{"product_id":"the-stand","title":"The Stand","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen Kings apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as rivetingeerily plausibleas when it was first published. The New York Times called it \"the book that has everything. Adventure. Romance. Prophecy. Allegory. Satire. Fantasy. Realism. Apocalypse. Great!\"  Soon to be a limited series on CBS All Access  A patient escapes from a biological testing facility  unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the worlds population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared  bewildered  and in need of a leader. Two emergeMother Abagail  the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder  Colorado; and Randall Flagg  the nefarious Dark Man  who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power  the survivors will have to choose between themand ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.  (This edition includes all of the new and restored material first published in The Stand: The Complete And Uncut Edition.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44615275839541,"sku":"ByrdShop_0307743683","price":45.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780307743688.jpg?v=1770819481","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-stand","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}