The stand
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"A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the worlds population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge- Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious 'Dark Man,' who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them- and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity."--Description provided by publisher.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Survivors of a chemical weapon called superflu confront pure evil in this updated and even more massive version of King's 1978 saga. ``The extra 400 or so pages . . . make King's best novel better still,'' said PW. `` A new beginning adds verisimilitude to an already frighteningly believable story, while a new ending opens up possibilities for a sequel . '' (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Library Journal Review
Released in 1978, King's apocalyptic novel, even at a whopping 1200-plus pages, had been trimmed by 150,000 words. A restored version followed in 1990, and that unexpurgated text here makes its audiobook debut-and it's well worth the wait. The story offers the author's signature scenes of horror, but King devotes much time to describing a world gone mad and the people left to populate it after a virus wipes out most of the planet's population. Even though there are hundreds of characters, only a handful are primary, and King shows his skill at making them real, as the uncanny talent of narrator Grover Gardner brings them to life. His reading is flawless, his timing is spot-on, and his slightly Southern accent makes even curse words sound amusing. VERDICT Despite the price and the daunting listening time, this audiobook belongs in every library.-Joseph L. Carlson, Vandenberg Air Force Base Lib., Lompoc, CA (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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King, S. (2020). The stand. Movie Tie-In Edition, Complete and uncut edition. Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)King, Stephen, 1947-. 2020. The Stand. Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)King, Stephen, 1947-, The Stand. Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)King, Stephen. The Stand. Movie Tie-In Edition, Complete and uncut edition. Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.
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