Jun 28, 2011 generally speaking, i have been nonplussed by stephen king s popularity over the years, but the stand, because of its widely held reputation as the best of king s gargantuan output, has been on my to read list for some time. A list of stephen king s audiobooks, organized oldest to newest. Sep 30, 2017 one response to excerpt from the stand by stephen king mankind luke. Stand first edition signed stephen king bauman rare books. Listendownload the stand audiobook by stephen king. Audiobooks can be exact wordforword versions of books or abridged versions. One of the more recent stephen king audiobooks on this list, 112263 is king s scifi alternate history novel in which jake epping, a 35yearold english teacher in lisbon falls, maine, goes back in time to stop the kennedy assassination. Wolves of the calla, song of susannah, and the dark tower. Flagg possesses supernatural abilities, and rules with an iron fist, using torture and execution to keep those he governs under his hands. 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. Looking for audiobook on cd, not download the stand by.
Looking for tips about good stephen king audiobooks for a long time fan. Stephen king was born in portland, maine usa on 21. The stand by stephen king audiobook length description on. Stephen king posts chapter of the stand to explain. Stephen kings the stand 1994 apocalyptic horror hd. The stand unabridged stephen king audiobook download.
Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about. 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 first trade front cover the stand signed limited edition front cover. In the stand, a superflu decimates the us population, leaving a small amount of the overall population alive. 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.
Identifying first edition points of issue bookpoi a guide. 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. Amazon description says the length of the audiobook is 47hs but in the answers section it says its 146hs. The book that took me the longest to write was the stand. Set in a virusdecimated us, king s thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. Flagg returns in a number of kings subsequent works as the protagonist. Download audiobook,the stand by stephen king youtube. The stand by stephen king read by grover gardner random house audio length. Extended sample click for printable size audiobook cover. 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. Stephen king the stand complete and uncut audiobook. In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works.
Randall flagg, though presumed dead in the earlier versions of this novel, is shown to have survived the nuclear explosion in an epilogue king added to a few of the later variants. 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. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. You can search for first and limited editions of the stand on, and. The book falls under the genre of novel, horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture. Stephen king the stand audiobook stephen king audiobooks. The stand is widely considered among stephen king s greatest novels. Hapscombs texaco sat on number 93 just north of arnette, a pissant fourstreet burg about 110 miles from houston.
This is one of my favorite post apocalypse novels and now its available in audio format from audible. Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by grover gardner. The stand by stephen king the stand is one of the finest and highest level masterpieces written by stephen king. He also played a role, however indirectly, in shaping randall flagg, the villain of stephen kings mammoth apocalyptic novel the stand. The stand by stephen king read by grover gardner audiobook. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since.
Stephen kings the stand the plague part one youtube. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. 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. 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. Looking for audiobook on cd, not download the stand by stephen king. All of stephen kings books are excellent, but this one is a parable for modern times of the ageold battle between good and evil. Generally speaking, i have been nonplussed by stephen king s popularity over the years, but the stand, because of its widely held reputation as the best of king s gargantuan output, has been on my to read list for some time. I havent read the stand yet, but ive read a number of king s other books the dark tower series, darker half, thinner, regulatorsdesperation, pet sematary, salems lot, the list goes on. The book was originally published on october 3, 1978. The stand by stephen king identifying first edition points of issue. Heres how king describes flagg, a darkly charismatic.
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. These links will take you directly to search results for 1st and limited edition. 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 that will determine our survival. 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.
Carrie, the shining, cujo, it, firestarter and loads of loads of more when i was younger. The pentacle stephen king audio book part 2 by church of the new age. 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. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 53 on the bbc s the big read poll. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday.
Listen to the stand by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. The stand audiobook free online streaming tokybook. 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. Diesen klassiker sollte sich in dieser form kein kingfan entgehen lassen. Stephen king the stand signed first edition, first printing. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Looking for tips about good stephen king audiobooks for a. Download the stand audiobook by stephen king audiobooksnow. King was the 2003 recipient of the national book foundations medal for distinguished contribution to american letters.
By 1989, though, king had enough clout and reader support to induce doubleday to publish the stand. Audiobooks are voice recordings of the text of a book that you listen to rather than read. 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. Originally published in 1978, the stand is widely considered among stephen kings greatest novels. 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.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The stand the complete and uncut audiobook stephen king. The stand was nominated for the world fantasy award for best novel in 1979, and was adapted into both a television miniseries for abc and a graphic novel published by marvel comics. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Stephen king audio books born on september 21, 1947, in portland, maine, stephen edwin king is an american novelist whose best sellers have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. 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 book consists of individuals either riding bikes or sitting around speaking but to allow his characters age, ripen, and mature beyond their first stereotypes. He graduated high school in 1966, and from the university of maine, orono, in 1970 with a ba in english.
Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. This is also the one my longtime readers still seem to like the best. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. The pentacle part 3 stephen king audio book by church of the new age. Aguirresacasa, roberto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Listen to the stand audiobook by stephen king, narrated by grover gardner. Fantasy, science fiction, horror, action, adventure. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. 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 stand audiobook is a popular novel written by stephen king. The stand audiobook by stephen king full audiobooks online. While the geographical scope of the story presents the opportunity for many accents, gardner keeps his characters voices subtle yet unique and.
The stand was epic in its original form, and this edition, with expanded story lines and restored cuts lives up to the original. 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. Narrating a king novel is no small feat, especially when that novel is as massive and filled with characters as the stand. Download audiobook,the stand by stephen king audiobooksfree. Although hes known for his horror stories, this novel fits better into the science fiction genre. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. He leads a group of survivors to las vegas, where they try to reconstruct the city and a military power.
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. A list of stephen king s audiobooks, organized alphabetically. I believe that hes a wonderful storyteller, but that as hes grown in popularity, his books and unnecessary pages have grown proportionally. In the first book of this brilliant series, stephen king introduces listeners to one of his most powerful creations. However, it was incompletemore than 150,000 words had been edited out of the original epic manuscript. Tonight the regulars were there, sitting by the cash register drinking beer, talking idly, watching the bugs fly into the big lighted sign. 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. Soul survivors stand marvel by aguirresacasa, roberto, king, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king. Nov 29, 2019 stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. This first printing edition of the stand is an exceptional original copy which has been personally signed by stephen king with a personal inscription.
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