The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. Written by stephen king, narrated by grover gardner. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. Pandemic novel by stephen king stephen king the stand.
The novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of king s. In the stand, a superflu decimates the us population, leaving a small amount of the overall population alive. Although hes known for his horror stories, this novel fits better into the science fiction genre. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. The stand audiobook is a popular novel written by stephen king. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author 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. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. May 07, 2019 im your host karly and this episode is about the flu and stephen kings the stand. Stephen king the stand audiobook free online download. Listendownload the stand audiobook by stephen king. The stand the complete and uncut audiobook stephen king. The stand stephen king audiobook online download, free.
And the stand is just because its considered his best work by so many people. It is the fourth and the longest novel written by stephen king. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. And those who are listening to the stand for the first time will discover a triumphant and eerily plausible work of the imagination that takes on. The stand audiobook free download the stand audiobook streaming. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Audiobooks are voice recordings of the text of a book that you listen to rather than read. Extended sample click for printable size audiobook cover. 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. Beginning here, king would take all the time that he had to get his characters for as many pages as it took. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. This is one of my favorite post apocalypse novels and now its available in audio format from audible stephen king is a.
A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides or are chosen. The legend of sleepy hollow audiobook washington irving. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. It kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish, and i feel like it tuned right in to my own fears about the future of humanity.
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The book falls under the genre of novel, horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction. And those who are listening to 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. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. They can also be transferred to usb stick and plugged to any device with a usb port. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Nov 07, 2017 the stand is one of the finest and highest level masterpieces written by stephen king.
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 audiobook by stephen king full audiobooks august 29, 2019 by tokybook leave a comment the stand brings us to the future that. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture. In stephen king s mesmerizing new masterpiece his biggest, most riveting novel since the stand a maine town and its inhabitants are isolated from the world by an invisible, impenetrable dome. It is the audio book where he acquired a representative and walked into another publishing house, a challenging move for any author. The flu in stephen kings the stand fact and science. Technically the stand counts as science fiction horror because it was written in the 70s but is set in the 90s, so even though thats the past its really set in the future. 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. Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by grover gardner. The pentacle part 3 stephen king audio book by church of the new age.
Feb 14, 2012 the stand audiobook written by stephen king. Set in a virusdecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. The stand audiobook is novel written by stephen king. Harrigans phone, the life of chuck, rat, and the title story if it bleeds each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places. The stand by stephen king audiobook audiobooks are voice recordings of the text of a book that you listen to rather than read. You can listen to audiobooks on a music player, cell phone, computer, tablet, home speaker system or in cars that support streaming audio. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. However, it was incompletemore than 150,000 words had been edited out of the original epic manuscript. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. 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 is the sixth book published by stephen king. Stephen king the stand audiobook stephen king audiobooks. Originally published in 1978, the stand is widely considered among stephen kings greatest novels.
The book was originally published on october 3, 1978. Stephen king posts chapter of the stand to explain. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. 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 is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. The stand audiobook by stephen king 9780307987570 rakuten. 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.
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