The stand audiobook by stephen king full audiobooks. 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. Listen to the stand by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. 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. Without a moments hesitation he went with liseys story, a 2006 novel about a woman coping with. I like all of them but i love a select few and the stand is at the top of the list.
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. Aug 29, 2019 the stand brings us to the future that will eat all our happiness within a second. 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. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Audiobooks are voice recordings of the text of a book that you listen to rather than read. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday.
The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Stephen king the stand audiobook download, free online. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of. Although hes known for his horror stories, this novel fits better into the science fiction genre. Essentially, these changes caused updates to pop culture referrals, but it is important to note that depending on which version a visitor has, the. The stand audiobook free online streaming tokybook. Now stephen kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil has been. There are a few of kings stories that are available to read for free online, if you want to take a test drive before you commit to purchasing a whole anthology. Stephen kings most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an endoftheworld scenario. About the end of days and the final battle of good and evil. Stephen king comes to the monster of technology this time as he wants to convey an important message to us i.
This handful of short stories is predominantly without supernatural elements. It kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish, and i feel like it tuned right in to my own fears about the future of humanity. Best stephen king audiobooks ive looked around this subreddit and ive seen stephen king get mentioned a lot in various topics but i havent come across a specific topic suggesting books. Pdf it book by stephen king free download 1090 pages. Unusually for a stephen king book, the stand was not too scary for me to read at bedtime, but this did not detract at all from the suspense. 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. The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot.
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. The stand is widely considered among stephen king s greatest novels. Stream them to your phones or tablets to listen on your commutes. Search results for stephen king get your free audiobook. The stand audiobook free download the stand audiobook streaming. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. This is one of my favorite post apocalypse novels and now its available in audio format from audible. The stand is one of the finest and highest level masterpieces written by stephen king. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1090 pages and is available in paperback format. He leads a group of survivors to las vegas, where they try to reconstruct the city and a military power. Nov 07, 2017 the stand is one of the finest and highest level masterpieces written by stephen king. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Stephen king returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, the shining, in this instantly riveting novel.
He is an american author of suspense, supernatural fiction, horror and fantasy novel. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The stand was epic in its original form, and this edition, with expanded story lines and restored cuts lives up to the original. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. However, more importantly from a writing standpoint, theres 1 detail which made it tower over everything else stephen king had written up until that point, 1 factor which made the stand particular. Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by grover gardner. Listendownload the stand audiobook by stephen king. Listen to and download the stand audiobook written by stephen king for free without annoying advertising. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more. In the forward, stephen king talks about the meeting he had with the publishing group about the. The stand by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. I was hooked immediately and have purchased several others just from the description.
Now 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. Nov 05, 2014 in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he ever wrote. The stand brings us to the future that will eat all our happiness within a second. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000. Audiobook bay abb download unabridged audiobook for free or share your audio.
The stand the complete and uncut audiobook stephen king. Stephen king the stand complete and uncut audiobook. Stephen king returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, the shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middleaged dan torrance the boy. Stephen king the stand audiobook online downloads, search for free unabridged audio book torrent. 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. So im curious, what king books would you strongly recommend listening to. In the stand, a superflu decimates the us population, leaving a small amount of the overall population alive.
The first edition of the novel was published in september 1986, and was written by stephen king. Approximately 200 short stories were written by him and about 61 novels. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978. By 1989, though, king had enough clout and reader support to induce doubleday to publish the stand. You either love it or hate it, but you cant ignore it. Stephen king audio books at simply audiobooks simply. The novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings earlier short story, night surf.
All of stephen kings books are excellent, but this one is a parable for modern times of the ageold battle between good and evil. The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. Was fun to revisit this after 20 years in an audio version. Narrating a king novel is no small feat, especially when that novel is as massive and filled with characters as the stand. Access to your favorite free audiobooks any time and anywhere. The dark tower audiobook is a series of eight audiobooks written by american author stephen king. Stephen king the stand audiobook stephen king audiobooks. The dark tower audiobook free by stephen king listen. Stephen king reveals in his first tv interview whether he sleeps with the lights on 1982 stephen kings top 20 rules for writers. Stephen king books download free books online 8freebooks. Stephen kings the stand 1994 apocalyptic horror hd. The stand by stephen king the stand is one of the finest and highest level masterpieces written by stephen king.
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Stephen king creates a list of 96 books for aspiring writers to read. 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 returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, the shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middleaged dan torrance the boy protagonist of the shining and the very special 12yearold girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals. The standthe stand is a sound book where the epic span functions in kings favor, and he uses it not so much for giant collection pieces most of the audio book. This was not only my first audiobook on this site but my first stephen king book. If you are already a king fan and you havent read the stand, youll love this book. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. 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. 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. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. The stand audiobook by stephen king 9780307987570 rakuten.
Aug, 2012 the stand the complete and uncut audiobook over 50 hours of audio. The dark tower audiobook free download and listen now about the dark tower audiobook series. Flagg possesses supernatural abilities, and rules with an iron fist, using torture and execution to keep those he governs under his hands. 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. Gotta love the thought of a redneck from texas reading the unabashed new york homosexual. A list of stephen king s audiobooks, organized alphabetically. Extended sample click for printable size audiobook cover.
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