The Stand

Stephen King First published 1980

About this book

One man escapes from a biological weapon facility after an accident, carrying with him the deadly virus known as Captain Tripps, a rapidly mutating flu that - in the ensuing weeks - wipes out most of the world's population. In the aftermath, survivors choose between following an elderly black woman to Boulder or the dark man, Randall Flagg, who has set up his command post in Las Vegas. The two factions prepare for a confrontation between the forces of good and evil. ([source][1])

[1]: https://stephenking.com/library/novel/stand_the.html

Subjects

apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic
apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic science fiction
biological warfare
cordon sanitaire
end of the world
epidemics
fiction
fiction, horror
fiction in english
good and evil
gothic & horror
horror
horror fiction
horror tales
index cases
influenza
martial law
new york times bestseller
nuclear weapons
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pandemic
plague
post-apocalyptic
research
science fiction
survival
suspense
suspense & thriller
thriller
thrillers
virus diseases