The Stand (Magill Book Reviews)

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The 1978 edition of THE STAND was published in a truncated version since King’s publishers believed that it would be too long in its original form. The new edition reinstates what had been cut, updating the novel as well so that it is now set in 1990. Thus revised, THE STAND is a massive 1,153 pages long. Within this length, King is able to be more than merely a horror writer. There is room for science fiction, fantasy, romance, and social commentary.

THE STAND opens with a deadly virus, the “superflu,” accidentally released from a military lab doing biological warfare...

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