Under the Dome
By Stephen King
(Scribner, Hardcover, 9781439148501, 1088pp.)
Publication Date: November 10, 2009
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Categories: Horror - General, Suspense
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the December 2009 Indie Next ListSTEPHEN 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.
Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Prize. He is the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
"Propulsively intriguing... Staggeringly addictive." -- USA Today
"Tight and energetic from start to finish... Hard as this thing is to hoist, it's even harder to put down." -- New York Times
"The work of a master storyteller having a whole lot of fun." -- Los Angeles Times
"King returns to his glory days of The Stand." -- New York Daily News
"A wildly entertaining trip." -- People (3.5 stars)
"Under the Dome moves so fast and grips the reader so tightly that it's practically incapacitating." -- Newsday
"Stephen King's Under the Dome was one of my favourite books of the year so far." -- Neil Gaiman
"Dome is classic King, sure to please any fan." -- Baltimore Sun
"Spellbinding." -- ABCnews.com
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