The Stand

About this book

When a man escapes from a biological testing facility he sets in motion a deadly domino effect spreading a mutated strain of the flu that will wipe out 99 percent of humanity within a few weeks. The survivors who remain are scared bewildered and in need of a leader. Two emerge--Mother Abagail the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a community in Boulder Colorado; and Randall Flagg the nefarious "Dark Man " who delights in chaos and violence.