The stand stephen king audiobook cd 1978 postapocalyptic. This is one of my favorite post apocalypse novels and now its available in audio format from audible. Stephen king is the bestselling, awardwinning author of innumerable classics, such as the shining, carrie, cujo, and the dead zoneall of which have been adapted to film, as have many of kings other novels and stories. For those discovering the epic bestselling dark tower series for the first time and for its legions of dedicated fans here is an immensely satisfying standalone novel and perfect introduction to the series. Stephen king audio books at simply audiobooks simply. Stephen king the stand complete and uncut audiobook. A list of stephen kings audiobooks, organized alphabetically.
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. Stephen kings most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an endoftheworld scenario. I would describe it as basically third person omniscient with some embellishment by an otherwise invisible narrator. But flaggs evil plot is not perfect, for he knows naught of thomas terrible secretor p. Redemption audiobook unabridged audio book cd by david baldacci. Stephen king tattoos stephen king quotes stephen king books dark tower art the dark tower series dark tower tattoo jae lee steven king horror fiction all things serve the fucking beam tower junkie since 1999. Its a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. In the end they could only stand around, tourists and townies, the. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king. Stephen kings epic fantasy series, the dark tower, is being made into a major movie starring idris elba and matthew mcconaughey. In 1990, an unabridged edition of the stand was published, billed as the complete and uncut edition.
Bantam doubleday dell publishing group date of issue. The best king film ever, stephen king and the stars up there, the stephen king phenomenon, and much more. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. 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. 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 stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king. The standthe stand is a sound book where the epic span functions in kings favor, and he uses it not so much for giant collection pieces most of the audio book consists of individuals either riding bikes or sitting around speaking but to allow his. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture.
The complete and uncut edition includes more than 500 pages of material previously deleted, along with new material that king added as he reworked the manuscript for a. The body by stephen king 2016, cd, unabridged for sale online. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. Oct 24, 2010 as i said, the character list in the stand is staggering. The standthe stand is a sound book where the epic span functions in king s favor, and he uses it not so much for giant collection pieces most of the audio book consists of individuals either riding bikes or sitting around speaking but to allow his characters age, ripen, and mature beyond their first stereotypes. 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. Epub the stand by stephen king download the stand stephen. 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. Stephen king the stand audiobook stephen king audiobooks. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story, night surf. Towards the middle, things just seemed a little too unbelievable even for a stephen king novel.
The stand the complete and uncut audiobook over 50 hours of. I havent read it i only began reading kings books this year, but ive heard a resounding meh from all sides regarding the extra 150,000 words added in the later, unedited. It falls into the categories of postapocalyptic science fiction and horror fantasy. This is why stephen king will always be my alltime favorite.
Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. Stephen kings short story the bodywhich became the film stand by me from the. Search results for stephen king sorted by relevance page. Stephen kings the stand joins a long list of novels of wildly varying quality to tackle the collapse of civilization. On the positive side, the ending was pretty good, and did justice to the long, slow buildup, which is rare for books that attempt to be epic. Im a big fan, but as someone else said, its not really a textbook example. The stand is a post apocalyptic story about the survivors of a terrible plague. As you might have guessed, i have sampled from this illustrious genre. Other projects include editing best american short stories 2007, writing a pop culture column for entertainment weekly, scripting for the vertigo comic. 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. Although hes known for his horror stories, this novel fits better into the science fiction genre. Books are a uniquely portable magic stephen king 4. Beginning here, king would take all the time that he had to get his characters for as many pages as it took.
Complete and uncut by stephen king in chm, doc, txt download ebook. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. Search results for stephen king sorted by relevance. Stephen king narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. The stand stephen king audiobook cd 1978 psychological horror, thriller. King was the 2003 recipient of the national book foundations medal for distinguished contribution to american letters. You either love it or hate it, but you cant ignore it. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his. He generally just describes what matters to the story including the thoughts of. The stand is a postapocalyptic fantasy novel by stephen king. Stephen king releases exclusive audiobook drunken fireworks. 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. In nevil shutes short, mournful on the beach, australia awaits the fatal fallout from an allout nuclear war, with government issued suicidepills in.
The complete and uncut edition of the stand is considered to be kings longest standalone work. 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. Set in a virusdecimated us, kings thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. He leads a group of survivors to las vegas, where they try to reconstruct the city and a military power. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Now stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil has been restored to its entirety. Now a major motion picture starring matthew mcconaughey and idris elba creating true narrative magic the washington post at every revelatory turn, stephen king surpasses all expectation in the stunning final volume of his sevenpart epic masterwork. Search results for stephen king stephen king in his own words.
Persistence karawane by ball, hugo city church nottingham power and grace fm riding in the car with chris modern nostalgia gaming dialing strangers overcoming your hangups and selling on the phone. Also, it felt bill denbrough was a clear stand in for stephen king, so the relentless singing of bills praises got a little old. The stand by stephen king free audiobook uncut edition. Stephen king returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, the shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middleaged dan torrance the boy protagonist of the shining and the very special 12yearold girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals.
The stand by stephen king is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel which expands upon his previous short story night surf. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Stephen king audio books at simply audiobooks simply audiobooks. Set in a virusdecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. Accelerate the way you evolve boost your life and career with the best book summaries.
Wolves of the calla, song of susannah, and the dark tower. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by david nathan. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. This completely unabridged reworking of the original, with many previously cut. But some of stephen kings greatest creations are in this book. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Its a story about the end of the world and a few struggling survivors. The best site on the net for info on rare stephen king books. The body stand by me by stephen king unabridged audiobook on cd. The stand the complete and uncut audiobook over 50 hours of audio.
Harrigans phone, the life of chuck, rat, and the title story if it bleeds each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places. 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. For listeners new to the dark tower, the wind through the keyhole is a standalone novel, and a wonderful introduction to the series. Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by grover gardner. The stand first edition cover authorstephen king cover artistjohn cayea countryunited states languageenglish genrepostapocalyptic, fantasy, horror publisherdoubleday publication date october 3, 1978 media typeprint pages823 isbn9780385121682 the stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. It is the audio book where he acquired a representative and walked into another publishing house, a challenging move for any author. 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.
Ive been almost solely motivated to create an account in the hope that you vendorsavvy folks can help me find stephen kings the stand, as it was published in 1978. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. The stand 1990 read online free book by stephen king in. A list of stephen king s audiobooks, organized alphabetically. His acclaimed nonfiction book on writing is also a bestseller.
The eyes of the dragon by stephen king overdrive rakuten. 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. King decided to create a standalone audiobook out of the 12,200word short story last year, when he was shopping in a discount chain store and saw a. Flagg possesses supernatural abilities, and rules with an iron fist, using torture and execution to keep those he governs under his hands. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. Soon to be a television series a patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon. It was a perfect ending that left me sobbing in bed at 5.
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. Plus, steven weber, the narrator of the book in audible does a phenomenally creepy job when reading as pennywise. Enjoy on smartphone you always bring this thing everywhere, right. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since. Stephen king seems to play a little fast and loose with narration. From numberone new york times bestselling author, legendary storyteller, and master of short fiction stephen king comes an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas mr. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android.
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