Front Cover
Core Fiction Hardcover
Novel
1979
The Dead Zone
Viking Press
Synopsis
The Dead Zone: Johnny Smith survives a devastating accident and awakens years later with an unsettling psychic ability. Touching people or objects gives him visions of past events and future possibilities. As he tries to rebuild his life, Johnny becomes involved in criminal investigations and eventually faces a moral decision involving an ambitious politician whose rise may threaten countless lives.
Verification Summary
Verified Edition
Photographed copyright page states First published in 1979 by The Viking Press and shows ISBN 0-670-26077-0. The number line ends at 5, establishing a fifth printing. This is an early Viking trade edition, not a first printing.