{"product_id":"the-stand-hardcover","title":"The Stand - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 BESTSELLER - NOW A PARAMOUNT+ LIMITED SERIES - Stephen King's 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years! This edition includes all of the new and restored material first published in \u003ci\u003eThe Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world's population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge--Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious \"Dark Man,\" who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them--and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003cbr\u003eAnd 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 Abigail -- and the worst nightmares of evil are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the dark man. \u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003eNow 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 more than five hundred pages of 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 comlexity of a true epic. \u003cbr\u003eFor 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 reading \"The Stand for the first time will discover a triumphant and eerily plausible work of the imagination that takes on the issues thatwill determine our survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEPHEN KING is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElevation, The Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: \u003ci\u003eEnd of Watch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinders Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT\u0026amp;T Audience Network original television series). His novel \u003ci\u003e11\/22\/63\u003c\/i\u003e was named a top ten book of 2011 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Mystery\/Thriller. His epic works \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt, Pet Sematary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDoctor Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e are the basis for major motion pictures, with \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e now the highest grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stand\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763876299040,"sku":"9780385199575","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fa0de247e57a7fa80da1323c686b9326.webp?v=1780240966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-stand-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}