Stand

Description: An accident occurs in an Army lab causing a horrific disaster and a plague virus sweeps the U.S. leaving only a handful of survivors.

Review Quotes: "[The Stand] has everything. Adventure. Romance. Prophecy. Allegory. Satire. Fantasy. Realism. Apocalypse. Great!"
--The New York Times Book Review

"A master storyteller."
--Los Angeles Times

"An undisputed master of suspense and terror."
--The Washington Post

"King is one of the most powerful storytellers we have. His work satisfies on first reading and is even better the second time around."
--Chicago Tribune

"Crackling . . . with explosive climaxes."
--The Boston Globe

"[For] those who like their horror on a humongous scale."
--Los Angeles Times

"As brilliant a dark dream as has ever been dreamed in this century."
--Palm Beach Post

"Peerless imagination."
--The Observer (London)