The Stand (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Stephen King
- First Published: 1978
- Type of Plot: Apocalyptic novel
- Time of Work: June 16, 1985, to January 10, 1986
- Setting: The United States, especially Boulder, Colorado, and Las Vegas, Nevada
- Principal Characters: Stuart Redman, Frannie Goldsmith, Larry Underwood, Harold Lauder, Nick Andros, Tom Cullen, Mother Abigail, Randall Flagg, Lloyd Henreid
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: New York
- Locales: United States
The Novel
On an air force base in California, a highly contagious flu virus is accidentally released, but a panicked employee escapes before the base is sealed, spreading the disease across the Southwest. The “super-flu” depopulates the country in a four-week period in July, 1985.
The only survivors are naturally immune to the disease, and within a week, each one dreams about two opposing forces, one heralded by the aged, pious Mother Abigail, who has received messages to prepare a meal for unknown guests. The other force is represented by the evil Randall Flagg, the...
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