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 First came the days of the plague. Then came the dreams. Dark dreams that warned of the coming of the dark man. The apostate of death, his worn-down boot heels tramping the night roads. The warlord of the charnel house and Prince of Evil. His time is at hand. His empire grows in the west and the Apocalypse looms.

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. 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.

©1978 Stephen King (P)1978 Random House Audio Ghosts Horror Scary Haunted Royalty

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'As a storyteller, he is up there in the Dickens class.' ( The Times)
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As you may have read tons of time - this is not a book for everyone. Having said that I can say I very much enjoyed it mainly because of the characters and the way how King manages to describe their inner selves with dialog and not with character descriptions like "he had brown hair, bla bla". I don't care how someone looks, I care about how they act in given situations and what they say or think - that in my opinion is what makes a character rememberable and not what kind of a shirt he wore. Anyways, exactly that is what King is doing and that's why I like this book so much. Also, I like the character development (Larry for instance) where he goes from being a really selfish $#"$%"# to a concious man. Anyways, if you like the book where the thing you'll remember later are the characters over the actual plot - you'll like this one!

Not for everyone

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This was the first Stephen King book I listened to. I had always thought Stephen Kings books were horror stories, how wrong I was. I usually listen as I work and a book has to be good to hold my

attention. This one certainly did and I found it difficult to stop listening, even when work was finished and I should have gone home. Some people might find it a bit long but I liked all the details and like long books anyway as I have a lot of hours. Would highly recommend this book and will go on to listen to many more books by this author.



book that makes one think how fragile our world is

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I had been waiting for this title to come out for some time.It was worth the wait.Very well read by grover gardner.

Classic

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It's just over a quarter of a century since this book nearly caused a young student to mis-fire in his final examinations at University with its gripping tale of post-Apocalypse survivors. So I went back to it with some trepidation as it had been a genuinely memorable experience from my teenage years.

But it stands the test of time. The additional length compared to most paperbacks allows King to fully develop a rich cast of characters and with Gardner's liquid granite narration this is a genuinely excellent listen.

Standing the test of time

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I love the story of The Stand & really enjoyed listening to the unabridged version. However, I feel it is only for die-hard King fans as there are lots of background details which, I have to say, add to understanding the story. I don't think I would have continued reading the story in book form though, the audible version was just right.

For staunch fans

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