. A touching portrayal of humanity & the tense balance between good & evil, told in an entertaining way.
A few points people might not like:
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King at his finest!
The length may seem like an offputting drag but trust me when I say every single page is worth it. No-one can write characters as real and 3-D as King does... READ MORE
Bucket list thriller that delivers
This is a book you live as much as read, such is the strength of the characterisation, description of places and events. Rather like a pulsating film or em... READ MORE
Stephen King's take on Good vs's Evil
Want a book to keep you warm snuggled up in your bed the whole of winter, look no further. This gargantuan novel will keep you occupied for weeks if you pa... READ MORE
A book you dont want to end
This is probably one my favourite books the story the characters everything about it I loved was genuinely gutted when I finished it
Classic Stephen King
This is a LONG book, but I read it in 5 days, literally couldn’t put it down once I started. This is classic Stephen King. A tale of good versus evil. It’s... READ MORE
Really Engaging
A very engaging book that made you genuinely care how certain characters turned out.
Thankfully, it doesn't suffer too much from the trope of people is di... READ MORE
A long book, but worth the read
There are times where it does drag on a bit - it's sometimes almost too descriptive, but then come the parts where you simply can't put it down!
It's the end of the world as we know it
When I first picked this book up, I don't think I'd ever been more intimidated by the size of a novel. My version of the paperback had over 1,400 pages in ... READ MORE
Apocalyptic, Brilliant, and Creepy as Hell
Wow. What a book. The Stand is a slow burn that turns into a full-blown inferno. Once you get past the early flood of characters, it’s gripping, horrifying... READ MORE
A King Masterpiece!
The very best of Stephen King. It’s definitely a big jump for new SK readers but this is a must read for anyone exploring Kings vast work. You won’t be dis... READ MORE