In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture. The stand audiobook free online streaming tokybook. Nov 29, 2012 the stand is a book where the epic length works in kings favor, and he uses it not so much for giant set pieces most of the book consists of people either riding motorcycles or sitting around. The book is long, but there are so many little stories that are included about other survivors. This is one of my favorite post apocalypse novels and now its available in audio format from audible. Stephen king author, grover gardner narrator, random house audio publisher 4. Narrating a king novel is no small feat, especially when that novel is as massive and filled with characters as the stand. The stand mini series that was done in the early 90s is based on the abridged version. Whenever i dont know what to read, i pick up a stephen king book and it never disappoints. 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.
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. Its a story about the end of the world and a few struggling survivors. Get 112263 by stephen king audiobook free if you love time travel, historical fiction, and master storytelling, then this is the book for you. The stand is one of the finest and highest level masterpieces written by stephen king. While the geographical scope of the story presents. The stand is a postapocalyptic fantasy novel by stephen king.
The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by grover gardner. 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 was epic in its original form, and this edition, with expanded story lines and restored cuts lives up to the original. Download the stand audiobook by stephen king audiobooksnow. 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. In hopes of teaching how a contagious virus can spread, stephen king posted the audio of a chapter from his postapocalyptic 1978 book the stand. The stand is a post apocalyptic story about the survivors of a terrible plague. Stephen king the stand audiobook free online download. They can also be transferred to usb stick and plugged to any device with a usb port.
The stand audiobook by stephen king full audiobooks august 29, 2019 by tokybook leave a comment the stand brings us to the future that will eat all our happiness within a. He leads a group of survivors to las vegas, where they try to reconstruct the city and a military power. The complete and uncut edition includes more than 500 pages of material previously deleted, along with new material that king. The stand by stephen king audiobook audiobooks are voice recordings of the text of a book that you listen to rather than read. All of stephen kings books are excellent, but this one is a parable for modern times. 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.
These cdr and mp3 audio file discs will play on any computer or laptop. As the title says, this is the stand complete and uncut editions preface copied verbatim for the sake of all the fans who dont have the book. The novel was originally published in 1978 and was later rereleased in 1990 as the stand. Stephen king the stand audiobook page 7 audiobooks. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. This is a truly great villain, and anyone who has read kings dark tower series knows that he is not quite done with humanity at the end of this book. I didnt really think much before reading the stand and didnt even expect that i will like it so much,but i did. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story night surf and outlines the total breakdown of society after the. The stand was additionally adapted right into a fiveissue comics miniseries by marvel comic books in 2008. Stephen kings the stand 1994 apocalyptic horror hd. The stand by stephen king is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel which expands upon his previous short story night surf. A patient escapes from a biological testing facility.
Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. The stand the complete and uncut audiobook stephen king. King is definitely one of my favorite authors, even though i havent read everything yet. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut. From the legendary horror writer stephen king, this novel is one of his most popular, a modern classic, and a desirable copy in this superb condition. If you watch that and then read the unabridged version you will see how much content is missing. This first printing edition of the stand is an exceptional original copy which has been personally signed by stephen king with a personal inscription.
Audiobooks can be exact wordforword versions of books or abridged versions. 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. 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.
Originally published in 1978, the stand is widely considered among stephen kings greatest novels. Flagg possesses supernatural abilities, and rules with an iron fist, using torture and execution to keep those he governs under his hands. But some of stephen kings greatest creations are in this book. King restored some text originally cut for brevity, added and revised sections, changed the setting of the story from 1985 to 1990, and updated a few pop culture references accordingly. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone audiobook hp01. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. This is also the one my longtime readers still seem to like the best. 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.
By 1989, though, king had enough clout and reader support to induce doubleday to publish the stand. Stand first edition signed stephen king bauman rare books. A list of stephen king s audiobooks, organized alphabetically. The stand audiobook is given below in 5 parts which include. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. First edition of kings hugonominated epic tale of apocalyptic terror, inscribed by him on the title page in the year of publication, best christmas wishes stephen king, december, 1978. The standthe stand is a sound book where the epic span functions in king s favor, and he uses it not so much for giant collection pieces most of the audio.
The stand audiobook is a popular novel written by stephen king. One man escapes from a biological weapon facility after an accident, carrying with him the deadly virus known as captain tripps, a rapidly mutating flu that in the ensuing weeks wipes out most of the worlds population. 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. It is a remarkable study of characters who survive and an ultimate conflict between good and evil with some amazingly believable supernatural or not so supernatural. Stephen kings the stand where to stream and watch decider. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Soon to be a television series a patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon. King was the 2003 recipient of the national book foundations medal for distinguished contribution to american letters. Set in a virusdecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic.
The original version was published in the 1980s, but the version i will being discussing is the complete and uncut edition, published in the 1990s. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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. The case of the wounded buzzard on christmas eve audiobook by john r. Listen to the stand audiobook by stephen king, narrated by grover gardner. Approximately 200 short stories were written by him and about 61 novels. Find out where stephen king s the stand is streaming, if stephen king s the stand is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000. 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 1983, misery 1987, and the green mile 1996. And those who are listening to the stand for the first time will discover a. The book was the last of king s novels published by doubleday in september 1978 the novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of king s earlier short story, night surf. A longer edition of the novel was later released in may of 1990. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza.
The dark tower iv wizard and glass full audiobook by stephen king may 9, 2020. It is also to be said that this is the king of horror himself, stephen king s words, not mine. 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. The book was originally published on october 3, 1978. However, it was incompletemore than 150,000 words had been edited out of the original epic manuscript. King explores this phenomenon through numerous points of view. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to. Though stephen king has written it far back in the 70s now its uncut entire. The book falls under the genre of novel, horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction. White sand audiobook book listen and download free. He is an american author of suspense, supernatural fiction, horror and fantasy novel. The brodsky affair full audiobook a thriller by ken fry may 9, 2020.
Listendownload the stand audiobook by stephen king. Latinautor, bmg rights management us, llc, latinautor. 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. The stand is about a virus that has an incredible mortality rate, very similar to covid 19 but worse, and at a time without the internet and social media to spread the news. The stand stephen king audiobook online download, free. Stephen king s the stand 1994 apocalyptic horror hd jesus wept. Now stephen king s apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by. It expands upon the scenario of his earlier short story, night surf. Book stephen king is really a brilliant author and the reason i bought this book was the movie the shawshank redemption. The girl in the spiders web full audiobook by david lagercrantz may 9, 2020. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. The stand unabridged stephen king audiobook download. The book that took me the longest to write was the stand. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive.
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 plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Stephen king the stand audiobook stephen king audiobooks. It falls into the categories of postapocalyptic science fiction and horror fantasy. Stephen king the stand signed first edition, first printing. 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. The stand by stephen king the stand is one of the finest and highest level masterpieces written by stephen king. Although hes known for his horror stories, this novel fits better into the science fiction genre. Stephen king the stand complete and uncut audiobook. Stephen king different seasons four novellas audiobook. Stephen king posts chapter of the stand to explain. May 12, 2011 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. The stand is a product of the 70s, though its origins got a little obscured by the 1990 release of the stand.
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