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The Stand
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 47 hrs and 47 mins
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Publisher's Summary
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death.
And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides - or are chosen. A world in which good rides on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail - and the worst nightmares of evil are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the dark man.
In 1978, Stephen King published The Stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. But as it was first published, The Stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript.
Now Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil has been restored to its entirety. The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition includes material previously deleted, along with new material that King added as he reworked the manuscript for a new generation. It gives us new characters and endows familiar ones with new depths. It has a new beginning and a new ending. What emerges is a gripping work with the scope and moral complexity of a true epic.
For hundreds of thousands of fans who heard The Stand in its original version and wanted more, this new edition is Stephen King's gift. 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.
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What the critics say
"A master storyteller." (Los Angeles Times)
"[The Stand] has everything. Adventure. Romance. Prophecy. Allegory. Satire. Fantasy. Realism. Apocalypse. Great!" (The New York Times Book Review)
"As brilliant a dark dream as has ever been dreamed in this century." (Palm Beach Post)
Editorial Review
This audiobook adaptation has been rewritten and remastered to include new themes, new characters, and all that was cut from his original version of the story. Stephen King’s The Stand now has more action, more conflict, and even more epic adventures interwoven with moral dilemmas and heavy themes of what is right and wrong. Main character Randall Flagg aka The Dark Man, a sorcerer and follower of the ‘Outer Dark,’ presides over the story, wreaking havoc on the people of the new world after an ‘end of the world’ superflu pandemic wipes out much of the former world population. The story takes place in a post apocalyptic world but references real world locations like Boulder, Colorado, Las Vegas, Nebraska and New York, adding to the eerie feel of the story.
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- delores maas
- 2021-05-07
my favorite stephen king
this was always my favorite book and even though i only read it twice and am now listening to it. the story has never left me. i am really enjoying this audible version its like reading it for the first time. i left more than 10 years between readings which means i dont remember all the details and that makes it the first time again. one of his greatest
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- hussam
- 2019-04-13
Great book! But a bit long and a weak second act
Fantastic book from the master of horror, Grover did an amazing job in narrating and really gave life to these characters. Only real issue with the book is it drags on a but too long in the second act and kind if has an abrupt conclusion when it comes to the big fight between the freezone and darkman. Other then that it is one of Stephen Kings better stories.
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- Phil
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First Book
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- Jay
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My All-time Favourite
Loved it as I do each time I read it.
Very well told and I'll be listening to again I'm sure.
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- Rick Rayburn
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Fantastic
I finished this a few months ago and I'm still thinking about it. This book reminds me of a American Lord of the Rings. This book has everything. Narration was very good as well but I'd argue that with how good the story was the narrator is less important. Give it a listen.
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- Magda
- 2021-07-21
My first King
Fascinating vision and moving story kept me eager to go back and listen more. Perfect book in today’s reality. Recommending to the readers. Mr King, You just made me hungry for Your writing, so I am getting more novels.
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- Lori Snowden
- 2020-05-25
Really Enjoyed this.
Loved the read. Great Narration
This book will not disappoint, no matter if you are a Stephen King fan or not.
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- Rosita Lopez
- 2021-08-22
5 Stars for The Stand
everything about this book hit the high marks. it was extremely exciting and suspenseful. The plot was great, the narration and performance also done to perfection. Well done
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-07-31
great read
Long. very well written. I live these post apocalyptic books. I definitely recommend of you go through books quickly
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- Zenarcher
- 2018-12-10
This is a great study on what life could be like
I have enjoyed this audiobook twice now and I am sure I will do it again and again. it is disturbing picture of what could happen if someone "drops the ball" Great charactors representing good and evil. What would we do if the etch-o-sketch that is this life was given a shake. What would the new picture look like?
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