Under the Dome: A Novel
Dec 2009 · Simon and Schuster
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Don’t miss the “harrowing” (The Washington Post) #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from master storyteller Stephen King that inspired the hit television series, following the apocalyptic scenario of a town cut off from the rest of the world.
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when—or if—it will go away.
Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens—town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing—even murder—to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out.
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when—or if—it will go away.
Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens—town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing—even murder—to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out.
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Werner “V” Hoefner
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April 30, 2024
it was ok. It's definitely not worth the price. I have a problem with the story, which is packed with cliches, no one unexpected dies, love is stronger than anything, etc. the vocabulary seemed unnecessarily convoluted, especially for a horror fiction. it transmits arrogance from the author rather than a connection to the every day reader. and the plot development just gets more and more ridiculous. there's always a predictable magical gadget that appears from nowhere, brought in by the "least expected" character, and it magically solves everything with no explanation. if you like vanilla horror this is definitely the book for you.
Logan Freeman
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August 25, 2013
Introduces 20 or so unremarkable and undistinguished characters within the first few chapters and expects you to follow along. Coupled with the mysteries already intertwined within the books plot, I often couldn't visualise characters and many times wondered who was speaking to whom what there relationships were. If you aren't used to picking up on many names in one sitting this book won't be for you, however they recently made a tv show about it that could help.
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slaitnessE#312 Earth
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December 7, 2015
I read this book in one sitting. Couldn't put it down- even when SK ( my favorite author) drags a little bit! I thought the ending was abit meh but all in all it was a good read. I only gave it three stars though. Not his best and certainly would NOT want to see this on television. His stories don't translate well to screen: In my opinion.
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About the author
Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection You Like It Darker, Holly (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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