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 Abigail — 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.
In an earlier century, Queen Victoria made a Faustian bargain, signing London and all its souls away to a nefarious, inhuman entity. Now, generations later, the bill has finally come due. . . .
Jonathan Barnes caused a considerable splash in the literary pool when he dove in with his head-spinning debut, "The So…
view 10 more similar booksWhat can I say? Good vs. Evil. I get caught up in this book every time I open it.
Source: Eclectic.comThe Stand is the book I’d most want to read again for the first time.
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I can now confess: In 1980, I called in sick to work because I had to stay home and read this book. It is compelling, terrifying, important, suspenseful, and perfectly written. Now, twenty years later, it still may be the best book of its kind.
Still #1 on my all-time list. King at his absolute best with great villains, heroes, and pitch-perfect timing. The introduction of “Randall Flagg” is one of the best-written chapters I’ve ever read. The best end-of-civilization story ever.

