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. The complete and uncut edition includes more than five hundred pages of material previously deleted, along with new material that king added as he reworked the manuscript. It reworks the scenario in his earlier short story, night surf. Stephen king helpfully posts the stand chapter that explains. 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. I can recall first reading that book while i was under the weather, staying home from high school for a few days with the flu or something, and the. Lastly i just want to gush one last time how much i loved this truly epic book. The stand by stephen king at the best online ebook storage. The edict to show, dont tell urges storytellers, including filmmakers and showrunners, to rely on action, sensory details, and contextual meaning rather than exposition to build narrative and theme alike. Stephen kings epic is finally returning to the screen as a tenepisode miniseries from a visionary director and featuring an allstar cast not to mention a new ending conceived by king himself. Stephen king, the stand he was a clot looking for a place to happen, a splinter of bone hunting a soft organ to puncture, a lonely lunatic cell looking for a mate they would set up housekeeping and raise themselves a cozy little malignant tumor.
Ive read it over and over at different points in life. Its an epic story set in a postapocalyptic world recently ravaged by a deadly outbreak, and follows a group of survivors. With a deadly virus called captain trips and a villain who preys on the weak, stephen kings the stand isnt just about good. First edition of kings hugonominated epic tale of apocalyptic terror, inscribed by him on the title page in the year of publication, best christmas wishes stephen king, december, 1978. Show me a man or a woman alone and ill show you a saint. It was the audio book that finished his contract with doubleday and landed him his first agent, turning stephen king from wealthy author to some very, very rich writer. Kings book, many times revised now, remains the prime reference work. John birmingham on patreon king s book, many times revised now, remains the prime reference work for anyone serious about. Stand first edition signed stephen king bauman rare books. Stephen king s the stand enter a near future of a horrifically plagueravaged earth where a fraction of its population survives, compelling them to choose sides between the overwhelming forces of good and evil, in this critically acclaimed film version of stephen king s phenomenal, numberone bestselling novel the stand. When stephen king sat down to write the draft of what would eventually become the stand, his original idea was to write a novel about the patty hearst case, but for whatever reason couldnt figure out a way to put the. His father deserted the family when he was two, leaving his mother to raise him and his older brother david by herself, sometimes under great financial difficulties. King intended this as a modernized version of the lord of the rings.
The book is about a number of things, and there is a wide cast of characters an ensemble cast, you might say but the story mainly revolves around one thing. Ive read tons of his novels misery, pet semetary, cujo, eyes of the dragon, the bachman books, just to name a few but i never got around to reading the stand many people have told me that the stand is one of, if not the, best novels king has written, and at over 800 pages, i knew reading it would be. Everything we know about stephen kings the stand tv. Soul survivors stand marvel by aguirresacasa, roberto, king, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population.
Author stephen king was born in september, 1947 in portland, maine. I like all of them but i love a select few and the stand is at the top of the list. After a deadly plague devastates the worlds population, remaining survivors band together into warring factions with good pitted against evil. In the aftermath, survivors choose between following an elderly black woman to boulder or the dark man, randall flagg, who. 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. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. Aguirresacasa, roberto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stephen king tweeted on sunday that the coronavirus was not anywhere near as serious as the virus in the stand and was eminently. The stand was a landmark book for stephen king, and not just because its the approximate size and weight of an actual landmark. The stand audiobook free online streaming tokybook. An unusual book by stephen king that i waded through, with all its rather heavy handed. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since. Brentner and underwood are going to be executed, together with flaggs people in attendance, but at that moment, a guy known as the trashcan man arrives with a nuclear warhead. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Jun 24, 2008 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. I was curious if anyone had read the original printing and the uncut version. Stephen king has written another new ending to the stand but do. Download and read online for free the stand by stephen king. King even references this at some point toward the end of the book. The stand by stephen king is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel which expands upon his previous short story night surf. I just literally finished listening to the uncut version on audio, read it years ago, loved it then but im nothing but disappointed now. This is the most important theme of the entire novel. It falls into the categories of postapocalyptic science fiction and horror fantasy. The stand is a postapocalyptic fantasy novel by 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.
I grew up reading stephen king, so ive always had a soft spot for the guy. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story, night surf. Whenever i dont know what to read, i pick up a stephen king book and it never disappoints. Released in 1978, the weighty book the original version is 823 pages long, while the 1990 uncut edition is over 1,000 pages explores this wasteland as a group of survivors try to find meaning in a new reality, and end up choosing sides in a war of supernatural. 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. Set in a virusdecimated us, kings thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic.
Stephen kings the stand 1994 apocalyptic horror hd. The stand, stephen kings apocalyptic novel that mixes science fiction with horror think of it as a realistic merging of the andromeda strain and the final conflict, was a runaway bestseller when it first hit bookstores in the late 1970s and is still regarded as one of kings best works, at least by his millions of fans. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. Though stephen king has written it far back in the 70s now its uncut entire version has come on the market to unveil the real and complete story behind this apocalyptic story plot. 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 book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978 the novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings earlier short story, night surf. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. Tonight the regulars were there, sitting by the cash register drinking beer, talking idly, watching the bugs fly into the big lighted sign. The stand is one of the finest and highest level masterpieces written by stephen king. 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. All of stephen king s books are excellent, but this one is a parable for modern times of the ageold battle between good and evil. It was the book that ended his contract with doubleday and landed. 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. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. You either love it or hate it, but you cant ignore it. When humanity was decimated by the super virus, two powers remained, good and evil.
The stand is and will remain my favorite of his books. Stephen king comes to the monster of technology this time as he wants to convey an important message to us i. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. Stephen kings the stand a pop culture addicts guide to. In the stand, a superflu decimates the us population, leaving a small amount of the overall population alive. Find out where stephen king s the stand is streaming, if stephen king s the stand is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
Kings publishers thought the book would be better and certainly more salable. A critical analysis of stephen kings apocalyptic novel, mcfarland, 2012, 191 p. Flaggs army catches them, and glen is killed when he wont submit to flaggs will. With randall flagg growing more powerful every day, the citizens of the boulder free zone needed to step up and fight for justice, equality, and freedom. The stand audiobook by stephen king full audiobooks online. Stephen kings classic 1978 novel the stand spins a yarn so big, only the small screen can contain it.
In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. The stand was a milestone audio novel for stephen king, and not merely because it is the approximate size and weight of an actual landmark. The stand was epic in its original form, and this edition, with expanded story lines and restored cuts lives up to the original. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. Hapscombs texaco sat on number 93 just north of arnette, a pissant fourstreet burg about 110 miles from houston. Its also the book that i consider to be my favourite stephen king novel. 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. If you are already a king fan and you havent read the stand, youll love this book. 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. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king.
I just finshed kings the stand and i think the ending sucked. King is skilled at showing the scope of his ruined world and of those left to make what they can of it. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. Stephen king the stand audiobook stephen king audiobooks.
That, in a nutshell, is the gist of stephen king s fourth novel, the stand. Abcs 1994 miniseries of the stand, directed by mick garris from stephen king s screenplay, is a primer on the powerand weaknessof detail. Explaining this took up less than 10% of my word count. Wolves of the calla, song of susannah, and the dark tower. 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. I didnt really think much before reading the stand and didnt even expect that i will like it so much,but i did. His acclaimed nonfiction book, on writing, is also a bestseller. Complete and uncut by stephen king in chm, doc, txt download ebook. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. In 1978, stephen king, the author of carrie and the shining, published the stand and almost immediately added thousands of new readers to his already huge following. 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. Soon to be a television series a patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts. The stand brings us to the future that will eat all our happiness within a second.
The stand is a book of aerial footage and closeups, with little use for medium shots. Stephen kings most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an endoftheworld scenario. Sep 30, 2017 one response to excerpt from the stand by stephen king mankind luke. The stand is stephen kings most epic book, at least in terms of its overall word count. Set in a virusdecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic.
The best king film ever, stephen king and the stars up there, the stephen king phenomenon, and much more. Stephen kings the stand where to stream and watch decider. How stephen kings childhood inspired stand by me amc. Its been almost 20 years since ive read the book myself so im a bit fuzzy. Feb 19, 20 its interesting that it is the crimson king, i always felt like it was king s most sinister villain. I like the fact that book 1 starts off slowly because it seems like when the characters start meeting up my reading pace increases and i miss the incredible descriptive parts that made me a constant reader in the first place. Everything we know about stephen kings new the stand. A longer edition of the novel was later released in may of 1990. Generally speaking, i have been nonplussed by stephen king s popularity over the years, but the stand, because of its widely held reputation as the best of king s gargantuan output, has been on my to read list for some time. Stephen kings the stand release date, cast and story. This is also the one my longtime readers still seem to like the best. The stand is one of stephen kings most impressive and beloved works. Stephen king was born in portland, maine usa on 21. This dovetails with how flagg can possess animals and be in many places at once, eg.
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