Stephen king new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio. In the aftermath, survivors choose between following an elderly black woman to boulder or the dark man, randall flagg, who. Stephen king novels were what made me want to be a writer. Revival by stephen king is a dark and electrifying novel about addiction, fanaticism, and what might exist on the other side of life. Mar 6, 2019 explore ginamarie3141952s board stephen king book art. It has been four decades since stephen king wrote the stand, his acclaimed novel about a deadly influenza pandemic wiping out most of human civilization. In the end, martin says he hopes stephen king fans enjoy his work. Set in a virusdecimated us, kings thrilling american fantasy epic, is a classic. With stephen kings unparalleled storytelling power, and with interest in fantasy at an alltime high, the release of the dark tower will be the most exciting publishing event of the year.
The illustrations in the revised edition were done by bernie wrightson. Stephen kings the stand a portfolio of illustration by berni wrightson unknown binding january 1, 1991 by stephen king author, bernie wrightson illustrator see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Stephen king has written another new ending to the stand. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. A longer edition of the novel was later released in may of 1990. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It was the book that ended his contract with doubleday and landed. Stephen king s the stand a portfolio of illustration by berni wrightson unknown binding january 1, 1991 by stephen king author, bernie wrightson illustrator see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The bulk of kings short stories exist only in the series of 11 anthologies hes published during his career. The first arc in the stand series from marvel author. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. The seventh and final installment of stephen kings the dark tower saga is perhaps the most anticipated book in the authors long career. 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 plausible as when it was first published. 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 illustrated hardcover books for sale in stock ebay. Wood engraving of planets by lynd ward from his wordless novel that was partially. Wolves of the calla, song of susannah, and the dark tower. I think the stand is the only stephen king book ive read. It was published as a limited edition hardcover in 1983 by land of enchantment, and in 1985 as a. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book. King s original draft was 1152, but king s publisher at the time, doubleday, forced him to trim the book, because. 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.
In stephen king books, twinners are doppelgangers in other universes. The stand, stephen kings apocalyptic novel that mixes science fiction with horror think of it as a realistic merging of the andromeda strain and the final conflict, was a runaway bestseller when it first hit bookstores in the late 1970s and is still regarded as one of kings best works, at. Soon to be a television series a patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon. The illustrated stephen king movie trivia book by brian james freeman, kevin quigley, and hansake lilja. This new edition features a new preface by king, and illustrations by bernie wrightson. The book was the last of kings novels published by doubleday in september 1978 the novel is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy story that reworks the scenario of kings earlier short story, night surf.
Stephen kings most popular book, according to polls of his fans, is an endoftheworld scenario. The stand was a landmark book for stephen king, and not just because its the approximate size and weight of an actual landmark. This is the best fictional book that ive ever read, and im now going to read three more stephen king books one another reread tommyknockers which i also really liked first time, one a film that ive seen without reading the book dreamcatcher and one which is totally new to me 11. Stephen king is the recipient of the 2003 national book foundation medal for. New listing the stand stephen king 1990 hardcover book dj complete uncut edition first 24. Additionally, doubleday published a deluxe edition of the. Definitely one of my favorite king books, only topped by the dark tower series and maybe the shining. Moon, that spells the stand, stephen kings postapocalyptic. Soul survivors by king, stephen,aguirresacasa, roberto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Mike perkins, lee bermejo world fantasy awardwinning writer stephen king, and marvel comics join forces once again to launch a new groundbreaking comic book series adapted from kings apocalyptical novel, the stand. The eyes of the dragon is a fantasy novel by american writer stephen king, first published as a limited edition slipcased hardcover by philtrum press in 1984, illustrated by kenneth r. Kings publishers thought the book would be better and certainly more salable if it were cut in fact, cut by 500 pages, nearly half of its original. Mike perkins, lee bermejo world fantasy awardwinning writer stephen king, and marvel comics join forces once again to launch a new groundbreaking comic book series adapted from king s apocalyptical novel, the stand.
The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. These stephen king connections will blow your mind. Only stephen king could write an eleven hundred page book about the innocence and wonder of childhood, and then kick it off with a sixyearold boy getting his arm ripped off by a clown. The stand by stephen king hardcover w dustcover 2001. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. The full edition is the longest book by stephen king, both in page and word. Kings original draft was 1152, but kings publisher at the time, doubleday, forced him to trim the book, because. Cycle of the werewolf and one of the dark tower books, has added several illustrations to this edition. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population.
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. King began this epic tale about the last gunslinger in the world more than 20 years ago. The stand by stephen king meet your next favorite book. Bernie wrightson, illustration for stephen kings cycle of the werewolf, comic book. This rich and disturbing tale spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion stephen king. If you are a fan of either book the original 1985 version is shorter and i have a special attachment to it, having read it in my youth or even the television miniseries, this is for you. 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. In part this is because the stand, with its flow of hundreds of brandname products, is a kind of inventory of american culture. But as it was first published, the stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript.
The stand is the sixth book published by stephen king. The stand was the first stephen king novel i read, and ive been reading stephen king novels ever since. What i learned from rereading stephen kings the stand. The novel would later be published for the mass market by viking in 1987, with illustrations by david palladini.
In 1978 stephen king published the stand, the novel that is now considered to be one of his finest works. My art style has always been geared towards childlike and childrens book ish illustrations, so its been super fun to make. You either love it or hate it, but you cant ignore it. The stand is a postapocalyptic horrorfantasy novel by american author stephen king. Wrightson did the illustrations for the revised edition of the stand, cycle of the werewolf and wolves of the calla. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The original version of the stand was 823 pages long. Stephen kings the stand a portfolio of illustration by. In 1978, stephen king, the author of carrie and the shining, published the stand and almost immediately added thousands of new readers to his already huge following. This trade edition was slightly revised for publication. The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king. Jake chambers from the dark tower is a twinner of bobby garfield from hearts in atlantis. Buy a cheap copy of the stand book by stephen king. The stand promotional easel by king, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and.
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