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Journal Entry 1 by GateGypsy from Whitehorse, Yukon Canada on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
 Imagine America devistated by a vast killer plague that moves from coast to coast. Imagine the countryside destroyed and great cities decimated as the entire population desperately and futilely seeks safety. Imagine then an even greater evil rising to threaten the survivors -- and a last embattled group of men and women coming together to make a last stand against it.
Here is Stephen King's msot terrifying vision, his most stirring story, his most magnificent cast of characters, his ultimate tale of good versus evil, his supreme triumph, published at last in its complete, uncut version.
In 1978 Stephen King published The Stand, the novel that is now considered one of his finest works. But as it was first published, The Stand was incomplete, since more than 150,000 words had been cut from the original manuscript. Now Stephen King's apocalyptic vision has been restored to its entirety. The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition includes more than 500 pages of material deleted, along with new material that King added as he reworded the manuscript for a new generation. It gives us new characters and endows familiar ones with new depths. It has a new beginning and a new ending. What emerges is a gripping work with the scope and moral complexity of a true epic.
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This is definately my favourite King novel. I've read it a number of times, and am overjoyed at the opportunity to share it with the bookcrossing world, because it is a book well worth the sharing!
I picked this particular copy up as a gift to rebeccaljames, because it's on her wishlist. When she's done with it, she may do as she pleases: give it away for the good book karma, or keep it (which I certainly wouldn't blame her for doing!) **laughs**
Happy bookcrossing!
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In the post (Airmail!) Jan 23rd/2008
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The Stand (Unabridged Edition)
