From the Publisher
STEPHEN KING "RETURNS TO HIS GLORY DAYS OF THE
STAND" (New York Daily News) WITH HIS NEW #1
BESTSELLING EPIC
Just down Route 119 in Chester's Mill, Maine, all hell is about
to break loose. . . .
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day, a small town is
suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by
an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and rain down
flaming wreckage. A gardener's hand is severed as the dome
descends. Cars explode on impact. Families are separated and panic
mounts. No one can fathom what the barrier is, where it came from,
and when-or if-it will go away. Now a few intrepid citizens, led by
an Iraq vet turned short-order cook, face down a ruthless
politician dead set on seizing the reins of power under the dome.
But their main adversary is the dome itself. Because time isn't
just running short. It's running out.
About the Author
Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine, on September 21, 1947. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Maine at Orono in 1970, he became a teacher. His spare time was spent writing short stories and novels. King's first novel would never have been published if not for his wife. She removed the first few chapters from the garbage after King had thrown them away in frustration. Three months later, he received a $2,500 advance from Doubleday Publishing for the book that went on to sell a modest 13,000 hardcover copies. That book, Carrie, was about a girl with telekinetic powers who is tormented by bullies at school. She uses her power, in turn, to torment and eventually destroy her mean-spirited classmates. When United Artists released the film version in 1976, it was a critical and commercial success. The paperback version of the book, released after the movie, went on to sell more than two-and-a-half million copies. Many of King's other horror novels have been adapted into movies, including The Shining, Firestarter, Pet Semetary, Cujo, Misery, The Stand, and The Tommyknockers. Under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, King has written the books The Running Man, The Regulators, Thinner, The Long Walk, Roadwork, and Rage. King is one of the world's most successful writers, with more than 100 million copies of his works in print. Many of his books have been translated into foreign languages, and he writes new books at a rate of about one per year. In 2003, he received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Trade Paperback
1088 Pages, 6 x 9 x 0.68 in
July 6, 2010
Gallery Books
English
1439196966
9781439196960