Download the stand audiobook by stephen king audiobooksnow. The book falls under the genre of novel, horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction. Randall flagg, though presumed dead in the earlier versions of this novel, is shown to have survived the nuclear explosion in an epilogue king added to a few of the later variants. Stand first edition signed stephen king bauman rare books. Flagg returns in a number of kings subsequent works as the protagonist. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to. Set in a virusdecimated us, kings thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. Dark dreams that warn of the coming of the dark man. The apostate of death, his worndown boot heels tramping the night roads. American nightmares by stephen king, roberto aguirre sacasa, mike perkins and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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.
The stand by stephen king read by grover gardner random house audio length. This is also the one my longtime readers still seem to. Beginning here, king would take all the time that he had to get his characters for as many pages as it took. Rest stop is a short story by the american writer stephen king, originally published in the december 2003 issue of esquire and collected in king s 2008 collection just after sunset. Download audiobooks narrated by stephen king at and save. King explores this phenomenon through numerous points of view. Set in a plaguedecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Listen to the stand audiobook by stephen king, narrated by grover gardner.
Written by stephen king, narrated by grover gardner. 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 for a new generation. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. This is one of my favorite post apocalypse novels and now its available in audio format from audible. It is the audio book where he acquired a representative and walked into another publishing house, a challenging move for any author. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Generally speaking, i have been nonplussed by stephen kings popularity over the years, but the stand, because of its widely held reputation as the best of kings gargantuan output, has been on my to read list for some time. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. Fantasy, science fiction, horror, action, adventure. Instead, the stands most perceptive characters are the aged mother abigail, the deafmute nick andros, and the retarded tom cullenor they are children, whom king often describes as more. For hundreds of thousands of fans who read the stand in its original version and wanted more, this new edition is stephen kings gift. Search results for stephen king get your free audiobook.
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. And with the stand, king wrote a continentspanning piece of apocalyptic fiction that follows a handful of plague survivors as they watch the. I didnt really think much before reading the stand and didnt even expect that i will like it so much,but i did. King is definitely one of my favorite authors, even though i havent read everything yet. The stand by stephen king read by grover gardner audiobook. Stephen king the stand signed first edition, first printing. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture. Set in a plaguedecimated us, kings thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king. 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.
However, it was incompletemore than 150,000 words had been edited out of the original epic manuscript. Rest stop is a short story by the american writer stephen king, originally published in the december 2003 issue of esquire and collected in kings 2008 collection just after sunset. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story, night surf. 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 is a postapocalyptic fantasy novel by stephen king. 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. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. Although hes known for his horror stories, this novel fits better into the science fiction genre. Jun 28, 2011 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. It reworks the scenario in his earlier short story, night surf. 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. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about. The book that took me the longest to write was the stand.
And those who are reading the stand for the first time will discover a triumphant and eerily plausible work of the imagination that takes on. Listen to the stand by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. Stephen king the stand audiobook stephen king audiobooks. 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. The stand audiobook by stephen king 9780307987570 rakuten. 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. In the stand, a superflu decimates the us population, leaving a small amount of the overall population alive. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since. And those who are reading the stand for the first time will discover a triumphant and eerily plausible work of the imagination that takes on the issues that will determine our survival. The stand audiobook by stephen king full audiobooks online. It falls into the categories of postapocalyptic science fiction and horror fantasy. The stand by stephen king is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel which expands upon his previous short story night surf.
The stand audiobook is a popular novel written by stephen king. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. Buy a cheap copy of the stand, part i book by stephen king. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. The second portion of this audio book occurs from july 5 to september 6. The stand audiobook by stephen king full audiobooks august 29, 2019 by tokybook leave a comment the stand brings us to the future that will eat all our happiness within a second. For hundreds of thousands of fans who read the stand in its original version and wanted more, this new edition is stephen king s gift. The book was originally published on october 3, 1978. The stand by stephen king the stand is one of the finest and highest level masterpieces written by stephen king. 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. Now stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague. 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. The stand the complete and uncut audiobook stephen king. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
Narrating a king novel is no small feat, especially when that novel is as massive and filled with characters as the stand. King was the 2003 recipient of the national book foundations medal for distinguished contribution to american letters. Stephen king the stand complete and uncut audiobook. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the stand. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. From the legendary horror writer stephen king, this novel is one of his most popular, a modern classic, and a desirable copy in this superb condition. In 2004, rest stop won the national magazine award for fiction. The stand was epic in its original form, and this edition, with expanded story lines and restored cuts lives up to the original.
Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. 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. This first printing edition of the stand is an exceptional original copy which has been personally signed by stephen king with a personal inscription. I went out and bought the uncut edition and placed it. Listendownload the stand audiobook by stephen king. The stand audiobook free online streaming tokybook. Whenever i dont know what to read, i pick up a stephen king book and it never disappoints.
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