Salinger, partially published in serial form in 19451946 and as a novel in 1951. 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. Whenever i dont know what to read, i pick up a stephen king book and it never disappoints. A world in which good rides on the frail shoulders of the 108yearold mother abagailand the worst nightmares. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
King is definitely one of my favorite authors, even though i havent read everything yet. The stand audiobook stephen king the stand complete and uncut. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. Stephen king himself chose narrator frank muller for the audiobook, and when listening, its clear to see why. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. Beginning here, king would take all the time that he had to get his characters for as many pages as it took. Full text of the scottish christian herald internet archive. The stand by stephen king july 10, 2019 after twentyfive years and a guarantee from mick garris that itll never happen, stephen kings 1994 the stand is finally coming to bluray this september.
His empire grows in the west and the apocalypse looms. Definitely one of my favorite king books, only topped by the dark tower series and. Amazon description says the length of the audiobook is 47hs but in the. Listendownload the stand audiobook by stephen king. The stand by stephen king audiobook length description on amazon is wrong. A world in which good rides on the frail shoulders of the 108yearold.
If you are already a king fan and you havent read the stand, youll love this book. 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. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now. The stand is a post apocalyptic story about the survivors of a terrible. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast backstage opera for iphoneipod pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges featured. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. The australian brings you the latest australian news as well as latest politics, sports, entertainment, technology, lifestyle and breaking world news. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript.
It was originally intended for adults, but is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique on superficiality in society. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. I loved the slow build in the stand, and it actually is one of kings better endings, in my opinion i usually feel rather tepid about most of his endings. As the title says, this is the stand complete and uncut editions preface copied verbatim for the sake of all the fans. The stand is a product of the 70s, though its origins got a little obscured by the 1990 release of the stand. I think the stand is the only stephen king book ive read. The book was originally published on october 3, 1978. With that being said, this audiobook earns it spot on the list not only for. It is the audio book where he acquired a representative and walked into another publishing house, a challenging move for any author.
The stand audiobook is a popular novel written by stephen king. The book falls under the genre of novel, horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction. For hundreds of thousands of fans who read the stand in its original version and wanted more, this new. These are mother abigails last words, and even while she is dying, she is trying to help the rest of her people. 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. Muller makes these characters comes to life in a way that makes the story even more devastating. A world in which good rides on the frail shoulders of the 108yearold mother abagailand the worst. The stand by stephen king is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel which expands upon his previous short story night surf.
But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000. This is one of my favorite post apocalypse novels and now its. I was raised by biblethumping baptists in virginia beach, va. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king. I like all of them but i love a select few and the stand is at the top of the list. The stand by stephen king audiobook length description on. 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.
Flagg possesses supernatural abilities, and rules with an iron fist, using torture and execution to keep those he governs under his hands. When procured, hardcovers were hidden under my bed on. 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. 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. The stand audiobook free online streaming tokybook. There are so many glaring inconsistencies and plot holes that i just. Full text of historical sketches of statesmen who flourished. If you want to support my channel, you can do so through my patreon page. The stand the complete and uncut audiobook stephen king. Thoughts on the stand, by stephen king spoilers reddit. The stand is and will remain my favorite of his books. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive.
This shows a great deal about her attitude and personality because mother. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut. For hundreds of thousands of fans who read the stand in. If you are a fan of either book the original 1985 version is shorter and i have a special. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story, night surf. I just literally finished listening to the uncut version on audio, read it years ago, loved it then but im nothing but disappointed now. Full text of biography and history of the indians of north. The original version was published in the 1980s, but the version i will being. Clocking in at 47 hours and 52 minutes, the stand will keep you busy for. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since.
The stand is a postapocalyptic fantasy novel by stephen king. Which version of stephen kings the stand should i read. King explores this phenomenon through numerous points of view. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza. The stand and stephen king by josh boone stephen king. Get the audible audiobook for the reduced price of. The expanded version is the one king considered to be more finalized, and the epilogue sequence the circle closes is an essential scene thats missing.