The stand represents kings most ambitiously imaginative novel and the most fulfilling exploration of a predominant theme in his work. I just finished listening to the stand uncut 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. The producers of the film have decided to change the title. This is also the one my longtime readers still seem to. 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. I think lots of people have read the stand but when i first read it i was a bit disappointed because i was expecting some type of showdown between flaggs forces and. Its been cited as a deus ex machina ending, but i felt that it was incredibly appropriatein a book whereby.
The stand by stephen king is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel which expands upon his previous short story night surf. Imagine then an even greater evil rising to threaten the survivorsand a last embattled group of men and women coming together to make a last stand against it. Stephen king was born in portland, maine usa on 21 september 1947. The first part of the series is terrifyinglyrealistic, as the plague sweeps across america, causing society to collapse. Download and read online for free the stand by stephen king. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star.
For hundreds of thousands of fans who read the stand in its original version and wanted more, this new edition is stephen kings gift. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the stand. It story starts with the virus escaping from a lab and a lone soldier with his family attempts to escape certain death but ends up bringing death with him. Stephen kings the stand where to stream and watch decider. It gives us new characters and endows familiar ones with new depths. The complete and uncut edition by stephen king books to read online. Like life was such a wheel that no man could stand upon it for long. In 1978, doubleday released the original edition of the stand, a book that was 823 pages.
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. The complete and uncut edition by stephen king doc. Question i had about the ending of stephen kings the stand. Find out where stephen kings the stand is streaming, if stephen kings the stand is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. So please understand that i take no joy in saying this. Basis for the 1994 made for television miniseries starring gary sinise, molly. 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. Many fans say stephen king about what the novels the stand and the shining is one of the best and scariest works of stephen king. For that reason i hope ive caught you early hopefully standing there by the k section of new fiction, with your other purchases tucked under your arm and. The publishing house believed that kings original 1168 page manuscript was too long and intimidating for readers, so they cut out nearly a third. He also played a role, however indirectly, in shaping randall flagg, the villain of stephen kings mammoth apocalyptic 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.
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. Stand by me is based on the stephen kings novella the body. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. Discussion of themes and motifs in stephen kings the stand. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. 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.
About is a free web service that delivers books in pdf format to all the users without any restrictions. Trivia random television or clickable quiz can you name the stephen king the stand. There are a couple of things you need to know about this version of the stand right away, even before you leave the bookstore. 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.
This is one of the effects of how the author can fake the readers from each word. In 2004, rest stop won the national magazine award for fiction. 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. 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. As the title says, this is the stand complete and uncut editions preface copied verbatim for the sake of all the fans who dont have the book. This first printing edition of the stand is an exceptional original copy which has been personally signed by stephen king with a personal inscription. Rebuilding society is an extremely complex task, and it cannot be done by one person or even a small group of people. The stand very popular book in the world, authored by stephen king. Since humanity and society were nearly wiped out entirely by the super flu, the survivors needed to come together in order to rebuild civilization. Stephen king the short stories below are mostly available for online reading only, except for some that allow you to download in pdf format. The stand stephen king screenplay subterranean cinema. Imagine the countryside destroyed and great cities decimated as the entire population desperately and futilely seeks safety. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since. Question i had about the ending of stephen kings the stand spoilers, obviously.
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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. The stand by stephen king is a novel which is based on imaginary characters that make the novel scary and thriller. 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. The complete and uncut edition by stephen king ebook pdf download. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. 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 stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. Ive read multiple accounts of people being disappointed with the ending to the stand. The book that took me the longest to write was the stand. Stephen king the stand signed first edition, first. Hapscombs texaco sat on number 93 just north of arnette, a pissant fourstreet burg about 110 miles from houston.
Description of the stand novel by stephen king pdf the stand is one of the best terror novels. One response to excerpt from the stand by stephen king mankind luke. Complete and uncut by stephen king in chm, doc, txt download ebook. 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 pdf by stephen king download the stand pdf by stephen king published in 1978. The 1978 edition of the stand was published in a truncated version since kings publishers believed that it would be too long in its original form. And it always, at the end, came round to the same place again. 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. Aguirresacasa, roberto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The stand by stephen king at the best online ebook storage. The stand isbn 9780385199575 pdf epub stephen king ebook. Kings stand by me from the period the film is set in to be the films title. 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. A patient escapes from a biological testing facility. Heres how king describes flagg, a darkly charismatic. The stand stephen king 92 supernatural 10 dark tower stephen king 6 it stephen king 4 stargate atlantis 2 the xfiles 2 stargate sg1 2.
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