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The stand audiobook cd chicago public library bibliocommons. Grover gardner a monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to boulder. This is one of my favorite post apocalypse novels and now its available in audio format from audible. Stephen king the outsider audiobook 15 cds unabridged read by will patton. Im a big fan of stephen king and have 23 of his books on my shelf. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Stephen king can only write a good ending to a book by chance.
Now stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague. One of the things i like best about king s writing is the way he breathes life into characters and every day settings. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Download and read online for free the stand by stephen king.
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. Search results for stephen king get your free audiobook. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since. King was the 2003 recipient of the national book foundations medal for distinguished contribution to american letters.
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. Flagg returns in a number of kings subsequent works as the protagonist. A list of stephen king s audiobooks, organized alphabetically. Now if they would only release the full uncut version of the stand on cd i would be very happy. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. Nov 29, 2019 stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. In the stand, a superflu decimates the us population, leaving a small amount of the overall population alive. 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. Stephen king the stand complete and uncut audiobook. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Looking for audiobook on cd, not download the stand by stephen. 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.
Great savings free delivery collection on many items. 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. Grover gardner a monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. Create your own list of music and share it with the world. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Flagg possesses supernatural abilities, and rules with an iron fist, using torture and execution to keep those he governs under his hands. 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. Set in a virusdecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. Buy stephen king cd audio books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay.
Soundtracks from stephen king movies by dkev26 discogs lists. The stand audiobook is novel written by stephen king. All of stephen kings books are excellent, but this one is a parable for modern times of the ageold battle between good and evil. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. 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 was epic in its original form, and this edition, with expanded story lines and restored cuts lives up to the original. Originally published in 1978, the stand is widely considered among stephen kings greatest novels. Stephen king audio books, best sellers, author bio. However, it was incompletemore than 150,000 words had been edited out of the original epic manuscript. Listendownload the stand audiobook by stephen king. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Only slightly shorter than the stand at 44 hours and 55 minutes, stephen kings masterpiece it will still keep you busy during your holiday travels.
The book was originally published on october 3, 1978. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. It and the stand are tied for my favorite king book of all time, and 112263 is a very close second. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Narrating a king novel is no small feat, especially when that novel is as massive and filled with characters as the stand.
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Stephen king the stand signed first edition, first printing. 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 king s the stand dvd movie video at cd universe, after the world is devastated by a manmade plague, a battle of literally biblical proportions ensues between. Explore the soundtracks from stephen king movies list by dkev26 on discogs. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about. Looking for audiobook on cd, not download the stand by stephen king. 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. Browse stephen kings bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. 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. Although hes known for his horror stories, this novel fits better into the science fiction genre.
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