The Stand (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen King
- First Published: 1978
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—post-holocaust
- Time of Work: 1985-1986
- Setting: The United States, principally Texas, New York, New England, Nebraska, Colorado, and Nevada
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: New York
- Locales: United States
The Plot
Despite stringent security measures, a deadly flu strain that kills its victims within hours is released accidentally from a secret government laboratory in June of 1985. Lacking a vaccine, federal officials, the Army, and disease-control personnel falter and then fail in efforts to check the flu’s spread. When it becomes clear that the epidemic is unstoppable, U.S. agents are ordered to spread the plague in China and the Soviet Union to ensure a worldwide holocaust. Within a few weeks, America’s population is decimated. Only a handful of befuddled but immune...
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