Under the Dome: A Novel [Signed]

King, Stephen

ISBN 10: 1439148503 / ISBN 13: 9781439148501

Editore: Scribner, Publishers, New York, 2009

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First edition, eighth printing. Beautifully flat signed by Stephen King at title page: "Stephen King". Navy boards, textured spine wrap, silver spine titles, light shelf wear. Page near fine, clean; no writing. Fine string bind, slight cant; hinges intact. Dynamic dust wrapper design, fine; unclipped 35.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic wrap-around jacket art by Platinum FMD and design by Rex Bonomelli using a combination of illustration, photographs, and 3D renderings with cover, spine titles, and publisher info being the only words on entire jacket. Rare, near fine signed first edition, early printing. An invisible and mysterious force field descends upon a small fictional town of Chester's Mill, Maine, USA, trapping residents inside, cut off from the rest of civilization. The trapped townsfolk must discover the secrets and purpose of the "dome" and its origins, while coming to learn more than they ever knew about each other. Don't be caught in Chester's Mill on Dome Day. King's epic novel continues the intrigue. On a beautiful fall day, the town of Chester's Mill is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. No one knows what this barrier is and when - or if - it will go away. After the firmament seals off Chester Mills from the rest of the world, it is up to Dale Barbara, an Iraq veteran, and a select group of citizens to save the town, if they can get past Big Jim Rennie, a murderous politician, his son, who hides a horrible secret in his home, and a strange device at the center. "THE PERFECT AMERICAN SMALL TOWN. " 1074 pages. Large 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 3" design. Printed in the U.S.A. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Codice articolo 019693

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Titolo: Under the Dome: A Novel [Signed]

Casa editrice: Scribner, Publishers, New York

Data di pubblicazione: 2009

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Fine

Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine

autografato: Signed by Author

Edizione: First Edition.

Tipologia articolo: Book

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Riassunto:

Don’t miss the “harrowing” (The Washington Post) #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from 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.

Recensione:

"Propulsively intriguing... Staggeringly addictive." -- USA Today

"Tight and energetic from start to finish... Hard as this thing is to hoist, it's even harder to put down." -- New York Times

"The work of a master storyteller having a whole lot of fun." -- Los Angeles Times

"King returns to his glory days of The Stand." -- New York Daily News

"A wildly entertaining trip." -- People (3.5 stars)

"Under the Dome moves so fast and grips the reader so tightly that it's practically incapacitating." -- Newsday

"Stephen King's Under the Dome was one of my favourite books of the year so far." -- Neil Gaiman

"Dome is classic King, sure to please any fan." -- Baltimore Sun

"Spellbinding." -- ABCnews.com