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The Stand

The Stand is an epic post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by American author Stephen King and first published in 1978 by Doubleday. The plot centers on a deadly pandemic of weaponized influenza and its aftermath, in which some of the few surviving humans gather into factions that are each led by a personification of either good or evil and seem…

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Author
Stephen King
Genre
Post-apocalyptic, Dark fantasy
Publication date
October 3, 1978
Publisher
Doubleday
Cover artist
John Cayea
Language
English

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The End of the World As We Know It

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The Stand

Nodes130
Edges129
Triples109
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015385
Components1

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The Stand

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related to The End of the World As We Know It · 15
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related to background · 11
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related to Comics · 9
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related to Music · 7
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related to External links · 5
The Stand → Archived November, How, Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseBookpoi, Stephen King, Wayback Machine
related to Reception · 4
The Stand → BBC's The Big Read, Best Novel, In, World Fantasy Award
Author · 1
The Stand → Stephen King
Cover artist · 1
The Stand → John Cayea

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The StandAuthorStephen King1.00infobox
The StandCover artistJohn Cayea1.00infobox
The StandGenrePost-apocalyptic, Dark fantasy1.00infobox
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The StandLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The StandMedia typePrint (hardcover and paperback)1.00infobox
The StandPages823 (1,152 in the uncut version)1.00infobox
The StandPublication dateOctober 3, 19781.00infobox
The StandPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
The StandPublisherDoubleday1.00infobox
The Standis aepic post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by American author Stephen King and first published in 1978 by Doubleday0.90text
The Standrelated to backgroundIn Danse Macabre0.60section

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