Front Cover
Core Fiction Hardcover
Novel
1978
The Stand
Doubleday
Synopsis
The Stand: A lethal superflu escapes containment and spreads across the United States. Survivors are drawn through dreams toward two rival communities, one built around Mother Abagail and the other around Randall Flagg. The novel follows their efforts to rebuild, choose sides, and confront the moral cost of survival.
Verification Summary
Verified Edition
The copyright page states First Edition, the supplied jacket flap carries the correct $12.95 trade price, and the previously photographed gutter code identifies the T39 first printing. The copy is therefore First U.S. Edition, 10th Printing, with ISBN 0-385-12168-7.