The stand
the complete & uncut edition
by Stephen King
Reading Level 7 Intense (Lvl 4)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 7th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is intense and may include graphic or distressing scenes.
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About This Book
A deadly virus unleashed by a lab accident wipes out most of humanity, leaving only a few survivors to face a desperate fight between good and evil. Led by the wise Mother Abagail and opposed by the sinister Randall Flagg, these survivors must choose their paths in a shattered world. This uncut edition reveals new characters and deeper stories in a gripping saga of survival and moral struggle.
Representation & Themes
SurvivalGood vs EvilApocalypticAdventureMoral Complexity
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 4 — Intense Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Heavy themes explored in depth. War, death, abuse addressed directly.
Content Flags
Illness & Injury Physical Danger Fear & Anxiety Death & Grief War & Conflict
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780385199575
- Pages
- 1,153
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Published
- 1990
- Type
- Fiction
Genres
Fiction
Subjects
ResearchBiological warfareFictionsuspense & thrillergothic & horrorbiological warfareresearchhorror fictionhorror talesThrillersSuspenseHorrorScience FictionApocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic science fictionnuclear weaponscordon sanitaireindex casesmartial lawpost-apocalypticinfluenzapandemicEnd of the WorldsurvivalplagueepidemicsFiction in EnglishVirus diseasesThrillerGood and evilFiction, horrorApocalyptic & Post-Apocalypticnyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2021-01-03New York Times bestseller
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